There are ETF’s tracking four different all-world indices available for European investors. Quick comparison over them below.
| | ACWI | Solactive | FTSE | ACWI IMI | FTSE Global All Cap Choice | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Coverage ~ | ~85% | ~85% | ~89% | ~99% | ~97% | | Small caps | No | No | Some | Yes | Yes ESG exclusions | | Stocks | 2515 | 3583 | 4264 | 8253 | 8302 | | ETF(s) | SPYY / ACWE, IUSQ / ISAC, LYY0 / ACWI | WEBN | FWIA / FWRA, VWCE, ALLW | SPYI / IMIE | V3AA | | Country | US 🇺🇸 | DE 🇩🇪 | UK 🇬🇧 | US 🇺🇸 | UK 🇬🇧 |
| Year | ACWI | Solac-tive | FTSE | ACWI IMI | FTSE Global All Cap Choice | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025 | 22.34% | 22.78% | 22.62% | 22.06% | 20.9% | | 2024 | 17.49% | 17.31% | 17.2% | 16.37% | 17.53% | | 2023 | 22.2% | 22.44% | 22% | 21.58% | 24.4% | | 2022 | -18.36% | -18.37% | -18.07% | -18.4% | -22.48% | | 2021 | 18.54% | 18.49% | 18.4% | 18.22% | 18.08% | | 2020 | 16.25% | 15.86% | 16.01% | 16.25% | N/A | | Total | 78.46% | 78.51% | 78.16% | 76.08% | |
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 |