Key Highlights

  • The fund tracks the MSCI World ex Australia Custom ESG Leaders Index across 630 companies.
  • NVIDIA (11.70%) and Microsoft (8.06%) are the largest holdings, and the top ten account for 38.30%.
  • The management fee is 0.15% and the fund size is $1.99 billion.
  • The July 2026 distribution of $0.658 is higher than the $0.517 paid in July 2025.

iShares Core MSCI World ex Australia ESG ETF (ASX:IWLD) seeks to achieve its objective by tracking the performance of the MSCI World Ex Australia Custom ESG Leaders Index in Australian dollars. The fund was admitted to the ASX on 28 April 2016 and last traded at $72.99 on 13 October 2026. It reports a fund size of $1.99 billion.

Detail

Information

Ticker

ASX:IWLD

Fund

iShares Core MSCI World ex Australia ESG ETF

Category

Equity World Large Blend

Benchmark

MSCI World ex Australia Selection NR LCL

Fund size

$1.99 billion

Management fee

0.15%

Total holdings

630

ASX admission date

28 April 2016

Top holdings

The ten largest positions account for 38.30% of the fund, a higher concentration than many broad developed-market funds. NVIDIA leads at 11.70%, followed by Microsoft (8.06%), Alphabet Class A (4.50%), Alphabet Class C (3.55%) and Tesla (2.26%).

Advanced Micro Devices (2.22%), Eli Lilly (2.06%), ASML Holding (1.56%), Visa (1.32%) and AbbVie (1.03%) complete the list. Reported turnover is 4.92%.

Sector and country exposure

Technology holds 34.69% against 30.99% for the category, and Communication Services 10.39% against 8.01%. Financial Services is 15.32%, Industrials 10.26%, Healthcare 9.43% and Consumer Cyclical 7.62%.

The United States accounts for 74.51%, Japan 6.34%, Canada 3.21%, the United Kingdom 2.93%, France 2.39% and Switzerland 2.30%.

Fee, risk and distributions

The management fee is 0.15% a year. The fund reports a beta of 1.17 and a standard deviation of 10.71. The final distribution of $0.658 per unit had an ex-date of 1 July 2026, a record date of 2 July and payment on 13 July, equal to an annual yield of 1.31%.

That is higher than the $0.303 paid in January 2026, $0.517 in July 2025, $0.309 in January 2025 and $0.432 in July 2024.

Category classification and liquidity

Morningstar places the fund in the Equity World Large Blend category, which covers funds investing primarily in large companies listed around the globe, with the portfolio not defined by a single sector or region and the blend style applied where neither growth nor value characteristics predominate.

Liquidity indicators add a further view. There are 27,179,543 units on issue, and average daily trading volume is 46,052 units. Over the five sessions from 7 to 13 October 2026, daily volume ranged from 18,200 to 43,400 units, with 43,407 recorded on 13 October while the market was still open. The bid-offer range stood at $72.90 to $73.06, and the day range at $72.00 to $73.24. These figures change through the trading day and reflect market activity rather than the fund's holdings.

Recent announcements

The issuer lodged monthly applications, redemptions and units-on-issue details on 7 October, the Annual Financial Report for the year to 30 June 2026 on 25 September, and a Product Disclosure Statement on 24 September.

Final Takeaway

IWLD applies an ESG screen to developed-market stocks outside Australia, resulting in two holdings, NVIDIA and Microsoft, that together make up almost 20%. The 0.15% fee and 1.17 beta describe its profile. These points outline construction without implying outcomes.