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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IWD vs URTH: how they differ

IWD and URTH hold 43% of their weight in the same names, and IWD returned more over the year.

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF and iShares MSCI World ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWD and URTH hold 43% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IWD and URTH both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingIWDURTH
APPLE INC.5.38%5.04%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION3.89%3.50%
AMAZON.COM, INC.5.95%2.86%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.2.46%0.90%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.2.62%0.72%
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION1.60%0.67%
META PLATFORMS, INC.0.63%1.51%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON1.72%0.60%
INTEL CORPORATION1.72%0.57%
WALMART INC.1.28%0.56%
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.1.30%0.52%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION0.66%0.47%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IWDOnly in URTH
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATION 0.20%NVIDIA CORPORATION 5.64%
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC. 0.20%ALPHABET INC. 2.43%
MKS, INCORPORATED. 0.08%BROADCOM INC. 2.21%
MODERNA, INC. 0.07%ALPHABET INC. 2.01%
US FOODS HOLDING CORP. 0.06%TESLA, INC. 1.35%
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. 0.06%MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.20%
TD SYNNEX CORPORATION 0.06%ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 0.97%
DUPONT DE NEMOURS, INC. 0.05%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 0.92%

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.

IWD and URTH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IWD
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
URTH
iShares MSCI World ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isRussell 1000 valueMSCI World
Total return, 1 year+27.4%+17.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+9.9 pts−0.1 pts
Expense ratio0.18%0.24%
Already in the S&P 50090.2%70.3%
Holdings8701322

IWD in plain words

IWD is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +27.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 870 positions, with the top ten at 27.9%.

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, IWD or URTH?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWD returned +27.4% and URTH returned +17.4%, so IWD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IWD or URTH?
IWD charges 0.18% a year and URTH charges 0.24%, so IWD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWD and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 90% of IWD and 70% of URTH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 43% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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IWD against URTH, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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