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£IUSA

The investment objective of this Fund is to provide investors with a total return, taking into account both capital and income returns, which reflects the return of the S&P 500. The Index measures the performance of 500 stocks from top US companies in leading industries of the US economy which comply with S&Ps size, liquidity and free-float criteria.
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£SWLD

The investment objective of the Fund is to track the performance of large and mid-sized equities in developed markets globally.
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Key takeaways

These funds track different benchmarks: £IUSA follows the S&P 500, which includes 500 of the largest listed companies in the United States, while £SWLD tracks the MSCI World Index, encompassing around 1,500 companies in 23 developed countries. They also differ in annual fund charges (£IUSA: 0.07%, £SWLD: 0.12%) and distribution policy (£IUSA pays out dividends to shareholders, while £SWLD reinvests dividends, making it an accumulating fund). Both trade on the London Stock Exchange and have their share currency in GBP.

Fund highlights

Fund name
iShares Core S&P 500
SPDR MSCI World
Share currency
GBP
GBP
Base currency
USD
USD
Use of income
Distributing
Accumulating
Fund size
£14B
£9.4B
Beta
1.00
-
Last price
£45.77
£31.84
Annual fund charges
0.07%
0.12%
Fund manager
SPDR ETFs
Benchmark
S&P 500
MSCI World Index
Risk
-
Ticker
£IUSA
£SWLD
Primary listing
LSE
LSE
Market data provided by CBOE Europe and Deutsche Börse.

Performance

CumulativeRolling yearsLump sum investment
£IUSA
£SWLD
Past performance is no guarantee of future returns.
The “cumulative” calculation shows returns on a price basis (i.e. excluding dividends). If an instrument trades in a different currency from your home currency, currency fluctuations may affect returns.

Sector exposure

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£IUSA
£SWLD

Top holdings

NVIDIA

7.12%

Microsoft

6.96%

Apple

5.91%

Amazon

3.97%

Meta

2.97%

Broadcom

2.37%

Alphabet Class A

1.95%

Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B

1.71%

Tesla

1.60%

Other

65.44%

NVIDIA

5.08%

Microsoft

4.59%

Apple

4.23%

Amazon

2.78%

Meta

2.07%

Broadcom

1.60%

Alphabet Class A

1.38%

Tesla

1.21%

Alphabet Class C

1.18%

Other

75.90%

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