iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF

iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF

About

iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF (US46438G4304) is a US-listed equity ETF tracking the MSCI World Small Cap Index (Net). With a expense ratio of 0.3%, it is moderately priced, paying distributions. The fund holds 3,547 positions across 24 regions with 663M in assets, with heavy concentration — 63% in United States.

Score Breakdown

Scores are scaled 1–10 on a logarithmic curve relative to all ETFs in the database. Last updated: Jun 22, 2026
Component Score Details
Cost (30%) 8.2 Tracking Difference: 10.0 · TD Consistency: — · Expense Ratio: 3.9
Liquidity (25%) 7.7 Assets Under Management

Data sources: provider factsheets, exchange data, and NAV history. Information for educational purposes only — not investment advice.

Ticker WSML
ISIN
Fund Size $663.4M
Issuer iShares
Distribution Pays Distributions
Replication Physical
Inception Apr 2025
Base Currency USD
Index MSCI World Small Cap Index (Net)
Asset Class Equities
Category Factor Equity

Costs

8.2
This fund has low total costs, with competitive tracking and expense ratios.

Cost Metrics Explained

What expense ratio, tracking difference, and TD consistency measure

Expense ratio (Total Expense Ratio) is the annual fee the fund charges, deducted from assets. It’s the headline cost, but not the full picture.

Tracking Difference measures how much the fund actually lags (or leads) its benchmark index per year. This is the single best measure of true cost — it captures the expense ratio plus all other drags like sampling error and tax withholding. A lower (or negative) value is better.

TD Consistency measures how stable the tracking difference is from year to year. A low value means predictable, reliable costs; a high value means costs can vary significantly.

Expense Ratio0.00%
 
Metric Value
Expense Ratio 0.30%

Cumulative Returns

Performance across different time periods.
Year to Date+0.00%
1 Year+0.00%
Inception+0.00%
 
Period Cumulative Return
1 Month
3 Months
6 Months
1 Year +34.57%
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
YTD +14.90%
Since Inception +35.85%

Holdings

This fund invests into 3,547 individual investments.
#1
Sandisk Corp/DE
2.92%
#2
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY
0.33%
#3
nVent Electric PLC
0.26%
#4
Carpenter Technology Corp
0.26%
#5
ATI Inc
0.26%
#6
MKS Instruments Inc
0.25%
#7
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc
0.25%
#8
Sterling Infrastructure Inc
0.24%
#9
Woodward Inc
0.24%
#10
TTM Technologies Inc
0.20%
View all holdings (50)
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 Sandisk Corp/DE SNDK 291.67%
2 BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY XTSLA 32.61%
3 nVent Electric PLC NVT 26.26%
4 Carpenter Technology Corp CRS 25.60%
5 ATI Inc ATI 25.52%
6 MKS Instruments Inc MKSI 25.43%
7 MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc MTSI 24.63%
8 Sterling Infrastructure Inc STRL 23.78%
9 Woodward Inc WWD 23.61%
10 TTM Technologies Inc TTMI 20.44%
11 Moderna Inc MRNA 19.80%
12 Lattice Semiconductor Corp LSCC 19.13%
13 US Foods Holding Corp USFD 18.93%
14 TD SYNNEX Corp SNX 18.78%
15 Albemarle Corp ALB 17.64%
16 BWX Technologies Inc BWXT 17.13%
17 Nextpower Inc NXT 17.04%
18 Roku Inc ROKU 16.94%
19 Royal Gold Inc RGLD 16.88%
20 Talen Energy Corp TLN 16.85%
21 Akamai Technologies Inc AKAM 16.79%
22 RBC Bearings Inc RBC 16.78%
23 WESCO International Inc WCC 16.59%
24 Viatris Inc VTRS 16.51%
25 East West Bancorp Inc EWBC 15.98%
26 ITT Inc ITT 15.84%
27 Host Hotels & Resorts Inc HST 15.64%
28 Performance Food Group Co PFGC 15.19%
29 Onto Innovation Inc ONTO 15.15%
30 Generac Holdings Inc GNRC 15.02%
31 Guardant Health Inc GH 14.94%
32 SiTime Corp SITM 14.69%
33 Ralph Lauren Corp RL 14.65%
34 Alcoa Corp AA 14.15%
35 Modine Manufacturing Co MOD 13.92%
36 Ovintiv Inc OVV 13.91%
37 Tenet Healthcare Corp THC 13.90%
38 Rambus Inc RMBS 13.81%
39 Toll Brothers Inc TOL 13.75%
40 Clean Harbors Inc CLH 13.74%
41 Tempur Sealy International Inc SGI 13.71%
42 BorgWarner Inc BWA 13.65%
43 Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc LECO 13.57%
44 API Group Corp APG 13.54%
45 Roivant Sciences Ltd ROIV 13.48%
46 Semtech Corp SMTC 13.48%
47 Regal Rexnord Corp RRX 13.48%
48 Mueller Industries Inc MLI 13.44%
49 Taiyo Yuden Co Ltd 6976 13.38%
50 DT Midstream Inc DTM 13.38%

Sectors

Allocation by industry sector.
 
Sector Weight
Industrials 2036.00%
Technology 1595.00%
Financials 1387.00%
Consumer Discretionary 1030.00%
Health Care 964.00%
Materials 811.00%
Real Estate 753.00%
Energy 446.00%
Consumer Staples 373.00%
Communication Services 295.00%
Utilities 261.00%
Unknown 53.00%

Regions

Geographic allocation by country of risk.
 
Country Weight
United States 6287.00%
Japan 1216.00%
United Kingdom 416.00%
Canada 412.00%
Australia 347.00%
Sweden 151.00%
Switzerland 141.00%
Germany 134.00%
Israel 127.00%
France 124.00%
Italy 88.00%
Norway 80.00%
Singapore 72.00%
Denmark 62.00%
Hong Kong SAR China 52.00%
Spain 51.00%
Netherlands 51.00%
Belgium 49.00%
UNKNOWN 42.00%
Finland 33.00%
Austria 32.00%
New Zealand 12.00%
Ireland 10.00%
Portugal 7.00%
Jersey 4.00%
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