ETF · iShares
WLDS iShares MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF
ISIN IE00BF4RFH31London Stock Exchange: WLDSBlackRock, Inc.
- Smaller companies
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£7.68
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.35% a year
- Fund size
- £5.0bn
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, WLDS (iShares MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BF4RFH31) closed at £7.68 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.35% a year (about £35 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +42.1%, or +11.1% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +17.8%
- +14.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +50.7%
- +36.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- +42.1%
- +11.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,421 on 30/09/2026 — about £1,111 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of iShares MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −8.8%, 2023 +10.7%, 2024 +9.0%, 2025 +12.3%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +13.2%. Returns of iShares MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +17.5%; to 30/09/2025: +12.2%; to 30/09/2024: +14.0%; to 30/09/2023: +2.0%; to 30/09/2022: −7.8%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +13.2% | +10.0% | |
| +12.3% | +8.5% | ||
| +9.0% | +5.3% | ||
| +10.7% | +6.3% | ||
| −8.8% | −16.5% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +17.5% | Not available |
| from | +12.2% | +7.9% |
| from | +14.0% | +11.1% |
| from | +2.0% | −4.1% |
| from | −7.8% | −15.3% |
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes, as of , inflation: ONS CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
15.6%over 5 years
| 1 year | 14.3% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 15.0% |
| 5 years | 15.6% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since October 2021
- −19.9%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −11.2%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +40.7%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since October 2021
- 3.2%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of iShares MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 14.3% over 1 year, 15.0% over 3 years, 15.6% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF since October 2021, in pounds: −19.9% from 05/11/2021 to 17/06/2022. The lowest 12-month return of iShares MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since July 2021 was −11.2% (12 months to 04/11/2022); the highest was +40.7% (12 months to 17/04/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of iShares MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF was 3.2% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (26/06/2026), in pounds.
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes, as of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.35%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £35
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £174
- of £10,000, before growth
- 16 charge less
- 2 the same
- 14 charge more
Ongoing charge of iShares MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF 0.35% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 14 of the 32 other smaller-company funds charge more, 2 the same and 16 less (share classes counted once).
Source: Fund ongoing charges via TradingView, as of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more. Charges are the fund’s own published ongoing charges figure.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
iShares MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2018.
It tracks the MSCI World Index Small Cap — about 1,300 large and medium-sized companies in 23 developed countries, around 70% of it in the US.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.35% a year — about £35 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Smaller companies: Smaller firms, which can grow faster than large ones but whose prices usually swing more.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- WLDS
- ISIN
- IE00BF4RFH31
- Provider
- iShares
- Tracks
- MSCI World Index Small Cap
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Accumulating
- Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.35% a year · about £35 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £5.0bn
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Smaller companies
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £6.53 on 05/10/2025 to £7.68 on 30/09/2026 (+17.6%). The lowest close shown was £6.49 on 17/11/2025 and the highest £7.93 on 21/06/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 05/10/2025. Points up to mid-2026 have income reinvested; later ones are the price as traded, so the line is not measured the same way throughout.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
249 weekly closes, from 26/09/2021 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
What it holds
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ModernaMRNA | 0.66% |
| 2 | Guardant HealthGH | 0.21% |
| 3 | Tenet HealthcareTHC | 0.21% |
| 4 | US FoodsUSFD | 0.20% |
| 5 | ViatrisVTRS | 0.20% |
| 6 | Macom Technology Solutions | 0.19% |
| 7 | Roku · Class AROKU | 0.19% |
| 8 | Royal GoldRGLD | 0.19% |
| 9 | WoodwardWWD | 0.19% |
| 10 | Td SynnexSNX | 0.18% |
Source: iShares, holdings as published, as of , company pages by TradingView
Where it invests
The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed.
By sector
- Industrials19.2%
- Financials14.5%
- Information Technology13.4%
- Health Care11.7%
- Consumer Discretionary10.1%
- Materials8.5%
- Real Estate7.7%
- Energy4.9%
- Other sectors10.1%
By country
- United States61.0%
- Japan12.8%
- Canada4.3%
- United Kingdom4.3%
- Australia3.8%
- Sweden1.7%
- Israel1.5%
- Switzerland1.5%
- Other countries9.3%
By type of asset
- Equity99.7%
- Cash and money market0.4%
3,321 holdings are listed for this fund. All 3,321 holdings of WLDS, with the full split by sector, country and type of asset.
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 3,321 holdings; the ten largest make up 2.4% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency.
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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Funds tracking the same index
6 funds track MSCI World Index Small Cap, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.25% to 0.47% a year (30/09/2026).
| Fund | 1 year | 5 years |
|---|---|---|
| iShares MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETFThis fundAccumulating · 0.35% a year | +17.8% | +42.1% |
| State Street SPDR MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETFDistributing · 0.47% a year | +13.7% | Not reported |
| State Street SPDR MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.47% a year | +17.6% | +40.8% |
| UBS MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETFAccumulating | Not reported | Not reported |
| Xtrackers MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF -1D- USDDistributing · 0.25% a year | +14.2% | Not reported |
| Xtrackers MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF Accum-1C- USDAccumulating · 0.25% a year | +13.8% | Not reported |
Source: TradingView reported returns and fund ongoing charges, as of
Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 213 rolling 12-month returns since July 2021, and of 109 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since October 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
With a free account
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Moves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF, over the three years to 30/09/2026 (144 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of WLDS?
The ongoing charge of WLDS is 0.35% a year — about £35 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of iShares MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF 0.35% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 14 of the 32 other smaller-company funds charge more, 2 the same and 16 less (share classes counted once).
What does WLDS track?
WLDS tracks the MSCI World Index Small Cap — about 1,300 large and medium-sized companies in 23 developed countries, around 70% of it in the US.
Is WLDS accumulating or distributing?
WLDS is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
What is the ISIN of WLDS?
The ISIN of WLDS is IE00BF4RFH31. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; WLDS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were WLDS’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of WLDS in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −8.8%, 2023 +10.7%, 2024 +9.0%, 2025 +12.3%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +13.2%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has WLDS done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 WLDS’s total return was +42.1%, or +11.1% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Sources and dates
- Prices
- London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
- Returns
- TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
- Calendar years, risk
- Fundology, from recorded closes (weekly history from the data vendor where our record is short)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month used August 2026
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Holdings
- iShares, as published,
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
- Fund size
- TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate
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