Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
URTH vs VOX: how they differ
URTH and VOX hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and URTH returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI World ETF and Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, URTH and VOX hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | URTH | VOX |
|---|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.43% | 16.14% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.01% | 10.61% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 1.51% | 21.12% |
| NETFLIX, INC. | 0.40% | 4.77% |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. | 0.22% | 4.17% |
| THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY | 0.20% | 3.96% |
| AT&T INC. | 0.19% | 3.69% |
| T-MOBILE US, INC. | 0.10% | 2.50% |
| COMCAST CORPORATION | 0.10% | 2.36% |
| WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC. | 0.07% | 2.74% |
| ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. | 0.06% | 2.00% |
| TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. | 0.04% | 2.09% |
| Only in URTH | Only in VOX |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 5.64% | Roku Inc 1.02% |
| APPLE INC. 5.04% | TKO Group Holdings Inc 0.83% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.50% | New York Times Co/The 0.70% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.86% | Lumen Technologies Inc 0.65% |
| BROADCOM INC. 2.21% | Match Group Inc 0.49% |
| TESLA, INC. 1.35% | Versant Media Group Inc 0.37% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.20% | Madison Square Garden Sports Corp 0.35% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 0.97% | Sirius XM Holdings Inc 0.33% |
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 iShares MSCI World ETF | VOX Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | MSCI World | Communication Services |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.4% | +2.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.1 pts | −14.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.24% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 70.3% | 84.5% |
| Holdings | 1322 | 114 |
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%.
VOX in plain words
VOX is an index equity fund tracking the Communication Services. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 114 positions, with the top ten at 72.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, URTH or VOX?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, URTH returned +17.4% and VOX returned +2.9%, so URTH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, URTH or VOX?
- URTH charges 0.24% a year and VOX charges 0.09%, so VOX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do URTH and VOX overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 70% of URTH and 84% of VOX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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