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The Fund seeks to track the performance of the FTSE All-World Index. The Index is comprised of large and mid-sized company stocks in developed and emerging markets. The Fund attempts track the performance of the Index by investing in a representative sample of Index constituent securities and remain fully invested except in extraordinary market, political or similar conditions.
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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: £VWRL follows the FTSE All World Index, which includes around 4,000 companies from both developed and emerging markets globally, while £SWLD tracks the MSCI World Index, covering approximately 1,500 companies in 23 developed countries. They also differ in annual fund charges (£VWRL: 0.19%, £SWLD: 0.12%) and distribution policy (£VWRL pays out dividends to shareholders, while £SWLD reinvests dividends). Both trade on the London Stock Exchange.

Fund highlights

Fund comparison highlights
Fund name
Vanguard FTSE All-WorldSPDR MSCI World
GBP
GBP
USD
USD
DistributingAccumulating
Fund size
£19bn£15bn
0.96-
Last price
£134.60£38.80
0.19%0.12%
Fund manager
VanguardSPDR ETFs
Benchmark
FTSE All World IndexMSCI World Index
Risk
-
Ticker
£VWRL£SWLD
Primary listing
LSELSE
Documents
£VWRL Key Information Document£SWLD Key Information Document
Market data provided by CBOE Europe and Deutsche Börse.

Performance

CumulativeRolling yearsLump sum investment
£VWRL
£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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£VWRL
£SWLD

Top holdings

NVIDIA

4.45%

Apple

3.98%

Microsoft

2.64%

Amazon

2.20%

Alphabet Class A

1.99%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd

1.75%

Broadcom

1.67%

Alphabet Class C

1.60%

Micron Technology

1.24%

Other

78.48%

NVIDIA

5.46%

Apple

5.35%

Microsoft

3.10%

Amazon

2.75%

Alphabet Class A

2.41%

Broadcom

1.98%

Alphabet Class C

1.89%

Meta

1.66%

Tesla

1.23%

Other

74.17%

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