IEFA ucits alternative: SWDA
BestFolio maps IEFA to SWDA as a approximate match European-listed alternative, with ISIN IE00B4L5Y983. Eligibility depends on the investor's jurisdiction, broker and account type.
US to European mapping
Original US-listed ETF ticker used in strategy rules and backtests.
iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc)
Euronext listing: SWDA.MI (Milan)
Universal identifier to search at European brokers.
SWDA gives similar asset-class exposure, but it is not a like-for-like index match.
IWDA iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc), ISIN IE00B4L5Y983, ongoing charge 0.20% a year. Trades on London Stock Exchange (USD).
USD trading line of the same fund; same ISIN and share class. Source: justETF, checked 2026-10-07. Checked 2026-10-07; source: justETF. Accumulating; fund currency USD; size EUR 132,811 m; https://www.justetf.com/en/etf-profile.html?isin=IE00B4L5Y983 For brokers that do not offer SWDA; BestFolio's European views and trade lists keep showing SWDA.
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What is SWDA?
SWDA is iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc), the European-listed product BestFolio uses when translating IEFA. Most targets are UCITS ETFs; some commodity and leveraged targets are UCITS-eligible ETCs or ETPs instead. Product structure and retail eligibility must be checked for the exact ISIN.
US exposure: MSCI EAFE IMI. European exposure: MSCI World. Prior decision #3768 retained: SWDA holds MSCI World including the US, whereas MSCI EAFE IMI excludes the US and Canada and includes small caps. Keep SWDA as approximate. Accumulating; fund currency USD; primary London Stock Exchange, GBp. TER 0.20% p.a.; size EUR 132,811m. Sources: issuer and justETF, checked 2026-10-07; https://www.justetf.com/en/etf-profile.html?isin=IE00B4L5Y983 The source ticker has 1x exposure and the mapped target has 1x exposure, so BestFolio can flag leverage differences during allocation translation.
Where IEFA is used on BestFolio
IEFA is in the UCITS translation table, but no currently published strategy universe lists it directly.
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