IWDA vs VWRL: what is the difference?

84% of the money in IWDA and VWRL is in the same companies. Holding both adds little spread: the second fund mostly buys the same companies again.

By weight, from the full holdings of both funds: for every company in both, the smaller of its two weights, added up.

Side by side

IWDAVWRL
Yearly fee0.20%0.14%
Holdings1,2494,235
United States73%62%
Top 10 holdings27%25%
In stocks we grade D/F2.5%2.9%

Largest holdings

8 of the 10 largest holdings are the same.

IWDA

VWRL

Questions

What is the difference between IWDA and VWRL?

IWDA costs 0.20% a year and holds 1,249 companies, 73% in the United States. VWRL costs 0.14% and holds 4,235, 62% in the United States. 84% of their money is in the same companies.

Should I hold IWDA and VWRL together?

That depends on what you want, and this is not advice. A fact to start from: 84% of their money is in the same companies. Holding both adds little spread: the second fund mostly buys the same companies again.

Do you hold both? See your real positions.

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Holdings as of 2026-10-30 (FMP). Updated every week. Educational, not investment advice.