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Quick note: There is also FTSE Developed World, which has outperformed All-World over the last few years AND has a lower TER than most All-World indeces. You can always hold 10% Emerging Markets + Developed World.

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The FTSE All-World has returned 82.5% over the last 5 years, while the FTSE Developed has returned 82.9% [1]. The difference is neglible if you ask me, and 5 years isn't that long anyway. The fees depend on the ETF you buy - in Europe, the difference between ETFs tracking All-World and Developed is around 0.08%. The biggest difference is that the Developed index "only" has 2000 stocks instead of the 4000 of All-World.

Another issue in Europe is that the accumulating ETFs (more tax efficient in most countries) tracking the Developed index have low liquidity.

1. https://research.ftserussell.com/Analytics/Factsheets/Home/D...

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