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Amundi MSCI World SRI Climate Net Zero Ambition PAB vs Xtrackers MSCI World ESG

Amundi MSCI World SRI Climate Net Zero Ambition PAB tracks MSCI World SRI Climate Net Zero Ambition PAB and Xtrackers MSCI World ESG tracks MSCI World Low Carbon SRI Leaders. They are realistic alternatives for the same slot in a portfolio, but because the indices are different nobody can tell you in advance which will return more. What can be compared objectively is the cost, the replication method, the domicile and how each one is structured — and that is what this page does.

What each one tracks

This is the underlying difference: they do not follow the same index, so their returns will diverge.

Amundi MSCI World SRI Climate Net Zero Ambition PAB

MSCI World SRI Climate Net Zero Ambition PAB

Xtrackers MSCI World ESG

MSCI World Low Carbon SRI Leaders

Comparison

Amundi MSCI World SRI Climate Net Zero Ambition PABXtrackers MSCI World ESG
IndexMSCI World SRI Climate Net Zero Ambition PABMSCI World Low Carbon SRI Leaders
TER0.18%0.20%
Hist. return*~8%~8%
ReplicationPhysicalPhysical
DistributionAccumulatingAccumulating
DomicileIrlandaIrlanda
CurrencyEURUSD
Risk4/74/7
ISINIE000Y77LGG9IE00BZ02LR44

What the fee gap actually costs

Applying the SAME 7% gross return to both and contributing €300/month, the only thing moving the result is the TER. This is not a return forecast: it is how much the fee weighs.

HorizonAmundi MSCI World SRI Climate Net Zero Ambition PABXtrackers MSCI World ESGDifference
10 years€51,706€51,649€58
20 years€153,776€153,402€374
30 years€355,262€353,865€1,397

Amundi MSCI World SRI Climate Net Zero Ambition PAB is the cheaper of the two. Remember they track different indices: cost is one factor, not the verdict.

Nobody can know which will perform better: they track different indices and past performance is not a prediction. What is objective today is the cost, the replication, the domicile and the distribution policy.

Amundi

Amundi MSCI World SRI Climate Net Zero Ambition PAB

Xtrackers

Xtrackers MSCI World ESG

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Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Amundi MSCI World SRI Climate Net Zero Ambition PAB and Xtrackers MSCI World ESG?+

They track different indices: Amundi MSCI World SRI Climate Net Zero Ambition PAB follows MSCI World SRI Climate Net Zero Ambition PAB and Xtrackers MSCI World ESG follows MSCI World Low Carbon SRI Leaders. They also differ in cost (0.18% vs 0.20% TER), replication (physical vs physical) and domicile (Irlanda vs Irlanda).

Which one will perform better?+

Nobody can know that: they track different indices, so their returns will diverge, and past index performance is not a prediction. What you can control today is the cost, the tax structure and whether the index actually covers what you want exposure to.

Which one is cheaper?+

Amundi MSCI World SRI Climate Net Zero Ambition PAB has the lower annual fee. Applying the same 7% gross return to both with €300/month, that fee gap alone is worth about €374 after 20 years — that part is arithmetic, not a forecast.

Accumulating or distributing?+

Both are accumulating, so on this point there is no difference between them.

Can I hold both?+

Yes. Unlike two funds tracking the identical index, these give you genuinely different exposure, so holding both is not automatically redundant — just be aware you may end up overlapping on the largest companies and doubling your rebalancing work.

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