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XWQS Xtrackers MSCI World Quality ESG UCITS ETF Xtr
ISIN IE0003NQ0IY5London Stock Exchange: XWQSDeutsche Bank AG
- Sustainable & clean energy
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£42.96
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.25% a year
- Fund size
- £198m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, XWQS (Xtrackers MSCI World Quality ESG UCITS ETF Xtr, ISIN IE0003NQ0IY5) closed at £42.96 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.25% a year (about £25 on £10,000). Over the three years to 13/11/2026 its price changed by +61.2%, or +45.7% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +16.6%
- +12.5% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +61.2%
- +45.7% after inflation (UK CPIH)
Returns: as reported (delayed data) and worked out from recorded daily closes. 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 Xtrackers MSCI World Quality ESG UCITS ETF Xtr Accum shs -1C- USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2024 +21.9%, 2025 +7.8%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +15.5%. Returns of Xtrackers MSCI World Quality ESG UCITS ETF Xtr Accum shs -1C- USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +18.4%; to 30/09/2025: +10.2%; to 30/09/2024: +25.7%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +15.5% | +11.8% | |
| to | +7.8% | +4.1% | |
| to | +21.9% | +17.7% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +18.4% | +14.2% |
| from | +10.2% | +6.0% |
| from | +25.7% | +22.5% |
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
Volatility (annualised)
12.1%over 3 years
| 1 year | 10.5% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 12.1% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since July 2023
- −18.2%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −5.9%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +34.0%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since July 2023
- 0.8%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Xtrackers MSCI World Quality ESG UCITS ETF Xtr Accum shs -1C- USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 10.5% over 1 year, 12.1% over 3 years. Largest fall in the price of Xtrackers MSCI World Quality ESG UCITS ETF Xtr Accum shs -1C- USD since July 2023, in pounds: −18.2% from 17/01/2025 to 18/04/2025. The lowest 12-month return of Xtrackers MSCI World Quality ESG UCITS ETF Xtr Accum shs -1C- USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since July 2023 was −5.9% (12 months to 11/04/2025); the highest was +34.0% (12 months to 17/04/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of Xtrackers MSCI World Quality ESG UCITS ETF Xtr Accum shs -1C- USD was 0.8% below its highest weekly close since July 2023 (09/10/2026), in pounds.
As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.25%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £25
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £124
- of £10,000, before growth
- 78 charge less
- 15 the same
- 84 charge more
Ongoing charge of Xtrackers MSCI World Quality ESG UCITS ETF Xtr Accum shs -1C- USD 0.25% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 84 of the 177 other sustainable and clean-energy funds charge more, 15 the same and 78 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
Xtrackers MSCI World Quality ESG UCITS ETF Xtr Accum shs -1C- USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from Xtrackers, launched in 2023.
It tracks the MSCI World Quality Low Carbon SRI Screened Select Index - Benchmark TR Net — 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.
Sustainable & clean energy: Funds that screen companies on environmental, social or governance grounds, or focus on clean energy.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- XWQS
- ISIN
- IE0003NQ0IY5
- Also listed as
- XWEQ (London Stock Exchange, US dollars)
- Provider
- Xtrackers
- Tracks
- MSCI World Quality Low Carbon SRI Screened Select Index
- 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
- £198m
- 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)
- Category
- Sustainable & clean energy
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £36.61 on 14/11/2025 to £42.96 on 13/11/2026 (+17.3%). The lowest close shown was £35.93 on 27/03/2026 and the highest £43.29 on 09/10/2026.
One close a week. Before 30/07/2026 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
171 weekly closes, from 21/07/2023 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
- Holdings
- 155
- 164 reported in all
- Ten largest
- 38.8%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 42
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 7.9%
- Apple
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AppleAAPLInformation TechnologyUnited States | 7.89% |
| 2 | MicrosoftMSFTInformation TechnologyUnited States | 6.27% |
| 3 | NVIDIANVDAInformation TechnologyUnited States | 4.80% |
| 4 | Eli LillyLLYHealth CareUnited States | 3.52% |
| 5 | Alphabet · Class CGOOGCommunication ServicesUnited States | 3.28% |
| 6 | Visa · Class AVFinancialsUnited States | 3.10% |
| 7 | Mastercard · Class AMAFinancialsUnited States | 2.89% |
| 8 | RocheROHealth CareSwitzerland | 2.53% |
| 9 | ASMLASMLInformation TechnologyNetherlands | 2.41% |
| 10 | WalmartWMTConsumer StaplesUnited States | 2.13% |
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
- Information Technology32.0%
- Financials22.5%
- Industrials12.4%
- Health Care11.9%
- Consumer Discretionary6.4%
- Communication Services6.0%
- Materials3.5%
- Consumer Staples3.1%
- Other sectors2.0%
- Not classified0.1%
By country
- United States75.3%
- Switzerland6.0%
- Netherlands3.2%
- Japan2.8%
- United Kingdom2.7%
- Hong Kong1.5%
- Denmark1.4%
- Germany1.3%
- Other countries5.8%
By type of asset
- Equity99.9%
- Cash and money market0.1%
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 .
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 164 holdings; the ten largest make up 38.8% 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 and 3 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 119 rolling 12-month returns since July 2023, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since July 2023, 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 (149 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of XWQS?
The ongoing charge of XWQS 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 Quality ESG UCITS ETF Xtr Accum shs -1C- USD 0.25% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 84 of the 177 other sustainable and clean-energy funds charge more, 15 the same and 78 less (share classes counted once).
What does XWQS track?
XWQS tracks the MSCI World Quality Low Carbon SRI Screened Select Index - Benchmark TR Net — about 1,300 large and medium-sized companies in 23 developed countries, around 70% of it in the US.
Is XWQS accumulating or distributing?
XWQS 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 XWQS?
The ISIN of XWQS is IE0003NQ0IY5. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; XWQS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as XWEQ (London Stock Exchange, US dollars).
What does XWQS hold?
As of 15/11/2026, XWQS holds 164 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is Apple at 7.89% of the fund; the ten largest make up 38.8%. Its ten largest holdings are Apple (7.89%), Microsoft (6.27%), NVIDIA (4.80%), Eli Lilly (3.52%), Alphabet · Class C (3.28%), Visa · Class A (3.10%), Mastercard · Class A (2.89%), Roche (2.53%), ASML (2.41%) and Walmart (2.13%).
What were XWQS’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of XWQS in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2024 +21.9%, 2025 +7.8%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +15.5%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has XWQS done after inflation?
Over the three years to 13/11/2026 XWQS’s price changed by +61.2%, or +45.7% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
- Fund documents
- Fund page at Xtrackers (DWS) (links checked )
Methodology:ReturnsCategoriesAll methods
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