Fundology

ETF · SPDR

WOSC State Street SPDR MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF

ISIN IE00BCBJG560London Stock Exchange: WOSCState Street Corp.

Latest close

LSE

£108.74

on

Ongoing charge
0.45% a year
Fund size
£1.3bn

As of , at least 15 min delayed

At a glance

As of 13/11/2026, WOSC (State Street SPDR MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BCBJG560) closed at £108.74 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.45% a year (about £45 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +33.1%, or +3.9% after UK CPIH inflation.

Past returns

Total return: the change in the fund’s value with any income reinvested, after its ongoing charges. Periods to .
1 year to 13/11/2026
+14.6%
+10.5% after inflation
3 years to 13/11/2026
+53.1%
+38.3% after inflation
5 years to 13/11/2026
+33.1%
+3.9% after inflation

£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,331 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,039 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

Returns: as reported (delayed data). Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.

How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH

Calendar-year and 12-month returns

Calendar-year returns of State Street SPDR MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF Accum.Shs USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −8.8%, 2023 +10.0%, 2024 +10.6%, 2025 +10.3%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +13.9%. Returns of State Street SPDR MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF Accum.Shs USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +15.8%; to 30/09/2025: +13.8%; to 30/09/2024: +13.5%; to 30/09/2023: +3.0%; to 30/09/2022: −7.5%.

Calendar-year returns of WOSC, in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund), to 13/11/2026
YearReturnAfter inflationReturn shown as a bar
to +13.9%+10.3%
to +10.3%+6.5%
to +10.6%+6.8%
+10.0%+5.6%
−8.8%−16.5%
Returns of WOSC over 12-month periods to 30/09/2026, in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund)
12 months toReturnAfter inflation
from +15.8%+11.7%
from +13.8%+9.4%
from +13.5%+10.6%
from +3.0%−3.2%
from −7.5%−15.0%

As of , inflation: UK CPIH

How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing

Risk: volatility and largest fall

How far the price has swung and fallen. The same record as the returns, in pounds.

Volatility (annualised)

15.0%over 5 years

Volatility, annualised from weekly returns, by period
1 year13.0%
3 years14.1%
5 years15.0%

Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.

Largest fall since November 2021
−18.7%
From to
Lowest 12-month return
−11.2%
12 months to
Highest 12-month return
+40.4%
12 months to
Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
3.4%
High of , latest

In words: Volatility of State Street SPDR MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF Accum.Shs USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 13.0% over 1 year, 14.1% over 3 years, 15.0% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of State Street SPDR MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF Accum.Shs USD since November 2021, in pounds: −18.7% from 29/11/2024 to 04/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of State Street SPDR MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF Accum.Shs USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −11.2% (12 months to 04/11/2022); the highest was +40.4% (12 months to 17/04/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of State Street SPDR MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF Accum.Shs USD was 3.4% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (14/08/2026), in pounds.

As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund

How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall

Charges compared with similar funds

The ongoing charge is taken from the fund’s value every day, so the returns on this page are already after it. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately.
Ongoing charge
0.45%
a year
On £10,000
£45
a year, roughly
Over five years
£223
of £10,000, before growth
Among 37 smaller-company funds, share classes counted once
  • 26 charge less
  • 1 the same
  • 9 charge more

Ongoing charge of State Street SPDR MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF Accum.Shs USD 0.45% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 9 of the 36 other smaller-company funds charge more, 1 the same and 26 less (share classes counted once).

As of

A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.

As of

Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up

In plain English

State Street SPDR MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF Accum.Shs USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from SPDR, launched in 2013.

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 0.45% a year — about £45 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
WOSC
ISIN
IE00BCBJG560
Also listed as
WDSC (London Stock Exchange, US dollars), ZPRS (Xetra, euros)
Provider
SPDR
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
0.45% a year · about £45 on £10,000
Fund size
£1.3bn
Launched
Domicile
Ireland
UK reporting fund status
Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
Can usually be held in
ISA and SIPP
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Currency hedged
No
Price currency
Pounds (GBP)

Price chart

Closing price
£108.74+16.1% over 1 year · closing price
WOSC closing price: £93.67 on 14/11/2025, £108.74 on 13/11/2026 (+16.1%); low £92.33, high £112.62.

Over the last year, the closing price went from £93.67 on 14/11/2025 to £108.74 on 13/11/2026 (+16.1%). The lowest close shown was £92.33 on 21/11/2025 and the highest £112.62 on 14/08/2026.

One close a week. Before 31/07/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded.

As of , at least 15 min delayed

Five years of prices, and after inflation

262 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.

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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price

What it holds

As of , WOSC holds 3,673 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Moderna at 0.79% of the fund; the ten largest make up 2.6%.
Holdings
3,144
3,673 reported in all
Ten largest
2.6%
of the whole fund
Effective number of holdings
1,546
As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
Largest holding
0.8%
Moderna

Top 10 holdings

Top holdings of WOSC: the ten largest, as a percentage of the whole fund, as of 05/11/2026
Rank#HoldingWeight as a percentage of the fund
1ModernaMRNAHealth CareUnited States0.79%
2Tenet HealthcareTHCHealth CareUnited States0.25%
3Royal GoldRGLDMaterialsUnited States0.23%
4US FoodsUSFDConsumer StaplesUnited States0.22%
5ViatrisVTRSHealth CareUnited States0.21%
6Roku · Class AROKUCommunication ServicesUnited States0.20%
7East West BancorpEWBCFinancialsUnited States0.18%
8Guardant HealthGHHealth CareUnited States0.18%
9Host Hotels & ResortsHSTReal EstateUnited States0.18%
10Jones Lang LaSalleJLLReal EstateUnited States0.18%

As of , holdings as published

Where it invests

The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions without a classification are shown as they come, not guessed.

By sector

  1. Industrials18.9%
  2. Financials14.8%
  3. Health Care12.1%
  4. Information Technology11.6%
  5. Consumer Discretionary11.1%
  6. Materials8.2%
  7. Real Estate8.2%
  8. Energy4.7%
  9. Other sectors10.5%
Added up from the fund’s published holdings, as of 05/11/2026.

By country

  1. United States61.3%
  2. Japan12.7%
  3. United Kingdom4.5%
  4. Canada4.2%
  5. Australia3.7%
  6. Sweden1.8%
  7. Switzerland1.6%
  8. Germany1.4%
  9. Other countries8.8%
Added up from the fund’s published holdings, as of 05/11/2026.

See the full portfolio

Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 100 largest and what changed since .

All 3,144 holdings of WOSC

More of the portfolio

The fund publishes 3,673 holdings; the ten largest make up 2.6% 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

5 funds track MSCI World Index Small Cap, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.25% to 0.46% a year (13/11/2026).

5 funds that track the MSCI World Index Small Cap, listed by name. Returns are as reported to 13/11/2026, in pounds, with income reinvested unless marked “price”.
FundCharge1 year3 years5 years
iShares MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETFAccumulating · 0.35% a year0.35%+16.1%+58.5%+36.1%
State Street SPDR MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETFDistributing · 0.46% a year0.46%+13.7%Not reportedNot reported
State Street SPDR MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETFThis fundAccumulating · 0.45% a year0.45%+14.6%+53.1%+33.1%
Xtrackers MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF -1D- USDDistributing · 0.25% a year0.25%+15.5%Not reportedNot reported
Xtrackers MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF Accum-1C- USDAccumulating · 0.25% a year0.25%+13.5%Not reportedNot reported

As of

MSCI World Small Cap funds compared: charges, sizes and share classes

Read more:Index fundsTracking differenceHow funds are compared

Other versions of this fund

SPDR’s other share classes and funds on the MSCI World Index Small Cap. They can differ in how income is paid, currency hedging and charge.

Risk and return in depth

Ratios that weigh return against its ups and downs, every rolling period rather than a few fixed ones, and each large fall with how long it took to recover.
  • Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios

    Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.

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  • Rolling returns

    The full range of 254 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 150 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.

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  • Largest falls and recoveries

    The 3 largest falls since November 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.

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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 13/11/2026 (154 weeks).

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Questions people ask

What is the ongoing charge of WOSC?

The ongoing charge of WOSC is 0.45% a year — about £45 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 State Street SPDR MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF Accum.Shs USD 0.45% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 9 of the 36 other smaller-company funds charge more, 1 the same and 26 less (share classes counted once).

What does WOSC track?

WOSC 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 WOSC accumulating or distributing?

WOSC 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 WOSC?

The ISIN of WOSC is IE00BCBJG560. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; WOSC is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as WDSC (London Stock Exchange, US dollars) and ZPRS (Xetra, euros).

What does WOSC hold?

As of 05/11/2026, WOSC holds 3,673 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Moderna at 0.79% of the fund; the ten largest make up 2.6%. Its ten largest holdings are Moderna (0.79%), Tenet Healthcare (0.25%), Royal Gold (0.23%), US Foods (0.22%), Viatris (0.21%), Roku · Class A (0.20%), East West Bancorp (0.18%), Guardant Health (0.18%), Host Hotels & Resorts (0.18%) and Jones Lang LaSalle (0.18%).

What were WOSC’s returns in each of the last five years?

Calendar-year returns of WOSC in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −8.8%, 2023 +10.0%, 2024 +10.6%, 2025 +10.3%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +13.9%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

How has WOSC done after inflation?

Over the five years to 13/11/2026 WOSC’s total return was +33.1%, or +3.9% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

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