IWDA vs VWCE ETF holdings comparison
iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF (USD Acc) (IWDA) · Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (USD Acc) (VWCE)
IWDA and VWCE overlap by 78.6% by portfolio weight. The remaining 21.4 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 1024 stocks; the largest shared position is Nvidia (NVDA), contributing 4.77% to the overlap.
What this means
IWDA and VWCE share most of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "high holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Overlap by weight sums the smaller of the two funds' weights for every stock they both hold. It answers "how much of my money is in the same stocks either way?" See methodology.
This comparison covers normalized equity positions represented in the dataset. Cash, derivatives, options, structured notes, and other non-equity assets are not included, so the result is not a complete comparison of every asset or risk in either fund.
Top shared holdings
| Company | Ticker | in IWDA | in VWCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nvidia | NVDA | 5.53% | 4.77% |
| Apple | AAPL | 5.07% | 4.24% |
| Microsoft | MSFT | 3.90% | 3.49% |
| Amazon.Com Inc | AMZN | 2.74% | 2.33% |
| Alphabet Class A | GOOGL | 2.17% | 1.87% |
| Broadcom Inc | AVGO | 1.82% | 1.59% |
| Alphabet Class C | GOOG | 1.71% | 1.44% |
| Meta Platforms Class A | META | 1.37% | 1.17% |
| Micron Technology | MU | 1.18% | 1.00% |
| Tesla Inc | TSLA | 1.15% | 1.00% |
Holdings only in IWDA or VWCE
IWDA has 187 fund-only positions representing approximately 7.4 percentage points of reported exposure; VWCE has 2615 fund-only positions representing approximately 19.9 percentage points of reported exposure. These are positions whose normalized security identifiers appear in one issuer file but not the other.
Largest positions only in IWDA
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B | BRKB | 0.77% |
| Roche Ps Par Ag | ROP | 0.33% |
| Siemens N Ag | SIE | 0.26% |
| Sap | SAP | 0.25% |
| Banco Santander | SAN | 0.23% |
| Schneider Electric | SU | 0.20% |
| Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc | RR. | 0.19% |
| Recruit Holdings Ltd | 6098 | 0.17% |
| Novo Nordisk Class B | NOVO B | 0.16% |
| Dbs Group Holdings Ltd | D05 | 0.13% |
Largest positions only in VWCE
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 2330 | 1.70% |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | 005930 | 0.81% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc | BRK/B | 0.70% |
| SK hynix Inc | 000660 | 0.63% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd | 700 | 0.33% |
| Roche Holding AG | ROP | 0.28% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd | 9988 | 0.26% |
| Siemens AG | SIE | 0.22% |
| SAP SE | SAP | 0.21% |
| Banco Santander SA | SAN | 0.20% |
FAQ
How much do IWDA and VWCE overlap?
IWDA and VWCE have 78.6% overlap by weight, sharing 1024 equity positions (out of 1211 in IWDA and 3639 in VWCE). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-08-31 for IWDA and 2026-08-31 for VWCE.
What does 78.6% overlap mean?
IWDA and VWCE share most of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "high holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Which stocks do IWDA and VWCE both hold?
The largest shared positions are Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon.Com Inc, Alphabet Class A. The top shared holdings with weights in each fund are shown on this page.
What holdings are different between IWDA and VWCE?
IWDA has 187 positions not found in VWCE, while VWCE has 2615 positions not found in IWDA. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.
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