About this ETF
This iShares exchange-traded fund, known as the MSCI World Small-Cap ETF, is designed to replicate the financial outcomes of a benchmark comprising stocks from smaller corporations in established global markets.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 26, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +4.52% | +3.08% | +7.28% | +17.85% | +21.53% | — | — | — | +48.38% |
| Total return | +4.52% | +3.91% | +8.18% | +18.82% | +25.30% | — | — | — | +53.44% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 25, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.30% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $30.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 25, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 3000 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANDISK | SNDK | 1.96% | 8.87K | $13.2M |
| 2 | BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY | — | 0.47% | 3.17M | $3.2M |
| 3 | MODERNA INC | MRNA | 0.42% | 20.51K | $2.8M |
| 4 | ATI INC | ATI | 0.26% | 8.40K | $1.8M |
| 5 | NVENT ELECTRIC PLC | NVT | 0.22% | 9.83K | $1.5M |
| 6 | US FOODS HOLDING | USFD | 0.22% | 13.65K | $1.5M |
| 7 | TENET HEALTHCARE CORP | THC | 0.22% | 5.34K | $1.5M |
| 8 | CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY | CRS | 0.20% | 2.89K | $1.4M |
| 9 | ROYAL GOLD | RGLD | 0.20% | 5.21K | $1.4M |
| 10 | ROKU CLASS A | ROKU | 0.19% | 8.13K | $1.3M |
| 11 | GUARDANT HEALTH | GH | 0.18% | 7.51K | $1.2M |
| 12 | WOODWARD | WWD | 0.18% | 3.64K | $1.2M |
| 13 | VIATRIS | VTRS | 0.17% | 71.16K | $1.2M |
| 14 | OVINTIV | OVV | 0.17% | 17.58K | $1.2M |
| 15 | ITT INC | ITT | 0.17% | 5.51K | $1.1M |
| 16 | JONES LANG LASALLE | JLL | 0.17% | 2.92K | $1.1M |
| 17 | MKS | MKSI | 0.16% | 4.15K | $1.1M |
| 18 | PERMIAN RESOURCES CLASS A | PR | 0.16% | 46.52K | $1.1M |
| 19 | ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP CLASS A | ZBRA | 0.16% | 2.97K | $1.1M |
| 20 | EAST WEST BANCORP | EWBC | 0.16% | 8.35K | $1.1M |
| 21 | MACOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS | MTSI | 0.16% | 4.17K | $1.1M |
| 22 | TD SYNNEX | SNX | 0.16% | 4.37K | $1.1M |
| 23 | NUTANIX CLASS A | NTNX | 0.15% | 15.62K | $1.0M |
| 24 | ROIVANT SCIENCES LTD | ROIV | 0.15% | 28.43K | $1.0M |
| 25 | ALBEMARLE CORP | ALB | 0.15% | 7.29K | $1.0M |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 2.72% | Paid (last 12 months) | $0.9744 |
| Frequency | Semi-Annual | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Jun 15, 2026 | Last payment | $0.2900 (Jun 18, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 | $0.2900 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Dec 16, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025 | $0.6844 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | Jun 16, 2025 | Jun 20, 2025 | $0.0850 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 15.46% / — | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 1.50 / — |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -10.70% / — | Sortino 1Y | 2.29 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.891 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.846 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 10.14% | Risk-free rate used | 3.72% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 26, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 8.83K | Average volume | 9.83K |
| AUM | $675.8M | Premium/Discount | +0.25% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | -$4.0M | -0.59% | $679.7M → $675.8M |
| 1 Week | -$8.7M | -1.27% | $685.2M → $675.8M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source — review them before investing.
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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