There are ETF’s tracking four different all-world indices available for European investors. Quick comparison over them below.

ACWI Solactive FTSE ACWI IMI
Coverage ~ 85% 85% 90% 99%
Small caps No No Some Yes
Stocks 2558 3442 4228 8406
ETF(s) SPYY / ACWE,
IUSQ / ISAC,
LYY0 / ACWI WEBN FWIA / FWRA,
VWCE
SPYI / IMIE
Country US 🇺🇸 DE 🇩🇪 UK 🇬🇧 US 🇺🇸

Performance Comparison (in NTR USD)

Year ACWI Solac-tive FTSE ACWI IMI
2024 17.49% 17.31% 17.2% 16.37%
2023 22.2% 22.44% 22% 21.58%
2022 -18.36% -18.37% -18.07% -18.4%
2021 18.54% 18.49% 18.4% 18.22%
2020 16.25% 15.86% 16.01% 16.25%
Total 56.12% 55.73% 55.54% 54.02%

Country categorized by index

Below is a comparison if a country is classified as Developed (D) or Emerging (E) in its index methodology.

Country FTSE MSCI Solactive Notes
Australia D D D
Austria D D D
Belgium D D D
Brazil E E E
Canada D D D
Chile E E E
China E E E
Colombia E E E
Czech Republic E E E
Denmark D D D
Egypt E E E
Finland D D D
France D D D
Germany D D D
Greece E E E
Hong Kong D D D
Hungary E E E
Iceland E - - Difference
India E E E
Indonesia E E E
Ireland D D D
Israel D D D
Italy D D D
Japan D D D
Kuwait E E E
Malaysia E E E
Mexico D D D
Netherlands D D D
New Zealand D D D
Norway D D D
Peru - E - Difference
Philippines E E E
Poland D E D Difference
Portugal D D D
Qatar E E E
Romania E - - Difference
Russian E E E Excluded due to War in Ukraine.
Saudi Arabia E E E
Singapore D D D
South Africa E E E
South Korea D E E Difference
Spain D D D
Sweden D D D
Switzerland D D D
Taiwan E E E
Thailand E E E
Turkey E E E
United Arab Emirates E E E
United Kingdom D D D
United States D D D