Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
URTH vs VIG: how they differ
URTH and VIG hold 30% of their weight in the same names, and URTH returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI World ETF and Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, URTH and VIG hold 30% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | URTH | VIG |
|---|---|---|
| APPLE INC. | 5.04% | 4.10% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 3.50% | 3.99% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 2.21% | 5.21% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 0.97% | 3.36% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 0.90% | 3.61% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | 0.67% | 2.92% |
| VISA INC. | 0.60% | 2.34% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 0.60% | 2.51% |
| WALMART INC. | 0.56% | 2.62% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | 0.52% | 1.64% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION | 0.47% | 2.04% |
| MASTERCARD INCORPORATED | 0.46% | 1.86% |
| Only in URTH | Only in VIG |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 5.64% | Albemarle Corp 0.10% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.86% | BWX Technologies Inc 0.09% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.43% | Royal Gold Inc 0.09% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.01% | ITT Inc 0.08% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.51% | DT Midstream Inc 0.07% |
| TESLA, INC. 1.35% | Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc 0.07% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.20% | Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc 0.07% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 0.92% | Reinsurance Group of America Inc 0.06% |
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 | VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | MSCI World | Dividend growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.4% | +12.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.1 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.24% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 70.3% | 95.7% |
| Holdings | 1322 | 332 |
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%.
VIG in plain words
VIG is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, URTH or VIG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, URTH returned +17.4% and VIG returned +12.4%, so URTH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, URTH or VIG?
- URTH charges 0.24% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, so VIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do URTH and VIG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 70% of URTH and 96% of VIG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 30% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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