Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
URTH vs USMV: how they differ
URTH and USMV hold 26% of their weight in the same names, and URTH returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI World ETF and iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, URTH and USMV hold 26% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | URTH | USMV |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 5.64% | 1.64% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 3.50% | 1.56% |
| APPLE INC. | 5.04% | 0.82% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | 0.72% | 1.42% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | 0.67% | 1.60% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 0.97% | 0.66% |
| VISA INC. | 0.60% | 0.94% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 0.60% | 1.44% |
| WALMART INC. | 0.56% | 0.88% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 0.92% | 0.53% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | 0.52% | 1.81% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 2.21% | 0.50% |
| Only in URTH | Only in USMV |
|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC. 2.43% | COTERRA ENERGY INC. 0.19% |
| TESLA, INC. 1.35% | |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 0.90% | |
| ASML Holding N.V. 0.69% | |
| INTEL CORPORATION 0.57% | |
| CATERPILLAR INC. 0.45% | |
| LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 0.44% | |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 0.39% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| URTH iShares MSCI World ETF | USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| What it is | MSCI World | MSCI USA Min Vol Factor |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.4% | +6.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.1 pts | −10.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.24% | 0.15% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 70.3% | 94.8% |
| Holdings | 1322 | 170 |
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%.
USMV in plain words
USMV is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Min Vol Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +6.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 170 positions, with the top ten at 15.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, URTH or USMV?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, URTH returned +17.4% and USMV returned +6.6%, so URTH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, URTH or USMV?
- URTH charges 0.24% a year and USMV charges 0.15%, so USMV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do URTH and USMV overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 70% of URTH and 95% of USMV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 26% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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