Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
URTH vs VT: how they differ
URTH and VT hold 61% of their weight in the same names, and VT returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI World ETF and Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, URTH and VT hold 61% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | URTH | VT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 5.64% | 4.22% |
| APPLE INC. | 5.04% | 3.53% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 3.50% | 2.73% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | 2.86% | 2.29% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.43% | 2.04% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 2.21% | 1.74% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.01% | 1.61% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 1.51% | 1.21% |
| TESLA, INC. | 1.35% | 0.97% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 0.90% | 0.72% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | 0.72% | 0.69% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 0.97% | 0.68% |
| Only in URTH | Only in VT |
|---|---|
| ASML Holding N.V. 0.69% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.52% |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.35% | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 0.64% |
| ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.32% | ASML Holding NV 0.51% |
| Novartis AG 0.31% | SK hynix Inc 0.44% |
| Nestle S.A. 0.29% | Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.34% |
| SHELL PLC 0.26% | HSBC Holdings PLC 0.28% |
| Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.26% | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.27% |
| BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.25% | AstraZeneca PLC 0.26% |
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 | VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | MSCI World | Total World Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.4% | +18.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.1 pts | +1.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.24% | 0.06% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 70.3% | 55.2% |
| Holdings | 1322 | 10042 |
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%.
VT in plain words
VT is an index equity fund tracking the Total World Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10042 positions, with the top ten at 21.9%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, URTH or VT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, URTH returned +17.4% and VT returned +18.9%, so VT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, URTH or VT?
- URTH charges 0.24% a year and VT charges 0.06%, so VT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do URTH and VT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 70% of URTH and 55% of VT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 61% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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