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State Street SPDR MSCI World StrategicFactors ETF

QWLDNYSE ArcaSPDRB

$158.02−0.09 (−0.06%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:57 PM ET

B60/ 100

Rank 12 of 30 in International Multifactor

B60/100Rank 12 of 30inInternational Multifactor
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 158.11 to 158.02. Range 158.02 to 159.38. Use the arrow keys to read each point.158.50158.75159.00159.2510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.30%
Fund size
$179M
1Y total return
+14.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.76%
Holdings
1239
Avg volume · 30D
1.63K sh
52W range
low $138.47high $159.78
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net QWLD Grade

B

Score 60 out of 100

Category
International Multifactor⁠
Rank
12 of 30
Six-pillar profile for QWLD. Scores out of 100: Cost 59, Risk 80, Mission 81, Tradability 51, Holdings 51, Durability 57. Strongest: Mission (81). Weakest: Holdings (51). Leans toward Mission and Risk.

Score 60 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    B59 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 30

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A81 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 8

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A80 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 30

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C51 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 30

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C51 out of 100
    Rank 19 of 30

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B57 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 30

Our read on QWLD

ETF.net Research

In short

BThree factor tilts (value, quality, low volatility) blended into one developed-world index instead of three separate bets. Live since 2014, priced below the typical multifactor peer, and it spans all 23 developed markets rather than an ex-US slice.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track the total return of the MSCI World Factor Mix A-Series Index before fees and expenses. The index combines value, low-volatility, and quality exposures across large- and mid-cap stocks in 23 developed countries.

Why people hold it

  • Costs 0.30% a year against a 0.38% median for its multifactor peer group. Cheap for a strategy that runs three screens at once.
  • The index blends value, quality and low volatility in one wrapper, so no single factor's cold spell drives the whole result. MSCI does the rebalancing; you hold one ticker.ssga.com
  • Well over a thousand large- and mid-cap names across 23 developed countries. Most rivals here carve out the US; this one keeps the whole developed world in the basket.
  • A decade-plus of live history under State Street, with tracking that has stayed tight to the index it advertises. It sits in the upper half of its multifactor cohort.

Worth knowing

  • Thinly traded with a modest asset base, so spreads can run wider than the household-name international funds. Order type and size matter more here.
  • Distributions land once or twice a year, not quarterly. Income-focused holders get a lumpier cadence.
  • Cheaper multifactor options exist: INTF charges 0.16% and FDEV 0.18%, though both fish in ex-US waters rather than the full developed world.

QWLD Performance

Launched Jun 4, 2014

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

QWLD$11,422
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. QWLD $11,422. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for QWLD. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodQWLD
Year to date+11.3%
1 month+2.6%
3 months+1.8%
1 year+14.2%
3 yearsper year+18.8%
5 yearsper year+9.9%
10 yearsper year+12.1%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for QWLD
YearReturn barQWLD
2026 YTD+11.3%
2025+17.9%
2024+14.5%
2023+19.6%
2022−13.3%
2021+21.6%
2020+10.2%

QWLD in the news

QWLD Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
1.76%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.78Last 12 months
Last payment
$1.34 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 19 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 16, 2017 $0.83; Dec 15, 2017 $1.22; Jun 1, 2018 $0.63; Dec 21, 2018 $0.97; Jun 3, 2019 $0.83; Dec 20, 2019 $0.99; Jun 1, 2020 $0.85; Dec 18, 2020 $0.78; Jun 1, 2021 $0.92; Dec 17, 2021 $1.03; Jun 1, 2022 $1.00; Dec 16, 2022 $0.89; Jun 1, 2023 $1.02; Dec 15, 2023 $0.94; Jun 3, 2024 $0.97; Dec 18, 2024 $1.19; Jun 2, 2025 $1.21; Nov 25, 2025 $1.43; Jun 1, 2026 $1.34. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 1, 2026Jun 5, 2026$1.34
Nov 25, 2025Dec 2, 2025$1.43
Jun 2, 2025Jun 6, 2025$1.21
Dec 18, 2024Dec 24, 2024$1.19
Jun 3, 2024Jun 7, 2024$0.97
Dec 15, 2023Dec 22, 2023$0.94
Jun 1, 2023Jun 8, 2023$1.02
Dec 16, 2022Dec 23, 2022$0.89
Jun 1, 2022Jun 8, 2022$1.00
Dec 17, 2021Dec 27, 2021$1.03
Jun 1, 2021Jun 8, 2021$0.92
Dec 18, 2020Dec 28, 2020$0.78

See all 25 payments⁠

$10,000 in QWLD 10 years ago paid $3,213 in dividends.⁠

QWLD Risk

Risk pillarA80 out of 100Rank 4 of 30 in International Multifactor
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
9.4%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.43
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−22.8%
Trough Oct 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.77
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

QWLD Cost

Compare QWLD and GSWO

Overpaying vs GSWO, cheapest in International Multifactor

$3,012

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • QWLD 0.30%

    $6,149

  • GSWO 0.15% Cheapest

    $3,137

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • QWLD 0.30%
  • GSWO 0.15%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530QWLD $6,149GSWO $3,137

Year by year

YearQWLDGSWOOverpaying
10$545$274$271
20$2,113$1,071$1,042
30$6,149$3,137$3,012

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