Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUS vs URTH: how they differ
AVUS and URTH hold 61% of their weight in the same names, and AVUS returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and iShares MSCI World ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and URTH hold 61% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | AVUS | URTH |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 5.49% | 5.64% |
| Apple Inc | 5.37% | 5.04% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.85% | 3.50% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 3.68% | 2.86% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.42% | 2.43% |
| Alphabet Inc | 1.94% | 2.01% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.21% | 1.51% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 2.40% | 1.20% |
| Broadcom Inc | 1.18% | 2.21% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1.20% | 0.90% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 0.84% | 0.97% |
| Tesla Inc | 0.80% | 1.35% |
| Only in AVUS | Only in URTH |
|---|---|
| Sandisk Corp/DE 0.41% | ASML Holding N.V. 0.69% |
| TechnipFMC PLC 0.16% | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.35% |
| Sterling Infrastructure Inc 0.14% | ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.32% |
| Nextpower Inc 0.13% | Novartis AG 0.31% |
| ATI Inc 0.11% | Philip Morris International Inc. 0.30% |
| Permian Resources Corp 0.10% | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.29% |
| Viatris Inc 0.10% | Nestle S.A. 0.29% |
| Talen Energy Corp/Old 0.10% | SHELL PLC 0.26% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026.
| AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF | URTH iShares MSCI World ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | iShares |
| What it is | U.S. Equity | MSCI World |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +17.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | −0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.24% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.4% | 70.3% |
| Holdings | 1875 | 1322 |
AVUS in plain words
AVUS is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Equity. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1875 positions, with the top ten at 29.7%.
URTH in plain words
URTH is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI World. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 70% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1322 positions, with the top ten at 27.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or URTH?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and URTH returned +17.4%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUS or URTH?
- AVUS charges 0.15% a year and URTH charges 0.24%, so AVUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUS and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 70% of URTH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 61% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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