Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
URTH vs VTV: how they differ
URTH and VTV hold 30% of their weight in the same names, and VTV returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI World ETF and Vanguard Value Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, URTH and VTV hold 30% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | URTH | VTV |
|---|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 1.20% | 4.89% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 0.90% | 3.07% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | 0.72% | 2.96% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | 0.67% | 2.13% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 0.60% | 2.30% |
| INTEL CORPORATION | 0.57% | 1.05% |
| WALMART INC. | 0.56% | 1.87% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | 0.52% | 1.57% |
| CATERPILLAR INC. | 0.45% | 1.84% |
| ABBVIE INC. | 0.42% | 1.67% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | 0.39% | 1.37% |
| CHEVRON CORPORATION | 0.38% | 1.18% |
| Only in URTH | Only in VTV |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 5.64% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.52% |
| APPLE INC. 5.04% | Honeywell International Inc 0.27% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.50% | Honeywell Aerospace Inc 0.26% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.86% | Southwest Airlines Co 0.09% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.43% | Medline Inc 0.06% |
| BROADCOM INC. 2.21% | Lennar Corp 0.00% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.01% | |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.51% |
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 | VTV Vanguard Value Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | MSCI World | US value |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.4% | +22.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.1 pts | +5.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.24% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 70.3% | 98.6% |
| Holdings | 1322 | 308 |
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%.
VTV in plain words
VTV is an index equity fund tracking the US value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 308 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, URTH or VTV?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, URTH returned +17.4% and VTV returned +22.9%, so VTV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, URTH or VTV?
- URTH charges 0.24% a year and VTV charges 0.03%, so VTV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do URTH and VTV overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 70% of URTH and 99% of VTV 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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