Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
URTH vs VTI: how they differ
URTH and VTI hold 72% of their weight in the same names.
iShares MSCI World ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, URTH and VTI hold 72% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | URTH | VTI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 5.64% | 6.37% |
| APPLE INC. | 5.04% | 5.88% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 3.50% | 3.84% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | 2.86% | 3.19% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.43% | 2.90% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 2.21% | 2.48% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.01% | 2.29% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 1.51% | 1.71% |
| TESLA, INC. | 1.35% | 1.64% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 1.20% | 1.80% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 0.97% | 1.41% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 0.92% | 1.31% |
| Only in URTH | Only in VTI |
|---|---|
| ASML Holding N.V. 0.69% | Sandisk Corp 0.47% |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.35% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 0.14% |
| ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.32% | Honeywell International Inc 0.10% |
| Novartis AG 0.31% | Honeywell Aerospace Inc 0.10% |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.29% | MKS Instruments Inc 0.04% |
| Nestle S.A. 0.29% | Carpenter Technology Corp 0.04% |
| SHELL PLC 0.26% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.04% |
| Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.26% | nVent Electric PLC 0.04% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| URTH iShares MSCI World ETF | VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | MSCI World | US total market |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.4% | +17.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.1 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.24% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 70.3% | 88.3% |
| Holdings | 1322 | 3531 |
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%.
VTI in plain words
VTI is an index equity fund tracking the US total market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, URTH or VTI?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, URTH returned +17.4% and VTI returned +17.2%, so URTH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, URTH or VTI?
- URTH charges 0.24% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do URTH and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 70% of URTH and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 72% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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