iShares Edge MSCI World Multifactor ETF
Performance
Total return to 23 Oct 2026, distributions reinvested, before franking. ASX figures are to 30 Sept 2026 and gross of franking, so they run higher for franked Australian funds.
What it costs to hold
Management fee plus trading costs, compared with similar funds.
A typical fund among Global ex-Australia equity funds would cost $297 (0.59% a year), so WDMF is $106 cheaper.
Spread is the average gap between buying and selling prices on the ASX. Fees are shown on a flat balance, not compounded on growth. Excludes tax and any adviser or platform fees.
Calendar-year returns
Where the money is
Look-through exposure as at 2 Sept 2026 · 464 securities · top 10 = 26.6%
Country
Sector
Monthly returns
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | −2.9 | −0.7 | −3.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.1 | −0.4 | 1.5 | 2.2 | −1.6 | 7.9YTD | ||
| 2025 | 3.9 | −2.0 | −4.5 | −0.6 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 0.3 | −1.1 | 15.4 |
| 2024 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 3.5 | −2.1 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | −1.7 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 30.8 |
| 2023 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 1.0 | −2.7 | −2.5 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 14.1 |
| 2022 | −3.7 | −3.4 | 1.5 | −1.0 | −1.5 | −6.7 | 4.5 | −0.4 | −3.4 | 10.0 | 0.2 | −4.1 | −8.6 |
| 2021 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 5.8 | −5.1 | −1.9 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 26.9 |
| 2020 | 4.3 | −7.3 | −9.8 | 6.5 | 0.9 | −2.8 | 1.0 | 3.4 | −0.5 | −0.2 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 5.9 | 4.7 | −0.6 | 3.2 | −4.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | −1.5 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 5.5 | −1.6 | 23.3 |
| 2018 | 1.7 | 0.6 | −1.2 | 3.2 | 0.8 | −0.1 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 0.4 | −7.4 | −2.2 | −4.2 | −3.7 |
| 2017 | −2.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 2.5 | −2.4 | −1.1 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 3.8 | −1.3 | 18.9 |
| 2016 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 9.7 |
Total return each month in %, distributions reinvested, before franking. The latest month runs to the last price date. The first year starts from listing.
Top holdings
Most similar funds
Overlap is the share of the portfolio held in common, look-through. Correlation is of daily returns. High overlap means close substitutes.
WDMF questions answered
Written from the latest data on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
How diversified is iShares Edge MSCI World Multifactor ETF?
iShares Edge MSCI World Multifactor ETF holds 464 securities, and its ten largest positions make up 26.6% of the fund, more spread out than the 36.4% typical of Global ex-Australia equity funds. That makes it widely diversified.
Its largest country exposure is United States at 69.1%, and its biggest sector is Information Technology at 32.2%, based on holdings as at 2 Sept 2026.
Which ETFs does WDMF double up with most?
WDMF shares the most holdings with Betashares WealthBuilder Global Geared Complex ETF (GGBL) (58% overlap), Betashares Global Shares ETF (BGBL) (58% overlap) and Betashares Global Shares Currency Hedged ETF (HGBL) (58% overlap). Overlap is the share of the portfolio the two funds hold in common, looking through to the underlying securities.
At 58%, owning both WDMF and GGBL would mostly double up on the same investments rather than spread your money further. Of these, BGBL has the lowest fee, at 0.08% a year against 0.35% for WDMF.
How is iShares Edge MSCI World Multifactor ETF managed – active or passive?
iShares Edge MSCI World Multifactor ETF is passively managed: it follows an index and holds what that index holds, rather than relying on a manager's stock picks. Its index uses a multi-factor approach, so it is sometimes called "smart beta".
Among Global ex-Australia equity funds, active funds charge a median 0.75% a year and index funds 0.45%.
What will I pay in fees for WDMF?
WDMF charges a management fee of 0.35% a year, about $35 for every $10,000 invested. That is cheaper than 58% of the 471 ASX ETFs we track, where the median fee is 0.44%. Among Global ex-Australia equity funds, the median is 0.55%.
The fee is taken from the fund's assets and is already reflected in its returns. You'll also pay brokerage when you buy or sell, and the bid-ask spread, which has averaged 0.15% for WDMF.
Does iShares Edge MSCI World Multifactor ETF follow a theme?
Not a theme as such, but it follows a multi-factor investment style: it combines several factors, such as value, quality and momentum, to choose and weight holdings.
Other ASX funds using a multi-factor approach include Vaneck MSCI Multifactor Emerging Markets Equity ETF (EMKT) and iShares Edge MSCI Australia Multifactor ETF (AUMF).
What is under the hood of WDMF?
As at 2 Sept 2026, WDMF's ten largest holdings are Nvidia (5.6%), Apple (5.0%), Microsoft (3.8%), Alphabet Class C (3.4%), Amazon.com Inc (2.4%), Broadcom Inc (1.9%), Meta Platforms Class A (1.2%), Jpmorgan Chase & Co (1.0%), Micron Technology (1.0%) and Johnson & Johnson (0.9%). Together they make up 26.3% of the fund.
Rather than simply weighting companies by market size, its index combines several factors, such as value, quality and momentum, to choose and weight holdings.
How well has iShares Edge MSCI World Multifactor ETF performed?
Based on its category, iShares Edge MSCI World Multifactor ETF aims to grow your capital in line with the index it tracks.
To 23 Oct 2026, with distributions reinvested, it returned 8.6% over 1 year (median 6.3%; ranked 47 of 121), 18.8% a year over 3 years (median 16.5% a year; ranked 27 of 82) and 12.6% a year over 5 years (median 9.2% a year; ranked 13 of 66). The medians and rankings compare it with Global ex-Australia equity funds. Since listing in 2016 it has returned 12.7% a year.
Tracking difference is the gap between a fund's return and its index's return. We don't hold index returns, so we can't measure it for WDMF; the issuer reports it in the monthly fact sheet. As a guide, a well-run index fund trails its index by about its fee, here 0.35% a year, and a much bigger gap is a warning sign.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.