Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
MOAT vs URTH: how they differ
MOAT and URTH hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and URTH returned more over the year.
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF and iShares MSCI World ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MOAT and URTH hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | MOAT | URTH |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 2.45% | 5.64% |
| Broadcom Inc | 2.43% | 2.21% |
| Microsoft Corp | 2.20% | 3.50% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 1.33% | 2.86% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 1.17% | 1.51% |
| Applied Materials Inc | 2.34% | 0.39% |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc | 2.51% | 0.25% |
| PepsiCo Inc | 1.17% | 0.22% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | 1.18% | 0.20% |
| Walt Disney Co/The | 1.19% | 0.20% |
| Amphenol Corp | 1.50% | 0.20% |
| Charles Schwab Corp/The | 2.45% | 0.16% |
| Only in MOAT | Only in URTH |
|---|---|
| Brown-Forman Corp 2.49% | APPLE INC. 5.04% |
| NXP Semiconductors NV 1.60% | ALPHABET INC. 2.43% |
| Guidewire Software Inc 1.18% | ALPHABET INC. 2.01% |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc 1.17% | TESLA, INC. 1.35% |
| MarketAxess Holdings Inc 0.73% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.20% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 0.97% | |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 0.92% | |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 0.90% |
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.
| MOAT VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF | URTH iShares MSCI World ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | VanEck | iShares |
| What it is | Morningstar Wide Moat | MSCI World |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.3% | +17.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −6.2 pts | −0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.46% | 0.24% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 91.6% | 70.3% |
| Holdings | 55 | 1322 |
MOAT in plain words
MOAT is an index equity fund tracking the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 55 positions, with the top ten at 25.3%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
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, MOAT or URTH?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MOAT returned +11.3% and URTH returned +17.4%, so URTH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, MOAT or URTH?
- MOAT charges 0.46% a year and URTH charges 0.24%, so URTH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do MOAT and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 92% of MOAT and 70% of URTH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 13% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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