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About iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF
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Inception date
Apr 1, 2025
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
WSML offers exposure to developed equities globally. It follows the performance of the MSCI World Small Cap, and index featuring the small-cap securities from the developed markets, including countries in Europe, Australia, and the Far East. The index covers approximately 14% of the free-float adjusted market capitalization in each country. Constituents are selected and weighted by market capitalization. The fund aims to utilize optimization techniques to gain similar returns to the index which means the fund may also hold securities not included in the index. The index is rebalanced semi-annually with quarterly reviews.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Stocks99.62%
Finance23.34%
Producer Manufacturing9.39%
Technology Services8.26%
Electronic Technology6.87%
Health Technology6.64%
Consumer Services4.69%
Retail Trade4.60%
Industrial Services4.49%
Non-Energy Minerals4.17%
Process Industries3.89%
Consumer Non-Durables3.66%
Consumer Durables3.52%
Commercial Services3.08%
Transportation2.73%
Utilities2.63%
Distribution Services2.51%
Energy Minerals2.28%
Health Services1.53%
Communications1.16%
Miscellaneous0.20%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.38%
Cash0.31%
UNIT0.06%
Mutual fund0.01%
Rights & Warrants0.00%
Stock breakdown by region
North America63.68%
Europe17.44%
Asia13.81%
Oceania3.76%
Middle East1.29%
Africa0.02%
Latin America0.01%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
WSML invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 23.34% stocks, and Producer Manufacturing, with 9.39% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
WSML assets under management is 497.28 M USD. It's risen 39.80% over the last month.
WSML fund flows account for 451.64 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
No, WSML doesn't pay dividends to its holders.
WSML shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Apr 1, 2025, and its management style is Passive.
WSML expense ratio is 0.30% meaning you'd have to pay 0.30% of your investment to help manage the fund.
WSML follows the MSCI World Index Small Cap. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
WSML invests in stocks.
WSML trades at a premium (0.07%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.