iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF (WSML)

The iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF is an index fund from BlackRock's iShares business that seeks to track the MSCI World Small Cap Index.

The index represents small-capitalization companies across developed markets, including the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Japan, Australia and other developed economies. The fund uses a passive, index-based approach, holding a broad and diversified portfolio of small company stocks across many sectors.

It provides a single-fund way to gain global developed-market small-cap exposure. iShares is the ETF brand of BlackRock, headquartered in New York.