Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
URTH vs VNQ: how they differ
URTH and VNQ hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and URTH returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI World ETF and Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, URTH and VNQ hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | URTH | VNQ |
|---|---|---|
| WELLTOWER INC. | 0.15% | 7.86% |
| PROLOGIS, INC. | 0.15% | 7.02% |
| EQUINIX, INC. | 0.12% | 5.66% |
| AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION | 0.10% | 4.55% |
| DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC. | 0.07% | 3.67% |
| SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC. | 0.07% | 3.54% |
| REALTY INCOME CORPORATION | 0.06% | 3.12% |
| PUBLIC STORAGE. | 0.05% | 2.54% |
| VENTAS, INC. | 0.04% | 2.20% |
| CROWN CASTLE INC. | 0.04% | 2.06% |
| CBRE GROUP, INC. | 0.04% | 2.26% |
| IRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED | 0.04% | 1.98% |
| Only in URTH | Only in VNQ |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 5.64% | Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund 14.67% |
| APPLE INC. 5.04% | Jones Lang LaSalle Inc 0.80% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.50% | Host Hotels & Resorts Inc 0.77% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.86% | Omega Healthcare Investors Inc 0.74% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.43% | Lamar Advertising Co 0.63% |
| BROADCOM INC. 2.21% | Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc 0.62% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.01% | Camden Property Trust 0.59% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.51% | EastGroup Properties Inc 0.57% |
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 | VNQ Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | MSCI World | US real estate |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.4% | +5.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.1 pts | −11.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.24% | 0.13% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 70.3% | 63.3% |
| Holdings | 1322 | 146 |
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%.
VNQ in plain words
VNQ is an index equity fund tracking the US real estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +5.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 63% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 54.9%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, URTH or VNQ?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, URTH returned +17.4% and VNQ returned +5.6%, so URTH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, URTH or VNQ?
- URTH charges 0.24% a year and VNQ charges 0.13%, so VNQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do URTH and VNQ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 70% of URTH and 63% of VNQ 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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