State Street SPDR MSCI World StrategicFactors ETF
$156.680.00 (0.00%)
- 0.30%
- $176M
- +15.4%
- 1.77%
- 0M sh
- $156.39
- low $138.47high $159.78
The ETF.net QWLD Grade
B
Score 61 out of 100
- 12 of 30
Score 61 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.B60 out of 100Rank 12 of 30Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A80 out of 100Rank 7 of 8Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A79 out of 100Rank 4 of 30Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C53 out of 100Rank 15 of 30Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C51 out of 100Rank 19 of 30Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B58 out of 100Rank 14 of 30
Our read on QWLD
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.
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 Holdings
- Stocks
- 1,236
- 18%
- MSFT
Sectors
- Technology25.6%
- Financials16.7%
- Health Care13.2%
- Industrials10.2%
- Communication9.7%
- Consumer Staples7.8%
- Consumer Discretionary5.9%
- Energy4.1%
- Utilities3.5%
- Materials2.3%
- Real Estate0.9%
Geography
- United States65.53%
- Japan8.12%
- United Kingdom4.06%
- Switzerland3.77%
- Canada2.84%
- Netherlands2.23%
- Germany2.16%
- France2.12%
- 9.18%
Developed 98% · Emerging 2%
QWLD Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
QWLD$11,543
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | QWLD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +10.3% |
| 1 month | 0.0% |
| 3 months | +1.9% |
| 1 year | +15.4% |
| 3 years | +17.3% |
| 5 years | +10.6% |
| 10 years | +11.8% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | QWLD |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +10.3% | |
| 2025 | +17.9% | |
| 2024 | +14.5% | |
| 2023 | +19.6% | |
| 2022 | −13.3% | |
| 2021 | +21.6% | |
| 2020 | +10.2% |
QWLD in the news
QWLD Dividends
- 1.77%
- $2.78
- $1.34 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
QWLD Risk
- 9.5%
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.
- 1.25
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.
- −22.8%
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.
- 0.77
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
QWLD Cost
0.30%
QWLD0.30%
- The middle half of International Multifactor funds
- Median 0.35%
11 of the 30 International Multifactor funds charge less.
Other funds in International Multifactor
- BDEEFXtrackers FTSE Developed ex US Multifactor ETFExpense ratio 0.24%1 year return +17.9%
- BFENIFidelity Enhanced International ETFExpense ratio 0.28%1 year return +17.7%
- BQINTAmerican Century Quality Diversified International ETFExpense ratio 0.34%1 year return +17.8%
- CGSEUGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta Europe Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.25%1 year return +12.4%
- CJPINJPMorgan Diversified Return International Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.37%1 year return +17.5%