ETF · Xtrackers
XSSW Xtrackers MSCI World Communication Services UCITS ETF
ISIN IE00BM67HR47London Stock Exchange: XSSWDeutsche Bank AG
- Single sectors
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£25.21
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.25% a year
- Fund size
- £273m
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 01/10/2026, XSSW (Xtrackers MSCI World Communication Services UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BM67HR47) closed at £25.21 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.25% a year (about £25 on £10,000). Over the five years to 01/10/2026 its total return was +63.1%, or +27.5% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 01/10/2026
- +6.3%
- +3.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 01/10/2026
- +78.9%
- +61.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 01/10/2026
- +63.1%
- +27.5% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,631 on 01/10/2026 — about £1,275 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Volatility and the largest fall need a longer record of this fund’s prices than we hold so far. They appear on this page once we do.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.25%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £25
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £124
- of £10,000, before growth
- 52 charge less
- 8 the same
- 81 charge more
Ongoing charge of Xtrackers MSCI World Communication Services UCITS ETF 0.25% a year, as of 02/10/2026: 81 of the 141 other single-sector funds charge more, 8 the same and 52 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
Xtrackers MSCI World Communication Services UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Xtrackers, launched in 2016.
It tracks the MSCI World Communication Services 20-35 Custom Index - EUR — 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 0.25% a year — about £25 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.
Single sectors: Funds focused on one industry — banks, energy, defence, mining and so on.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- XSSW
- ISIN
- IE00BM67HR47
- Provider
- Xtrackers
- Tracks
- MSCI World Communication Services 20-35 Custom Index - EUR
- 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
- 0.25% a year · about £25 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £273m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Single sectors
Price chart
Since 17/09/2026, the closing price went from £25.50 on 17/09/2026 to £25.21 on 01/10/2026 (−1.1%). The lowest close shown was £25.21 on 01/10/2026 and the highest £25.72 on 24/09/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 17/09/2026.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
3 weekly closes, from 17/09/2026 to 01/10/2026. The same history in October 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
What it holds
- Holdings
- 67
- on record
- Ten largest
- 75.2%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 10
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 18.0%
- Meta Platforms · Class A
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meta Platforms · Class AMETACommunication ServicesUnited States | 17.98% |
| 2 | Alphabet · Class AGOOGLCommunication ServicesUnited States | 17.86% |
| 3 | Alphabet · Class CGOOGCommunication ServicesUnited States | 14.08% |
| 4 | NetflixNFLXCommunication ServicesUnited States | 6.31% |
| 5 | Verizon CommunicationsVZCommunication ServicesUnited States | 4.14% |
| 6 | Walt DisneyDISCommunication ServicesUnited States | 3.95% |
| 7 | AT&TTCommunication ServicesUnited States | 3.67% |
| 8 | SoftBank Group9984Communication ServicesJapan | 3.07% |
| 9 | Deutsche Telekom NCommunication ServicesGermany | 2.19% |
| 10 | Space Exploration TechnologiesSPCXCommunication ServicesUnited States | 1.95% |
Source: Xtrackers, 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
- Communication Services99.6%
- unknown0.4%
By country
- United States81.2%
- Japan7.9%
- Germany2.2%
- Luxembourg1.6%
- United Kingdom1.4%
- France1.2%
- Netherlands0.8%
- Sweden0.6%
- Other countries3.3%
By type of asset
- Equity99.8%
- Cash and money market0.2%
See the full portfolio
Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 67 largest.
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 67 holdings; the ten largest make up 75.2% 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
Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of XSSW?
The ongoing charge of XSSW is 0.25% a year — about £25 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 Xtrackers MSCI World Communication Services UCITS ETF 0.25% a year, as of 02/10/2026: 81 of the 141 other single-sector funds charge more, 8 the same and 52 less (share classes counted once).
What does XSSW track?
XSSW tracks the MSCI World Communication Services 20-35 Custom Index - EUR — about 1,300 large and medium-sized companies in 23 developed countries, around 70% of it in the US.
Is XSSW accumulating or distributing?
XSSW 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 XSSW?
The ISIN of XSSW is IE00BM67HR47. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; XSSW is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What does XSSW hold?
As of 01/10/2026, XSSW holds 67 positions, according to the holdings Xtrackers publishes. The largest is Meta Platforms · Class A at 17.98% of the fund; the ten largest make up 75.2%. Its ten largest holdings are Meta Platforms · Class A (17.98%), Alphabet · Class A (17.86%), Alphabet · Class C (14.08%), Netflix (6.31%), Verizon Communications (4.14%), Walt Disney (3.95%), AT&T (3.67%), SoftBank Group (3.07%), Deutsche Telekom N (2.19%) and Space Exploration Technologies (1.95%).
How has XSSW done after inflation?
Over the five years to 01/10/2026 XSSW’s total return was +63.1%, or +27.5% 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)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month published
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Holdings
- Xtrackers, 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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