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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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SCHG vs URTH: how they differ

SCHG and URTH hold 40% of their weight in the same names, and URTH returned more over the year.

Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF and iShares MSCI World ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHG and URTH hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SCHG and URTH both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSCHGURTH
NVIDIA Corp11.02%5.64%
Apple Inc9.84%5.04%
Microsoft Corp7.18%3.50%
Amazon.com Inc5.68%2.86%
Alphabet Inc4.76%2.43%
Broadcom Inc4.55%2.21%
Alphabet Inc3.78%2.01%
Meta Platforms Inc3.46%1.51%
Tesla Inc3.92%1.35%
Eli Lilly & Co3.06%0.97%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc2.94%0.92%
Visa Inc1.92%0.60%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SCHGOnly in URTH
Linde PLC 0.81%MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.20%
Trane Technologies PLC 0.35%JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 0.90%
TE Connectivity PLC 0.22%BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 0.72%
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 0.13%ASML Holding N.V. 0.69%
Carnival Corp Ltd 0.13%EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 0.67%
FTAI Aviation Ltd 0.09%JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.60%
Carpenter Technology Corp 0.08%INTEL CORPORATION 0.57%
MasTec Inc 0.08%WALMART INC. 0.56%

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.

SCHG and URTH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SCHG
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF
URTH
iShares MSCI World ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerSchwabiShares
What it isU.S. Large-Cap GrowthMSCI World
Total return, 1 year+12.7%+17.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−4.8 pts−0.1 pts
Expense ratio0.04%0.24%
Already in the S&P 50095.4%70.3%
Holdings1931322

SCHG in plain words

SCHG is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 193 positions, with the top ten at 57.2%.

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, SCHG or URTH?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHG returned +12.7% and URTH returned +17.4%, so URTH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHG or URTH?
SCHG charges 0.04% a year and URTH charges 0.24%, so SCHG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SCHG and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHG and 70% of URTH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 40% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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