SPDR MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF

Issuer: SPDR

Asset Class: Equity

TER: 40bps

Trading Currency: USD

Pays Income: False

Listing Date: 26 Jul 2011

Ticker: ACWD

ISIN: IE00B44Z5B48

This investment fund offers a comprehensive and diversified solution for gaining exposure to the global stock market. By tracking a market-capitalization-weighted index, it provides a single-trade entry point into thousands of companies across a wide spectrum of countries, encompassing both well-established developed markets and higher-growth emerging economies. This broad diversification helps to mitigate concentration risk associated with investing in single countries, sectors, or companies, making it a foundational core holding for many long-term investment portfolios. The portfolio includes large- and mid-cap stocks, reflecting the performance of the world's most significant publicly traded corporations.

The fund is structured to closely mirror the performance of its underlying global benchmark, offering a transparent and cost-effective way to participate in the long-term growth potential of the global economy. By investing in a basket of securities that spans numerous industries—from technology and healthcare to financials and consumer goods—investors can capture the dynamism of various economic cycles and global trends. Its physical replication methodology means the fund holds the actual shares of the companies in the index, providing direct ownership. This vehicle is particularly suitable for investors seeking a simplified, 'all-in-one' approach to global equity investing, eliminating the complexity of selecting individual stocks or managing a multi-regional portfolio.