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XWCS Xtrackers MSCI World Consumer Staples UCITS ETF

ISIN IE00BM67HN09London Stock Exchange: XWCSDeutsche Bank AG

Latest close

LSE

£40.27

on

Ongoing charge
0.25% a year
Fund size
£526m

Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed

At a glance

As of 30/09/2026, XWCS (Xtrackers MSCI World Consumer Staples UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BM67HN09) closed at £40.27 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.25% a year (about £25 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +29.2%, or +1.0% 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 30/09/2026
+8.4%
+5.0% after inflation
3 years to 30/09/2026
+17.1%
+5.7% after inflation
5 years to 30/09/2026
+29.2%
+1.0% after inflation

£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,292 on 30/09/2026 — about £1,010 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

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
0.25%
a year
On £10,000
£25
a year, roughly
Over five years
£124
of £10,000, before growth
Among 142 single-sector funds, share classes counted once
  • 52 charge less
  • 8 the same
  • 81 charge more

Ongoing charge of Xtrackers MSCI World Consumer Staples UCITS ETF 0.25% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 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 Consumer Staples UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Xtrackers, launched in 2016.

It tracks the MSCI World Index / Consumer Staples -SEC — 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
XWCS
ISIN
IE00BM67HN09
Provider
Xtrackers
Tracks
MSCI World Index / Consumer Staples -SEC
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
£526m
Launched
Domicile
Ireland
Can be held in
ISA and SIPP
Currency hedged
No
Price currency
Pounds (GBP)

Price chart

Closing price
£40.27−0.1% since 18/09/2026 · closing price
XWCS closing price: £40.33 on 18/09/2026, £40.27 on 30/09/2026 (−0.1%); low £40.27, high £40.91.

Since 18/09/2026, the closing price went from £40.33 on 18/09/2026 to £40.27 on 30/09/2026 (−0.1%). The lowest close shown was £40.27 on 30/09/2026 and the highest £40.91 on 24/09/2026.

Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 18/09/2026.

Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed

Five years of prices, and after inflation

3 weekly closes, from 18/09/2026 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

The ten largest holdings make up 60.1% of the fund, as of .

Top 10 holdings

Top holdings of XWCS: the ten largest, as a percentage of the whole fund, as of 01/10/2026
Rank#HoldingWeight as a percentage of the fund
1WalmartWMT10.68%
2Costco WholesaleCOST9.37%
3Procter & Gamble7.89%
4Coca-Cola7.68%
5Philip Morris InternationalPM6.91%
6NestleNESN5.40%
7PepsiCoPEP4.01%
8UnileverULVR3.01%
9Altria GroupMO2.62%
10British American Tobacco p.l.cBATS2.51%

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

  1. Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail23.4%
  2. Soft Drinks & Non-alcoholic Beverages14.8%
  3. Tobacco13.7%
  4. Packaged Foods & Meats13.1%
  5. Household Products12.5%
  6. Personal Care Products7.5%
  7. Food Retail7.4%
  8. Brewers3.1%
  9. Other sectors4.4%
Added up from the holdings Xtrackers publishes, as of 01/10/2026.

By country

  1. United States65.8%
  2. United Kingdom10.0%
  3. Switzerland5.9%
  4. Japan4.3%
  5. France3.9%
  6. Canada2.2%
  7. Belgium1.7%
  8. Netherlands1.6%
  9. Other countries4.5%
  10. Not classified0.0%
Added up from the holdings Xtrackers publishes, as of 01/10/2026.

By type of asset

  1. Equity99.9%
  2. Cash and money market0.1%
Added up from the holdings Xtrackers publishes, as of 01/10/2026.

92 holdings are listed for this fund. All 92 holdings of XWCS, with the full split by sector, country and type of asset.

More of the portfolio

The fund publishes 92 holdings; the ten largest make up 60.1% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency.

Create a free account to see the full holdings list and the currency, maturity and credit-quality breakdowns

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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 XWCS?

The ongoing charge of XWCS 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 Consumer Staples UCITS ETF 0.25% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 81 of the 141 other single-sector funds charge more, 8 the same and 52 less (share classes counted once).

What does XWCS track?

XWCS tracks the MSCI World Index / Consumer Staples -SEC — about 1,300 large and medium-sized companies in 23 developed countries, around 70% of it in the US.

Is XWCS accumulating or distributing?

XWCS 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 XWCS?

The ISIN of XWCS is IE00BM67HN09. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; XWCS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.

How has XWCS done after inflation?

Over the five years to 30/09/2026 XWCS’s total return was +29.2%, or +1.0% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.

Similar funds

More single-sector funds, largest first. Size is a fact, not a verdict.

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

Methodology:Data sourcesReturnsCategoriesAll methods

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