Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
URTH vs VBK: how they differ
URTH and VBK hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and URTH returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI World ETF and Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, URTH and VBK hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | URTH | VBK |
|---|---|---|
| FLEX LTD. | 0.06% | 0.42% |
| Astera Labs, Inc | 0.05% | 1.05% |
| Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd | 0.04% | 1.27% |
| EMCOR GROUP, INC. | 0.04% | 0.52% |
| EQT CORPORATION | 0.04% | 0.23% |
| FIRST SOLAR, INC. | 0.04% | 0.34% |
| TWILIO INC. | 0.03% | 0.88% |
| CASEY'S GENERAL STORES, INC. | 0.03% | 0.83% |
| CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION | 0.03% | 0.79% |
| NATERA, INC. | 0.03% | 1.04% |
| FTAI Aviation Ltd. | 0.03% | 0.78% |
| AST SPACEMOBILE, INC. | 0.03% | 0.35% |
| Only in URTH | Only in VBK |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 5.64% | Carpenter Technology Corp 0.82% |
| APPLE INC. 5.04% | nVent Electric PLC 0.77% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.50% | ATI Inc 0.76% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.86% | TechnipFMC PLC 0.74% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.43% | MasTec Inc 0.74% |
| BROADCOM INC. 2.21% | MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc 0.74% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.01% | Woodward Inc 0.71% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.51% | Sterling Infrastructure Inc 0.69% |
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.
| URTH iShares MSCI World ETF | VBK Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | MSCI World | Small-Cap Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.4% | +13.8% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.1 pts | −3.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.24% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 70.3% | 10.2% |
| Holdings | 1322 | 545 |
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%.
VBK in plain words
VBK is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 10% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 545 positions, with the top ten at 9.3%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, URTH or VBK?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, URTH returned +17.4% and VBK returned +13.8%, so URTH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, URTH or VBK?
- URTH charges 0.24% a year and VBK charges 0.05%, so VBK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do URTH and VBK overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 70% of URTH and 10% of VBK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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