Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
URTH vs VUG: how they differ
URTH and VUG hold 43% of their weight in the same names, and URTH returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI World ETF and Vanguard Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, URTH and VUG hold 43% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | URTH | VUG |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 5.64% | 12.63% |
| APPLE INC. | 5.04% | 11.67% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 3.50% | 7.62% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | 2.86% | 4.47% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.43% | 5.76% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 2.21% | 4.29% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.01% | 4.54% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 1.51% | 3.41% |
| TESLA, INC. | 1.35% | 3.27% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 0.97% | 2.81% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 0.92% | 2.62% |
| VISA INC. | 0.60% | 1.54% |
| Only in URTH | Only in VUG |
|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.20% | Sandisk Corp 0.94% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 0.90% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 0.29% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 0.72% | Cerebras Systems Inc 0.04% |
| ASML Holding N.V. 0.69% | TKO Group Holdings Inc 0.04% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 0.67% | Symbotic Inc 0.02% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.60% | Venture Global Inc 0.02% |
| WALMART INC. 0.56% | ABIOMED Inc 0.00% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 0.52% |
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 | VUG Vanguard Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | MSCI World | US growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.4% | +12.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.1 pts | −4.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.24% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 70.3% | 97.4% |
| Holdings | 1322 | 147 |
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%.
VUG in plain words
VUG is an index equity fund tracking the US growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% 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, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 147 positions, with the top ten at 60.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, URTH or VUG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, URTH returned +17.4% and VUG returned +12.9%, so URTH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, URTH or VUG?
- URTH charges 0.24% a year and VUG charges 0.03%, so VUG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do URTH and VUG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 70% of URTH and 97% of VUG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 43% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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