Why iShares MSCI World ETF moves
iShares MSCI World ETF fell with the market.
Written after the close on ·
Updated 02:52 with news that came after the close
Why today
16,413 news analyzed todayiShares MSCI World ETF fell with the market.
The S&P 500 also fell very sharply, so the fund moved in line with the market.
Over the last five trading days it also fell very sharply, about four times a normal stretch.
The fund's drop was a very big move, rare in the past year.
Its share price sits between its yearly high in mid August and its low in late March.
Today's move of −3.96% was 8.0 times a normal day's 0.5%. S&P 500 moved −4.41% on the same day.
iShares MSCI World ETF −3.96%S&P 500 −4.41%In step with the market
What the key figures say about iShares MSCI World ETF
The figures connect what iShares MSCI World ETF earns with what investors pay.
The line shows the share price in the same year, on its own scale.
Money paid to shareholders per share, summed by calendar year.
2017–2025: $1.66–$2.76.
The dividend explained
A dividend is money paid to shareholders. iShares MSCI World ETF paid $2.84 per share in the twelve months through November 5, 2026.
On the ex-dividend day, June 15, 2026, iShares MSCI World ETF traded without the right to the $1.34 dividend. The price went from $202.32 to $203.63; including the dividend, the day's change was +1.3%. Entitlement passes from the company to shareholders on the ex-day; payment comes later.
2017: $1.662018: $1.812019: $2.132020: $1.712021: $2.032022: $1.842023: $2.262024: $2.292025: $2.762026 so far: $1.34
What followed similar falls?
Including reinvested dividends, iShares MSCI World ETF fell 4.0% over the latest five trading days. Since November 4, 2016, falls at least this large were followed by a higher value 21 trading days later in 13 out of 19 non-overlapping periods. The median was +2.6%, against +1.7% for an ordinary 21-day period, which ended higher 69 times in 100.
Such a fall has not said much about the next month.
+2.6% · 13/19
$10,000 in iShares MSCI World ETF bought on November 7, 2016 is worth $33,500 today, with dividends reinvested.
The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $40,300.
What would $10,000 in iShares MSCI World ETF be worth today? →
What would $10,000 in iShares MSCI World ETF be worth today?
$33,500
with dividends reinvested, bought on November 7, 2016. The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $40,300.
The five biggest days of the journey
· −11.4% · the whole market fell 12.0% the same day
· −10.4% · the whole market fell 9.5% the same day
· +9.1% · the whole market rose 9.4% the same day
· +8.9% · the whole market rose 9.5% the same day
· −8.3% · the whole market fell 7.6% the same day
Earlier days
+1.76% market +1.65% iShares MSCI World ETF rose with the market. Read →
iShares MSCI World ETF rose with the market.
Over the last session the S&P 500 also rose sharply, so URTH moved in line with the market.
The move was very big for this fund, about four times a normal day.
Only news about a fund holder's stake was published that day, which does not explain a price move.
Over the last five trading days URTH was roughly unchanged, while the S&P 500 fell slightly.
+0.06% market +0.30% iShares MSCI World ETF was roughly flat. Read →
iShares MSCI World ETF was roughly flat.
The S&P 500 rose slightly over the same session, so the fund lagged a little.
Over the last five trading days the fund fell clearly, in line with a clear decline in the S&P 500.
Likely drivers are broad market moves, interest rate expectations and investor flows into or out of global stocks.
Trading was well above normal for the fund, about six times a usual session.
−0.24% market −0.48% iShares MSCI World ETF slipped without company news. Read →
iShares MSCI World ETF slipped without company news.
In the last session the S&P 500 also fell slightly, so the fund moved in line with the market.
The move was an ordinary one for this fund, within its usual daily range.
Over the last five trading days it fell slightly, while the S&P 500 fell more clearly.
The fund's latest close sits below its high from mid August but well above its low from late March.
−1.60% market −1.77% iShares MSCI World ETF fell with the market. Read →
iShares MSCI World ETF fell with the market.
The fund fell sharply in the last session, in line with the S&P 500, which also dropped sharply.
Trading volume was about twice its usual level, so many shares changed hands.
Over the last five trading days the fund was roughly unchanged, while the S&P 500 fell slightly.
The latest close is below its mid-August peak but well above its late-March low.
−0.25% market −0.56% iShares MSCI World ETF, traded on NYSE Arca, was roughly unchanged over the week, moving less than the S&P 500, which fell slightly. Read →
iShares MSCI World ETF, traded on NYSE Arca, was roughly unchanged over the week, moving less than the S&P 500, which fell slightly.
The fund's last session saw a sharp drop, in line with a sharp market fall, and trading was about twice its usual level.
The latest close sits below the highest close of the past year, reached in mid-August, but well above the lowest, reached in late March.
−0.58% market −0.43% iShares MSCI World ETF Arca fell slightly over the last five trading days. Read →
iShares MSCI World ETF Arca fell slightly over the last five trading days.
The S&P 500 also fell slightly, so the fund moved in line with the broader US market.
The move was ordinary for this fund, smaller than a typical day's swing.
Its latest close sits below its highest level of the past year, reached in mid-August, but well above its lowest, from late March.
−1.11% market −1.18% iShares MSCI World ETF fell sharply, moving with the market. iShares MSCI World ETF on NYSE Arca fell sharply in the last session. Read →
iShares MSCI World ETF fell sharply, moving with the market. iShares MSCI World ETF on NYSE Arca fell sharply in the last session.
The S&P 500 also fell sharply that day, so the fund moved in line with the market.
No company news explains the move.
Over the last five trading days the fund fell slightly, in step with the S&P 500.
The broad market decline most likely drove the fund's drop, since it holds stocks across many countries.