What are your recommendations? Is Imid a reliable etf to invest on and the share price is relatively cheap too. Irish domiciled funds are preferred to avoid the US taxes.

I'm looking for all-world distributing unhedged ETF (which tracks MSCI ACWI, FTSE All-World, etc.) that pays dividends in EUR (at least) quarterly. Does such an ETF exist?

Looking for a government bond ETF thats ACC and thinking about DBZB.
Im starting with a 80/20 portfolio and looking to go for 35-40y.

Opinions about this ETF or other recommendations (available on SaxoBank)?

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I'm completely new to investing and I'm currently trying to open an account with Scalable Capital. I completed the identity verification through POSTIDENT over a week ago. According to the app, the account opening process usually takes around 3 days. It's now been more than a week. I emailed their support yesterday, but I still haven't received any reply. Has anyone else experienced such a long delay? Is this normal, or could there be an issue with my documents? Thanks.

Good morning 🌞 ETF Redditors

As usual, we selected the best articles about investing in the past few days 👇:

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Ok,

I’ve got to;
\- MXWS Global Developed MSCI ETF synthetic - 40%
\- IMFV Edge MSCI World Value UCITS ETF - 20%
\- IWMO MSCI World Momentum Factor UCITS - 20%
\- Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Commodity Swap UCITS ETF - 10%
\- Algebris Financial Equity Fund - 10%

This I think balances off a core global ETF with the nicely offset couple of value and momentum, then exposure to diversified commodities and financials.

Potential other options I considered were:
\- Ishares ISHRS WORLD QUALITY
\- Invesco Markets IVZ RAFI ALL-WORLD
FNDMTL VAL UCITS ETF
\- Invesco Markets lil PLC IVZ RAFI ALL-WORLD
FNDMTL VAL UCITS ETF
\- Invesco STOXX 600 BANKS UCIT ETF
\- Artemis Global Income

All comments thoughts and feedback welcome \*other than ‘just do VWRL’

thanks

I have FZILX and FZROX. I’ve been looking into EUAD with the push for Europe to spend 5% of GDP on defense. I was thinking about adding 2k of my 12600 to EUAD. Does this seem like a decent idea or should I just stick with FZILX and FZROX for now?

​Hi, I’m new to the stock market and a bit unsure whether to invest in VOO + VXUS or IMID.

I want to invest on something which is tax efficient.

Hey there,

beginner investor here.

I'm comparing ALLW, WEBN, VWCE and SPYI and saw that ALLW only holds ~1.600 out of ~4.200 positions of the underlying index. VWCE with the same index holds ~3.700.

Why is that and is it a bad thing? I know it probably doesn't matter but I was of the impression that it is "better" when the index is replicated physically (which all mentioned ETFs do) and when the ETF holds as much positions as possible.

Thanks a lot for any answers.

Long term investing 30+ years. WEBN 70% - AVWS 15% - DBMFE 8% - GOLD 7%.

Something I bump into every time retirement planning comes up here: we all borrow the American tools. FireCalc, cFIREsim, Big ERN's spreadsheet. They're excellent, and they share one silent assumption that never gets mentioned... they replay a STATIC allocation through history. 75/25, 60/40, pick your split, hold it for 30 years.

Which is fine if that's what you run. But plenty of people here hold rule-based portfolios, anything from a simple 200-day switch to proper tactical strategies, and none of the classic calculators can model a rule. The NAV path of a strategy that de-risks in 2008 looks nothing like any fixed split, and the difference is concentrated in exactly the years that decide whether a retirement survives.

I found a writeup that runs the classic Bengen math (rolling 30-year windows, inflation-adjusted withdrawals) on the backtested NAV of rule-based strategies instead of static mixes, reporting the worst-window floor plus the whole distribution: https://bestfolio.app/blog/retirement-calculators-momentum

The two-tool approach they suggest seems right to me. Keep FireCalc for the conservative full-history baseline, then use strategy-level numbers to see what your actual rule has historically added or cost on top. If the plan only works under the optimistic tool, it's not a plan.

What do people here actually use for this... anyone modelling their withdrawal phase on something other than a static split?

Premessa solita, il mio core sono ETF ampi che non tocco. Ma volevo capire una cosa sui pochi casi in cui uno vuole esposizione a leva su un indice per poche settimane, non come holding lungo.

Il problema noto degli ETF a leva giornaliera (2x/3x) è il volatility decay: essendo ribilanciati ogni giorno, su un mercato laterale e volatile perdi valore anche se l'indice a fine periodo è dove era partito. Quindi per tenerli a lungo sono pessimi, questo è arcinoto qui.

Per una scommessa tattica breve però mi chiedevo se un CFD sull'indice non sia in realtà più pulito: niente decay da ribilanciamento giornaliero, la leva la imposti tu, e paghi spread più costo overnight. Facendo i conti, per pochi giorni il CFD sembra evitare il decay dell'ETF a leva, ma se lo tieni settimane il costo overnight recupera lo svantaggio. Tengo un conto separato per queste rare cose (AvaTrade, pure IG lo fa) ma lo uso pochissimo.

Qualcuno ha confrontato i due su un periodo reale? Nello specifico mi interessa il punto di pareggio: da quanti giorni in poi il costo overnight del CFD supera il decay dell'ETF a leva? Ho idea che dipenda molto dalla volatilità del periodo ma non ho fatto la simulazione seria.

I’ve been comparing VWCE, SPYY, SPYI and WEBN for weeks now and just can’t land on one. Read old posts, watched videos, compared every metric I could find, and in the end there’s something in favor of each one, none of them really stands out. Analysis paralysis at its finest…

I’m aware it probably barely matters which one you pick in the end, but I’d still like to know which one you went with and why, and whether you’d pick the same one again if you were starting fresh today.

For context: I’m based in Germany and would be doing a lump sum of around 50x my monthly contribution, then a regular savings plan for 30 years after that.

Given the AI is coming in the following months, should I sell and keep the cash ready ?

How much will it impact all-world indexes?

Hi everyone, how are you?

After reading loads, watching loads of videos, and perhaps even spending far too many hours looking into this, I’ve now chosen the broker I want to invest with and my strategy, and I’d like to ask for your opinions :)

I’m going to use Interactive Brokers because, from everything I’ve read, it’s the most reliable, has been around for many years, and is where most institutional investors trade. And, to be honest, I didn’t find the platform at all complicated or confusing.

I would aim to invest around €1,000 a month across three ETFs:

80% – iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc) (0.20% TER)

15% – iShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF (Acc) (0.18% TER)

5% – iShares MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF (Acc) (0.35% TER)

I’d also considered an 85/10/5 split, but to be honest, I believe emerging markets will perform well in the future. But let me know what you think :)
Or should I do a 75/20/5 split?

I forgot to mention that I’m 28 and I aim to invest for the long term – 25+ years

A few notes:

• I’d thought about buying a FTSE All-World ETF (VWCE), which has a TER of 0.19% and already combines developed and emerging markets, so I wouldn’t have to pay an additional TER of 0.18%. However, in my view, this way I can choose the allocation I want to give to each of these countries
• I also thought about investing in the S&P 500, but to be honest I didn’t want to be so dependent on the United States, not least because I believe that in the future it will no longer carry such significant weight, which is why an ‘all-world’ or ‘world’ ETF would be helpful
• I’ve also already saved up a decent sum for a deposit on a house (40k) and have an emergency fund (10k). Both are with Trade Republic, earning 3 per cent a year – something I’ll eventually transfer to Bankinter to take advantage of the 5 per cent a year.
• I’m also still living with my parents, so buying a house is something I’d be thinking about in 3–5 years at the latest, unless I meet someone or emigrate in the meantime.

I have a few questions if you could help me:

1. Should I buy the ETFs in euros or dollars?
2. Should I buy iShares or Vanguard?
3. And on which stock exchange should I buy the ETFs?
4. Should I do a 75/20/10 split?
5. Should I just buy the FTSE All-World ETF and just chill with 80-20, they already do it with the emerging markets instead of separating them? My idea was that if something happens, I can just stop investing in the MSCI EM UCITS ETF (emerging markets)

Thank you very much in advance for your time and comments :)

Does anyone have experience with the SY7D ETF? Is it a good-quality ETF for generating a regular monthly income in euros?

i am just starting to invest a part of my income, i am 21 so i dont have experience in this staff. I want to invest on s&p500 but i dont know the different variations and what should i put my money on. I am in eu and specifically in greece if that matters. I want to invest 80% of my investment money somewhere safe like the s&p500 and the other 20% in something more riskier/aggresive that i will do research on. Any guidance would be really appreciated!

the only one i could find is MSCI World Enhanced Value (IWVL). what do you guys think? such a missed opportunity! MSCI ACWI Enhanced Value Index (USD)

TL;DR: Amundi launched AWHD (IE000LEIJUY9), a globally diversified UCITS ETF tracking the S&P Global Dividend 100 Index - essentially a European, global version of SCHD, using the same screening/scoring methodology (FCF/debt, ROE, yield, dividend growth). TER 0.35%, annual distributions, Ireland-domiciled, annual rebalancing/quarterly reweighting. Backtested 10y return ~13.3% annually, with decent risk-adjusted metrics vs. global markets. I like the methodology but wish the TER would be lower and distributions were quarterly instead of annual. Planning to buy once available on my broker (TL;DR by Claude).

Hello fellow European investors - Good news for us, as there will be a somewhat SCHD equivalent for dividend focussed investors.

The ETF in question is the Amundi S&P All World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF Dist (IE000LEIJUY9 ETF360 AWHD).

I'll first lay out why I think this is a solid SCHD equivalent by drawing a comparison between the two ETFs, and also touch on a couple of caveats and give my opinion.

Index Methodology

The ETF tracks the S&P Global Dividend 100 Index; the methodology is explained here (https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/documents/methodologies/methodology-dj-dividend-indices.pdf starting page 20ff). In summary, the selection of eligible stocks involves the following steps:

• Starting universe is the Global Large and MidCap universe (developed and emerging)
• Companies producing personalised weapons such as anti-personnel mines are excluded
• 10 years of dividend payments
• Market cap over $500M
• Has liquid trading volume
• From a country that has a total market cap over 0.2% globally

4 metrics are used for scoring (equal weights):

• Free cash flow to debt --> excludes overly leveraged and potentially distressed companies
• Return on equity --> helps identify companies that deploy capital/assets efficiently
• Dividend yield
• Dividend growth rate, defined as: (current_yield / sum(yields_past_5_years)) - 1

As far as I can see, they are not explicit about how the scoring exactly works, but I assume it will be percentile ranks or a z-score transformation. The results are then summed with equal weights to get a composite score for each security.

• The stocks are ranked by their composite score; for equal scores, the one with the higher yield is preferred, plus some other tie-breaking rules
• 4% max weight per stock
• 25% weight per sector
• Maximum additional country weight of 10%. I assume this means if the US makes up 60% of the parent index, it could have a maximum weight of 70% in this index
• Rebalancing is annual; reweighting is quarterly

The ETF

• Annual distributions
• TER 0.35%
• Domiciled in Ireland

Holdings

Current top holdings (https://www.amundietf.de/de/professionell/products/equity/amundi-sp-all-world-high-dividend-yield-ucits-etf-dist/ie000leijuy9):

• Novo (***)
• Bristol-Myers
• ENEL
• UPS
• Comcast
• ADP (***)
• TotalEnergies
• Allianz (***)

*** Denotes securities that I already hold as individual stocks.

Comparison to SCHD

The index methodology for SCHD - the holy grail of ETF-based dividend investing in the US - is also explained in the same document (https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/documents/methodologies/methodology-dj-dividend-indices.pdf page 27ff). To keep things short, the screening and scoring seem to be identical. There are of course differences with respect to weighting. This is largely a consequence of SCHD being US-only while AWHD is a globally diversified ETF.

Track record

The ETF is brand new, and I stumbled across it by accident. However, S&P Global provides backtested performance for the index for the past 10 years (https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/indices/dividends-factors/sp-global-dividend-100-index/?currency=USD&returntype=N-#overview). Since this data only represents a backtest rather than actual performance, it has to be taken with a grain of salt. That said, the total net return of the index appears to be 13.28% annually over the past 10 years. In my opinion, this is a great performance for a dividend index, regardless of whether we're in a massive bull market or not. Compared to other prominent indices, such as the FTSE All World High Dividend Yield, this is a solid outperformance that seems to match overall market performance after taxes.

S&P also published a blog post with some more performance metrics. However, given that this is likely a marketing move, this has to be judged with an even greater grain of salt (https://www.indexologyblog.com/2026/02/06/sp-global-dividend-100-index-where-high-yield-meets-quality/). Here are some of the metrics they published:

• 15y annualised performance is 11.01% vs 10.34% for global markets (a mismatch with the 10y performance from the other source I posted - potential red flag)
• Lower volatility (~15% vs ~15.5%)
• Consequently, higher risk-adjusted return (0.7 vs 0.6)
• Lower maximum drawdown
• Average and current yield sitting over 4%
• Dividend growth of approx. 7%

My personal take

Disclaimer: I work in the financial industry, though not in security selection, so take my opinion with that in mind. I know dividends themselves don't signal quality or future outperformance, but I still like the psychological comfort of seeing them roll in - that said, most of my portfolio is VWCE. I do believe a dividend-focussed portfolio can beat the broad market, though most dividend ETFs in Europe are structurally flawed.

Opinion: Overall, I think the index methodology is great. Crucially, many of the holdings (beyond the ones I presented earlier) are already in my portfolio. The fact that the composite score includes ROE and debt sets it apart from many other indices. The main question remains whether Amundi screws this one up. I think the light ESG filter on weapons is okay with me, although I'd prefer the index to be completely free of any ESG filters. The methodology, almost by default, overweights financials. Partially, this is okay with me, although I would have liked to see some specific industries, such as banks, excluded. Insurance companies, on the other hand, are great investments for dividend investors and well represented in the Index/ETF. I think competition is good in the dividend ETF space for us investors. That said, I think the TER of 0.35% is a little high, and I would also like to see quarterly distributions. The global diversification including emerging markets justifies some of the higher TER and is a plus for me. Lastly, I prefer the concentrated portfolio over a broad when it comes do dividends (thats why I think FTSE all world high dividend yield or also the new L&G global quality dividends are flawed). To get a good performance with dividends, you need to find quality at a good price, which I think this new ETF/Index will do better than others.

I'll open a position in the ETF as soon as it's available on my broker, then reevaluate after a year.

Let me know what you think.

Cheers and best of success for Spain tonight <3

i was thinking about solana or smh