ETF index comparison
SWDA vs VWCE
Compare two accumulating ETFs tracking different indices: their market coverage, quoted costs and the available live overlap evidence. Country tax treatment is outside this comparison.
Issuer facts and quoted fund charges are the same in every country. No tax is calculated.
Product facts and cost arithmetic only. No investor-tax or fund-withholding outcome is calculated.
Verified product facts
These facts identify each fund’s exact share class. The issuer reference pages do not date each static field; the verification date records our check, not a historical effective date.
| Field | SWDA | VWCE |
|---|---|---|
| Exact share-class name | iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc) | Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (USD) Accumulating |
| ISIN | IE00B4L5Y983 | IE00BK5BQT80 |
| Benchmark | MSCI World Index (Net) | FTSE All-World Index |
| Domicile | Ireland | Ireland |
| Fund base currency | USD | USD |
| Replication | Physical, optimised | Physical sampling |
| Selected listings | SWDA · London Stock Exchange · GBP EUNL · Deutsche Börse Xetra · EUR IWDA · Euronext Amsterdam · EUR | VWCE · Deutsche Börse Xetra · EUR VWRP · London Stock Exchange · GBP VWRA · London Stock Exchange · USD |
| Published ongoing charge | 0.20% TER Cost source date: 2026-09-05 | 0.14% OCF Cost source date: 2026-07-28 Effective from: 2026-07-28 |
| Issuer source | Exact issuer share-class page Verified: 2026-09-05 | Exact issuer share-class page Verified: 2026-09-05 |
A listing currency is the currency of the exchange trade. It does not establish currency hedging or the currencies of the underlying businesses. No investor currency or exchange rate is assumed here.
OCF and TER are the issuer’s reported cost measures, shown under their original labels. They exclude some costs and are not a quote for your broker. Spreads, dealing/FX charges, liquidity, fund-level withholding and investor tax remain outside this comparison.
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Live holdings overlap
Sample split: 50% in each ETF. The preview reports overlap between fund weights; this is not a percentage of the combined portfolio.
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Open portfolio checkWhat changes between these choices
SWDA tracks MSCI World, covering developed markets. VWCE tracks FTSE All-World, covering developed and emerging markets. Both accumulate income; index membership and weights differ.
Different indices can still hold many of the same securities. Combining two funds does not by itself establish diversification; holdings dates and data coverage matter.
A cost-only illustration
Fictional €10,000 starting balance, zero gross return, no contributions or withdrawals, the quoted annual charge held constant for 20 years. This isolates the charge; it does not forecast either fund’s return.
- SWDA
- First-year charge at a constant balance: 20.00 EUR
- Balance after 20 years: 9,607.51 EUR
- Difference from no charges: 392.49 EUR
- VWCE
- First-year charge at a constant balance: 14.00 EUR
- Balance after 20 years: 9,723.69 EUR
- Difference from no charges: 276.31 EUR
Method: first year = 10,000 × charge; final balance = 10,000 × (1 − charge)^20. No tax, spreads, trading fees or FX conversion. Equal quoted charges give equal results in this restricted illustration.
SWDA vs VWCE
What this page compares
- Distribution policy
- Both share classes reinvest income within the fund
- Tax context
- Depends on your tax residency and account type; not calculated here
- Declared inputs
- Ticker pair, country, and issuer sources
This page presents product facts and arithmetic inputs. It does not make a personal recommendation.
Issuer links are provided for product details and share-class confirmation.