Which returned more over the last year, URTH or VGSH?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, URTH returned +17.4% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so URTH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, URTH or VGSH?

URTH charges 0.24% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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URTH vs VGSH: how they differ

URTH and VGSH hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and URTH returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI World ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, URTH and VGSH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in URTH	Only in VGSH
NVIDIA CORPORATION 5.64%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%
APPLE INC. 5.04%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.50%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.86%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%
ALPHABET INC. 2.43%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%
BROADCOM INC. 2.21%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%
ALPHABET INC. 2.01%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.51%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%

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.

URTH and VGSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	URTH iShares MSCI World ETF	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	MSCI World	Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+17.4%	+1.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.1 pts	−15.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.24%	0.03%
Holdings	1322	91

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%.

VGSH in plain words

VGSH is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, URTH or VGSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, URTH returned +17.4% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so URTH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, URTH or VGSH?: URTH charges 0.24% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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