Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
ITOT vs URTH: how they differ
ITOT and URTH hold 70% of their weight in the same names.
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF and iShares MSCI World ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ITOT and URTH hold 70% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ITOT | URTH |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 6.64% | 5.64% |
| Apple, Inc. | 5.82% | 5.04% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 3.80% | 3.50% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.20% | 2.86% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 2.87% | 2.43% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.45% | 2.21% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 2.29% | 2.01% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 1.70% | 1.51% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 1.62% | 1.35% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 1.78% | 1.20% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 1.30% | 0.97% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 1.30% | 0.92% |
| Only in ITOT | Only in URTH |
|---|---|
| Sandisk Corp. 0.46% | ASML Holding N.V. 0.69% |
| Linde plc 0.33% | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.35% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc 0.30% | ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.32% |
| Eaton Corp. plc 0.23% | Novartis AG 0.31% |
| Chubb Ltd. 0.17% | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.29% |
| Trane Technologies plc 0.15% | Nestle S.A. 0.29% |
| Medtronic plc 0.14% | SHELL PLC 0.26% |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp. 0.14% | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF | URTH iShares MSCI World ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| What it is | Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market | MSCI World |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | +17.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.3 pts | −0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.24% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 88.3% | 70.3% |
| Holdings | 2497 | 1322 |
ITOT in plain words
ITOT is an index equity fund tracking the Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2497 positions, with the top ten at 32.2%.
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, ITOT or URTH?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ITOT returned +17.2% and URTH returned +17.4%, so URTH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, ITOT or URTH?
- ITOT charges 0.03% a year and URTH charges 0.24%, so ITOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do ITOT and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 88% of ITOT and 70% of URTH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 70% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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