Back
Back

iShares Edge MSCI World Minimum Volatility

Low volatility companies

(WMVG)
£7.36
Previous business day’s close price
+£2.35 (+46.91%)
max available period
£4.24
£7.53
28 Feb 19
20 Nov 24

Details

ETF description

The iShares Edge MSCI World Minimum Volatility ETF aims to provide global equity exposure with a focus on minimizing volatility. By tracking the MSCI World Minimum Volatility index, this ETF invests in a diversified portfolio of international stocks that exhibit lower overall risk. It targets companies across developed markets that have historically shown lower volatility relative to the broader equity market. This ETF is designed for investors seeking to participate in global equity markets while reducing the impact of market fluctuations, making it a suitable choice for risk‑averse investors looking for smoother returns over time.

Issuer details

iShares ETFs are issued and managed by BlackRock, the world’s largest asset management company.

With 800+ products globally and over $2trn in assets (as at June 2024), iShares ETFs are a flexible, low‑cost way for investors to gain exposure to various market segments, including fixed income, emerging markets and broad‑based indexes.

Index details

The Edge MSCI World Minimum Volatility index provides targeted exposure to global equities while focusing on minimizing volatility. By selecting stocks with lower price fluctuations from a broad universe of developed market countries, this index aims to offer a smoother investment experience with reduced risk. Its emphasis on minimizing volatility within a global context makes it a valuable addition for portfolios seeking to balance growth potential with stability in international equity markets.

Key information

Key investor information

ETF Breakdown

Region
Sector
T‑Mobile US Inc
1.9%
Motorola Solutions Inc
1.7%
Walmart Inc
1.6%
Cisco Systems, Inc.
1.5%
Waste Management, Inc.
1.4%
Deutsche Telekom AG
1.4%
Roper Technologies Inc
1.4%
Novartis AG
1.3%
Republic Services, Inc.
1.3%
Mckesson Corporation
1.2%
Southern Company
1.2%
PepsiCo Inc
1.2%
International Business Machines Corp.
1.1%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
1.1%
Johnson & Johnson
1.1%
McDonald`s Corp
1.1%
Merck & Co Inc
1.1%
Verizon Communications Inc
1.1%
SoftBank Corp.
1.0%
Unitedhealth Group Inc
1.0%
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
1.0%
Amerisource Bergen Corp.
1.0%
Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc
1.0%
Canon Inc.
0.9%
Procter & Gamble Co.
0.9%
Swiss Re Ltd
0.9%
Abbvie Inc
0.9%
Chubb Limited
0.9%
Duke Energy Corp.
0.9%
Amphenol Corp.
0.9%
Microsoft Corporation
0.9%
Northrop Grumman Corp.
0.8%
Progressive Corp.
0.8%
Sap SE
0.8%
General Mills, Inc.
0.8%
Autozone Inc.
0.8%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
0.8%
Waste Connections
0.7%
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
0.7%
Kroger Co.
0.7%
Travelers Companies Inc.
0.7%
KDDI Corp.
0.7%
CGI Inc
0.7%
Visa
0.7%
Godaddy Inc
0.7%
Industria De Diseno Textil SA
0.7%
Thomson Reuters Corp.
0.7%
Accenture plc
0.6%
Cboe Global Markets Inc.
0.6%
Kellogg Co
0.6%
Telefonica S.A
0.6%
O`Reilly Automotive, Inc.
0.6%
Nestle SA
0.6%
NEC
0.6%
Intact Financial Corp
0.6%
Lilly
0.6%
Lockheed Martin Corp.
0.6%
Orange.
0.6%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
0.6%
Singapore Telecommunications Limited
0.6%
Fujifilm Holdings Corp.
0.6%
Colgate‑Palmolive Co.
0.5%
Zurich Insurance Group AG Ltd
0.5%
Kraft Heinz Co
0.5%
WEC Energy Group Inc
0.5%
Caixabank
0.5%
Electronic Arts, Inc.
0.5%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
0.5%
Oracle Corp.
0.5%
Arch Capital Group Ltd
0.5%
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
0.5%
Swisscom AG
0.5%
Williams Companies
0.5%
Central Japan Railway Co
0.4%
Sampo Oyj
0.4%
Aon
0.4%
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
0.4%
Sanofi
0.4%
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp
0.4%
Constellation Software Inc
0.4%
Elevance Health Inc
0.4%
Ferrari N.V.
0.4%
Incyte Corp.
0.4%
Loews Corp.
0.4%
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
0.4%
Koninklijke KPN NV
0.4%
Yum Brands Inc.
0.4%
Check Point Software Technolgies
0.4%
UCB SA
0.4%
AMGEN Inc.
0.4%
F5 Networks Inc
0.4%
Verisign Inc.
0.4%
CME Group Inc
0.4%
Texas Instruments Inc.
0.4%
AT&T, Inc.
0.4%
Brown & Brown, Inc.
0.4%
Keysight Technologies Inc
0.4%
Kyocera
0.4%
W. R. Berkley Corp
0.4%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.
0.4%
Juniper Networks Inc
0.4%
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.
0.4%
United Therapeutics Corp
0.4%
Akamai Technologies Inc
0.3%
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc
0.3%
Nintendo Co. Ltd
0.3%
TJX Companies, Inc.
0.3%
argenx SE
0.3%
CF Industries Holdings Inc
0.3%
Hershey Company
0.3%
Humana Inc.
0.3%
Mondelez International Inc.
0.3%
Secom Co. Ltd.
0.3%
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
0.3%
NortonLifeLock Inc
0.3%
Obic Co. Ltd.
0.3%
Tyson Foods, Inc.
0.3%
East Japan Railway Company
0.3%
Bristol‑Myers Squibb Co.
0.3%
CLP Holdings Ltd.
0.3%
Erie Indemnity Co.
0.3%
AIB Group Plc
0.3%
Dollarama Inc
0.3%
Kimberly‑Clark Corp.
0.3%
Markel Corp
0.3%
Descartes Systems Group Inc
0.3%
Power Assets Holdings Limited
0.3%
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
0.3%
Campbell Soup Co.
0.3%
DBS Group Holdings Ltd
0.3%
Hannover Ruck SE
0.3%
Hormel Foods Corp.
0.3%
Marathon Petroleum Corp
0.3%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
0.3%
Sgs Sa
0.3%
Cigna Group (The)
0.2%
Coca‑Cola Co
0.2%
Air Liquide S.A
0.2%
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd
0.2%
Hang Seng Bank Ltd.
0.2%
Osaka Gas Co. Ltd.
0.2%
PTC Inc
0.2%
TotalEnergies SE
0.2%
Ameren Corp.
0.2%
Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
0.2%
Chevron USA Inc
0.2%
Chubu Electric Power Co Inc
0.2%
First Citizens BancShares Inc (Delaware)
0.2%
Otsuka Holdings Co Ltd
0.2%
Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd.
0.2%
General Dynamics Corp.
0.2%
Amcor Plc
0.2%
Elisa Oyj
0.2%
J M Smucker Co
0.2%
Singapore Exchange Limited
0.2%
Aena S.M.E. S.A.
0.2%
Assurant Inc
0.2%
Diamondback Energy Inc
0.2%
Eni Spa
0.2%
Phillips 66
0.2%
Schindler Holding AG
0.2%
Cardinal Health, Inc.
0.2%
Liberty Formula One Group Registered Shs Series ‑C‑ Formula One
0.2%
Ricoh Company Ltd
0.2%
Vodafone Group plc
0.2%
Dominos Pizza Inc
0.2%
Givaudan SA
0.2%
Hong Kong and China Gas Co Ltd
0.2%
Otsuka Corp.
0.2%
Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp
0.2%
Seiko Epson Corp
0.2%
Willis Towers Watson
0.2%
Xcel Energy, Inc.
0.2%
Ems‑Chemie Holding AG
0.1%
Hydro One Ltd
0.1%
Inpex
0.1%
Rollins, Inc.
0.1%
Brother Industries Ltd
0.1%
Concordia Financial Group Ltd.
0.1%
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
0.1%
Becton, Dickinson And Co.
0.1%
HKT Trust and HKT Ltd
0.1%
Teledyne Technologies Inc
0.1%
Yokogawa Electric Corporation
0.1%
Bollore SE
0.1%
CMS Energy Corporation
0.1%
Everest Re Group Ltd
0.1%
Fiserv, Inc.
0.1%
Japan Post Bank Co Ltd.
0.1%
Logitech International S.A.
0.1%
TIS Inc
0.1%
AllState
0.1%
American Electric Power Company Inc.
0.1%
Bank Hapoalim B.M.
0.1%
Chiba Bank Ltd.
0.1%
Novo Nordisk As Class B
0.1%
Toho Gas Co. Ltd.
0.1%
BKW AG
0.1%
Fair, Isaac Corp.
0.1%
Infrastructure Wireless Italiana S.p.A.
0.1%
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.
0.1%
Kuehne und Nagel International
0.1%
McDonald`s Holdings Co. (Japan) Ltd.
0.1%
Oracle Corporation Japan
0.1%
Shimadzu Corporation
0.1%
Shizuoka Financial Group Inc.
0.1%
Tryg AS
0.1%
Unicredit Spa
0.1%
Vivendi SE
0.1%
Workday Inc
0.1%
Aspen Technology Inc.
< 0.1%
Bank Leumi Le‑ Israel B.M.
< 0.1%
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise.
< 0.1%
CDW Corp
< 0.1%
Conagra Brands Inc
< 0.1%
HF Sinclair Corporation
< 0.1%
Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
< 0.1%
JXTG Holdings
< 0.1%
Nomura Research Institute Ltd.
< 0.1%
Oversea‑Chinese Banking Corporation Limited
< 0.1%
Scout24 SE
< 0.1%
Bridgestone Corporation
< 0.1%
Franco‑Nevada Corporation
< 0.1%
Gartner, Inc.
< 0.1%
Helvetia Holding AG
< 0.1%
Nordea Bank Abp
< 0.1%
Pfizer Inc.
< 0.1%
Roche Holding AG
< 0.1%
SCSK Corp
< 0.1%
Spark New Zealand Limited
< 0.1%
Telstra Corporation
< 0.1%
Ulta Beauty Inc
< 0.1%
Apple Inc
< 0.1%
Arista Networks Inc
< 0.1%
Dominion Energy Inc
< 0.1%
Molina Healthcare Inc
< 0.1%
Targa Resources Corp
< 0.1%
Wolters Kluwers NV
< 0.1%
Abbott Laboratories
< 0.1%
BP plc
< 0.1%
Cheniere Energy Inc.
< 0.1%
Corteva Inc
< 0.1%
Deutsche Boerse AG
< 0.1%
Genuine Parts Co.
< 0.1%
Nokia
< 0.1%
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd
< 0.1%
Telia Company AB
< 0.1%
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.
< 0.1%
Union Pacific Corp.
< 0.1%
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp
< 0.1%
Alliant Energy Corp.
< 0.1%
Galp Energia Sgps
< 0.1%
Imperial Oil Ltd.
< 0.1%
MTR
< 0.1%
Newmont Corp
< 0.1%
SG Holdings
< 0.1%
Swatch Group AG
< 0.1%
Telus Corp.
< 0.1%
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd
< 0.1%
West Japan Railway Company
< 0.1%
Others
0.4%
£7.36
Previous business day’s close price

Capital at risk

Why InvestEngine

Unbeatable value

From commission‑free investing, to zero‑ISA fees, we’re proud of our low fees.
Here's how we're able to do it

Choice of 700+ ETFs

Low cost, diversified, index‑tracking of stock markets, bonds and commodities.
Browse investments

Actionable insights

Know exactly which companies, sectors and regions are in your portfolio.

Powerful automation

Grow your wealth the easy way with automated investing features

Easy diversification

Fractional investing lets you put as little as £1 in any ETF.

DIY or Managed

Build and manage your own portfolio or leave it to us.

ETFs have spreads and annual charges and come with risks like market volatility, liquidity, and concentration, and may not always accurately track their index. Past performance and forecasts are not reliable indicators of future results. The value of your investments, including any income, can rise or fall. You may get back less than you originally invested.
Our support is available Monday-Friday 5:30am to 9:00pm
and Saturday-Sunday 8:30am to 5:30pm
Why InvestEngine
Accounts
Compare
Portfolios
Calculators
Legal information
Our Address
InvestEngine (UK) Limited, 4th Floor, 57 Great Suffolk Street, London, SE1 0BB
Why InvestEngine
Accounts
Portfolios
Calculators
Compare
Legal information
Our Address
InvestEngine (UK) Limited, 4th Floor, 57 Great Suffolk Street, London, SE1 0BB
Facebook
Twitter
Linkedin
Instagram
Community
Visit our blog at blog.investengine.com
Whenever you invest, your capital is at risk
This could mean the value of your investments goes down as well as up.
Understand more about investment risk.
© InvestEngine Limited 2024. All rights reserved.

Capital at risk