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iShares Edge MSCI World Minimum Volatility vs iShares Edge MSCI World Quality Factor

iShares Edge MSCI World Minimum Volatility tracks MSCI World Minimum Volatility and iShares Edge MSCI World Quality Factor tracks MSCI World Sector Neutral Quality. 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.

iShares Edge MSCI World Minimum Volatility

MSCI World Minimum Volatility

iShares Edge MSCI World Quality Factor

MSCI World Sector Neutral Quality

Comparison

iShares Edge MSCI World Minimum VolatilityiShares Edge MSCI World Quality Factor
IndexMSCI World Minimum VolatilityMSCI World Sector Neutral Quality
TER0.30%0.30%
Hist. return*~7%~9%
ReplicationPhysicalPhysical
DistributionAccumulatingAccumulating
DomicileIrlandaIrlanda
CurrencyUSDUSD
Risk3/74/7
ISINIE00B8FHGS14IE00BP3QZ601

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.

HorizoniShares Edge MSCI World Minimum VolatilityiShares Edge MSCI World Quality FactorDifference
10 years€51,362€51,362€0
20 years€151,549€151,549€0
30 years€346,974€346,974€0

Both fees are effectively identical, so cost should not decide this choice.

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.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between iShares Edge MSCI World Minimum Volatility and iShares Edge MSCI World Quality Factor?+

They track different indices: iShares Edge MSCI World Minimum Volatility follows MSCI World Minimum Volatility and iShares Edge MSCI World Quality Factor follows MSCI World Sector Neutral Quality. They also differ in cost (0.30% vs 0.30% 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?+

Their fees are effectively identical (0.30% vs 0.30%), so cost should not decide this one. Look at index coverage, distribution policy and availability at your broker instead.

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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