ETF · iShares
WQDS iShares MSCI World Quality Dividend ESG UCITS ETF Unhedged USD
ISIN IE00BYYHSQ67London Stock Exchange: WQDSBlackRock, Inc.
- Dividend & income
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
- Currency hedged
Latest close
LSE£7.24
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.38% a year
- Fund size
- £991m
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, WQDS (iShares MSCI World Quality Dividend ESG UCITS ETF Unhedged USD, ISIN IE00BYYHSQ67) closed at £7.24 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.38% a year (about £38 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +89.0%, or +47.7% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +27.2%
- +23.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +63.1%
- +47.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- +89.0%
- +47.7% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,890 on 30/09/2026 — about £1,477 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 Quality Dividend ESG UCITS ETF Unhedged USD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 +1.1%, 2023 +7.5%, 2024 +8.8%, 2025 +12.2%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +17.6%. Returns of iShares MSCI World Quality Dividend ESG UCITS ETF Unhedged USD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +24.9%; to 30/09/2025: +4.1%; to 30/09/2024: +15.2%; to 30/09/2023: +6.5%; to 30/09/2022: +2.8%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +17.6% | +14.3% | |
| +12.2% | +8.3% | ||
| +8.8% | +5.1% | ||
| +7.5% | +3.3% | ||
| +1.1% | −7.5% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +24.9% | Not available |
| from | +4.1% | 0.0% |
| from | +15.2% | +12.3% |
| from | +6.5% | +0.1% |
| from | +2.8% | −5.5% |
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, 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)
10.8%over 5 years
| 1 year | 10.1% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 10.4% |
| 5 years | 10.8% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since October 2021
- −11.8%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −4.5%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +30.8%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since October 2021
- 1.2%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of iShares MSCI World Quality Dividend ESG UCITS ETF Unhedged USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 10.1% over 1 year, 10.4% over 3 years, 10.8% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares MSCI World Quality Dividend ESG UCITS ETF Unhedged USD since October 2021, in pounds: −11.8% from 31/01/2025 to 11/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of iShares MSCI World Quality Dividend ESG UCITS ETF Unhedged USD in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −4.5% (12 months to 18/08/2023); the highest was +30.8% (12 months to 19/06/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of iShares MSCI World Quality Dividend ESG UCITS ETF Unhedged USD was 1.2% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (04/09/2026), in pounds.
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , price only — income paid out is not included
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.38%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £38
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £189
- of £10,000, before growth
- 49 charge less
- 7 the same
- 43 charge more
Ongoing charge of iShares MSCI World Quality Dividend ESG UCITS ETF Unhedged USD 0.38% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 43 of the 99 other dividend and income funds charge more, 7 the same and 49 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 Quality Dividend ESG UCITS ETF Unhedged USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2017.
It tracks the MSCI World High Dividend Yield Advanced Select Index — 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 0.38% a year — about £38 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
It is currency-hedged: it aims to remove most of the effect of exchange-rate moves against the pound.
Dividend & income: Funds that pick companies paying regular dividends, or that aim to pay out an income.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeCurrency hedgingShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- WQDS
- ISIN
- IE00BYYHSQ67
- Provider
- iShares
- Tracks
- MSCI World High Dividend Yield Advanced Select Index
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Distributing, paid semi-annual
- Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.38% a year · about £38 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £991m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- Yes, to pounds
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Dividend & income
Price chart
Since 31/07/2026, the closing price went from £7.13 on 31/07/2026 to £7.24 on 30/09/2026 (+1.6%). The lowest close shown was £7.13 on 31/07/2026 and the highest £7.33 on 04/09/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 31/07/2026. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
9 weekly closes, from 31/07/2026 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 | NVIDIANVDA | 3.78% |
| 2 | MicrosoftMSFT | 3.20% |
| 3 | AppleAAPL | 3.19% |
| 4 | MerckMRK | 2.89% |
| 5 | Applied Material | 2.84% |
| 6 | SAPSAP | 2.40% |
| 7 | Cisco SystemsCSCO | 2.23% |
| 8 | Home Depot | 2.13% |
| 9 | NovartisNOVN | 2.12% |
| 10 | Verizon CommunicationsVZ | 2.04% |
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
- Information Technology35.8%
- Financials17.0%
- Health Care13.7%
- Industrials10.7%
- Consumer Discretionary5.4%
- Communication Services5.0%
- Consumer Staples4.5%
- Energy3.2%
- Other sectors4.7%
By country
- United States52.5%
- Japan8.6%
- Germany6.3%
- Switzerland6.3%
- United Kingdom5.0%
- France4.0%
- Spain3.1%
- Canada2.4%
- Other countries11.9%
By type of asset
- Equity99.7%
- Cash and money market0.8%
204 holdings are listed for this fund. All 204 holdings of WQDS, with the full split by sector, country and type of asset.
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 204 holdings; the ten largest make up 26.8% 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
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 247 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 143 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 (149 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of WQDS?
The ongoing charge of WQDS is 0.38% a year — about £38 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 Quality Dividend ESG UCITS ETF Unhedged USD 0.38% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 43 of the 99 other dividend and income funds charge more, 7 the same and 49 less (share classes counted once).
What does WQDS track?
WQDS tracks the MSCI World High Dividend Yield Advanced Select Index — about 1,300 large and medium-sized companies in 23 developed countries, around 70% of it in the US.
Is WQDS accumulating or distributing?
WQDS is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out semi-annual.
What is the ISIN of WQDS?
The ISIN of WQDS is IE00BYYHSQ67. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; WQDS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were WQDS’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of WQDS in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 +1.1%, 2023 +7.5%, 2024 +8.8%, 2025 +12.2%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +17.6%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has WQDS done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 WQDS’s total return was +89.0%, or +47.7% 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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