Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SDY vs URTH: how they differ
SDY and URTH hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and URTH returned more over the year.
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF and iShares MSCI World ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SDY and URTH hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SDY | URTH |
|---|---|---|
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 0.93% | 0.67% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.00% | 0.60% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 0.47% | 0.45% |
| AbbVie Inc | 1.63% | 0.42% |
| Chevron Corp | 1.28% | 0.38% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The | 1.26% | 0.37% |
| Microsoft Corp | 0.36% | 3.50% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 1.26% | 0.35% |
| International Business Machines Corp | 1.27% | 0.30% |
| Texas Instruments Inc | 1.56% | 0.30% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 1.57% | 0.29% |
| Walmart Inc | 0.29% | 0.56% |
| Only in SDY | Only in URTH |
|---|---|
| Medtronic PLC 1.30% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 5.64% |
| Amcor PLC 0.93% | APPLE INC. 5.04% |
| Accenture PLC 0.88% | AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.86% |
| Stanley Black & Decker Inc 0.66% | ALPHABET INC. 2.43% |
| Assurant Inc 0.62% | BROADCOM INC. 2.21% |
| J M Smucker Co/The 0.58% | ALPHABET INC. 2.01% |
| Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc 0.58% | META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.51% |
| Linde PLC 0.56% | TESLA, INC. 1.35% |
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.
| SDY State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF | URTH iShares MSCI World ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | iShares |
| What it is | SPDR S&P Dividend | MSCI World |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.0% | +17.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −6.5 pts | −0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.24% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.6% | 70.3% |
| Holdings | 155 | 1322 |
SDY in plain words
SDY is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 85% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 155 positions, with the top ten at 17.1%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 24, 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, SDY or URTH?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SDY returned +11.0% and URTH returned +17.4%, so URTH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SDY or URTH?
- SDY charges 0.35% a year and URTH charges 0.24%, so URTH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SDY and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 85% of SDY and 70% of URTH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 10% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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