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WRLD

International Shares

Managed Risk Global Shares Complex ETF

About this ETF

WRLD aims to provide exposure to a diversified portfolio of global shares, managed to reduce volatility and defend against losses during market downturns. The Fund does not aim to track an index.

IssuerBetaShares
Management fee (MER)0.54% p.a.
Inception date16 Dec 2015

Scout Score

45/100
Ranked #46 of 76 in International Shares

An independent score calculated by ETF Scout across 7 real-data factors (cost, diversification, tracking, liquidity, fund strength, performance, income), ranked against other funds in the same category.

Cost28
Diversification64
Tracking84
Liquidity14
Fund Strength37
Performance44
Income7

Strengths

  • Tight index tracking — 1.27% tracking error, tighter than 84% of International Shares peers.

Weaknesses

  • Below-average yield — 0.00%, lower than 93% of International Shares peers.
  • Lower liquidity — 0.21% bid/ask spread, wider than 86% of International Shares peers.
  • Higher fee — 0.54% p.a., more expensive than 72% of International Shares funds.

Performance (as of 4 Nov 2026)

Total returns, net of fees. Periods longer than 1 year are annualised.

1 Month-1.88%
3 Months+0.40%
YTD+3.58%
1 Year+3.89%
3 Years (p.a.)+15.61%
5 Years (p.a.)+10.12%

Price history

Cumulative return over the selected period, indexed to 0% at the start of the range.

-21%-1%+18%+38%+57%2021-112023-022024-052025-082026-11

Geographic exposure (as at 4 Nov 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

United States flagUnited States
73.91%
Japan flagJapan
6.44%
Canada flagCanada
3.47%
United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom
2.85%
Germany flagGermany
2.12%
France flagFrance
1.80%
Netherlands flagNetherlands
1.44%
Switzerland flagSwitzerland
1.44%
Sweden flagSweden
0.87%
Spain flagSpain
0.85%
Italy flagItaly
0.77%
Hong Kong flagHong Kong
0.47%
Singapore flagSingapore
0.45%
Denmark flagDenmark
0.42%
Israel flagIsrael
0.36%
Finland flagFinland
0.28%
Belgium flagBelgium
0.26%
Australia flagAustralia
0.22%
Norway flagNorway
0.21%
China flagChina
0.20%
Brazil flagBrazil
0.17%
Poland flagPoland
0.17%
Ireland flagIreland
0.12%
Austria flagAustria
0.11%
New Zealand flagNew Zealand
0.07%
South Africa flagSouth Africa
0.05%
Portugal flagPortugal
0.05%
Luxembourg flagLuxembourg
0.04%
Mexico flagMexico
0.04%
Chile flagChile
0.04%
South Korea flagSouth Korea
0.03%
Taiwan flagTaiwan
0.01%

Sector breakdown (as at 4 Nov 2026)

How your portfolio's holdings are spread across GICS sectors.

Information Technology
29.70%
Financials
16.18%
Industrials
10.45%
Health Care
10.20%
Consumer Discretionary
9.11%
Communication Services
7.59%
Consumer Staples
5.60%
Energy
4.13%
Materials
2.79%
Utilities
2.44%
Real Estate
1.57%

Top holdings (as of 4 Nov 2026)

The fund's largest individual holdings, ranked by portfolio weight.

  1. 1.Apple Inc logoApple Inc5.65%
  2. 2.NVIDIA Corp logoNVIDIA Corp5.27%
  3. 3.Microsoft Corp logoMicrosoft Corp4.60%
  4. 4.Amazon.com Inc logoAmazon.com Inc2.89%
  5. 5.Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) logoAlphabet Inc (GOOGL)1.89%
  6. 6.Broadcom Inc logoBroadcom Inc1.71%
  7. 7.Alphabet Inc (GOOG) logoAlphabet Inc (GOOG)1.67%
  8. 8.Meta Platforms Inc logoMeta Platforms Inc1.56%
  9. 9.Eli Lilly & Co logoEli Lilly & Co1.35%
  10. 10.Tesla Inc logoTesla Inc1.33%
  11. 11.JPMorgan Chase & Co logoJPMorgan Chase & Co1.07%
  12. 12.Micron Technology Inc logoMicron Technology Inc1.01%
  13. 13.Berkshire Hathaway Inc logoBerkshire Hathaway Inc0.91%
  14. 14.Advanced Micro Devices Inc logoAdvanced Micro Devices Inc0.89%
  15. 15.Visa Inc logoVisa Inc0.82%
  16. 16.Exxon Mobil Corp logoExxon Mobil Corp0.80%
  17. 17.Johnson & Johnson logoJohnson & Johnson0.75%
  18. 18.ASML Holding NV logoASML Holding NV0.64%
  19. 19.Walmart Inc logoWalmart Inc0.63%
  20. 20.Mastercard Inc logoMastercard Inc0.60%