# iShares MSCI World Quality Dividend ESG UCITS ETF Unhedged USD (WQDS) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/wqds · ISIN IE00BYYHSQ67 · Data: TradingView (LSE closes and returns, delayed), issuer documents, ONS CPIH, FCA FIRDS ## At a glance > Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise. 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. ## Summary 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. Latest close: **£7.24** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | WQDS | | ISIN | IE00BYYHSQ67 | | Category | Dividend & income | | Type | ETF | | Provider | iShares | | Tracks | MSCI World High Dividend Yield Advanced Select Index | | Income | Distributing | | Ongoing charge | 0.38% a year (£38 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £991m | | Launched | 2017 | | Domicile | Ireland | ## Past returns (periods to 30/09/2026) After the fund's ongoing charges. "Income reinvested" is total return; "price only" leaves out income paid out. Real returns are after ONS CPIH inflation. | Window | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 1 year | +27.20% | +23.21% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +63.08% | +47.16% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +88.99% | +47.74% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year 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 CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | +1.1% | -7.5% | Price | | 2023 | +7.5% | +3.3% | Price | | 2024 | +8.8% | +5.1% | Price | | 2025 | +12.2% | +8.3% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +17.6% | +14.3% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 10.15% | -6.57% | | 3 years | 10.44% | -11.80% | | 5 years | 10.81% | -11.80% | ## Largest fall 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. ## Charges compared with similar funds 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). ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.38%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes ## Top holdings Largest positions (as of 29/09/2026): | Holding | Weight | |---|---| | NVIDIA | 3.78% | | Microsoft | 3.20% | | Apple | 3.19% | | Merck | 2.89% | | Applied Material | 2.84% | | SAP | 2.40% | | Cisco Systems | 2.23% | | Home Depot | 2.13% | | Novartis | 2.12% | | Verizon Communications | 2.04% | ## Where it invests Shares of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed. ### By sector As published by iShares, as of 29/09/2026. | Sector | Weight | |---|---| | Information Technology | 35.8% | | Financials | 17.0% | | Health Care | 13.7% | | Industrials | 10.7% | | Consumer Discretionary | 5.4% | | Communication Services | 5.0% | | Consumer Staples | 4.5% | | Energy | 3.2% | | Other sectors | 4.7% | ### By country As published by iShares, as of 29/09/2026. | Country | Weight | |---|---| | United States | 52.5% | | Japan | 8.6% | | Germany | 6.3% | | Switzerland | 6.3% | | United Kingdom | 5.0% | | France | 4.0% | | Spain | 3.1% | | Canada | 2.4% | | Other countries | 11.9% | ### By type of asset Added up from the holdings iShares publishes, as of 29/09/2026. | Type of asset | Weight | |---|---| | Equity | 99.7% | | Cash and money market | 0.8% | All 204 holdings: https://fundology.uk/fund/wqds/holdings --- We show information. 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