Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
URTH vs VXF: how they differ
URTH and VXF hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and URTH returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI World ETF and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, URTH and VXF hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | URTH | VXF |
|---|---|---|
| SNOWFLAKE INC. | 0.09% | 1.03% |
| CLOUDFLARE, INC. | 0.08% | 0.92% |
| ROCKET LAB CORPORATION | 0.08% | 0.61% |
| BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION | 0.07% | 0.93% |
| CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. | 0.05% | 0.59% |
| Astera Labs, Inc | 0.05% | 0.76% |
| FERGUSON ENTERPRISES INC. | 0.05% | 0.54% |
| STRATEGY INC | 0.04% | 0.34% |
| ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | 0.04% | 0.47% |
| Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd | 0.04% | 0.52% |
| SUNBELT RENTALS HOLDINGS, INC. | 0.04% | 0.36% |
| TWILIO INC. | 0.03% | 0.37% |
| Only in URTH | Only in VXF |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 5.64% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19% |
| APPLE INC. 5.04% | Carpenter Technology Corp 0.36% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.50% | MKS Instruments Inc 0.35% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.86% | Amrize Ltd 0.32% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.43% | nVent Electric PLC 0.32% |
| BROADCOM INC. 2.21% | ATI Inc 0.32% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.01% | TechnipFMC PLC 0.31% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.51% | Sterling Infrastructure Inc 0.30% |
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 | VXF Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | MSCI World | Extended Market |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.4% | +14.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.1 pts | −3.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.24% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 70.3% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 1322 | 3365 |
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%.
VXF in plain words
VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, URTH or VXF?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, URTH returned +17.4% and VXF returned +14.1%, so URTH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, URTH or VXF?
- URTH charges 0.24% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do URTH and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 70% of URTH and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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