Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
URTH vs VYM: how they differ
URTH and VYM hold 25% of their weight in the same names.
iShares MSCI World ETF and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, URTH and VYM hold 25% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | URTH | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| BROADCOM INC. | 2.21% | 8.07% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 0.90% | 3.36% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | 0.67% | 2.73% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 0.60% | 2.31% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | 0.52% | 1.52% |
| CATERPILLAR INC. | 0.45% | 1.73% |
| ORACLE CORPORATION | 0.43% | 1.14% |
| ABBVIE INC. | 0.42% | 1.57% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | 0.39% | 1.45% |
| CHEVRON CORPORATION | 0.38% | 1.51% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED | 0.38% | 1.41% |
| THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY | 0.37% | 1.45% |
| Only in URTH | Only in VYM |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 5.64% | Carnival Corp 0.13% |
| APPLE INC. 5.04% | Coterra Energy Inc 0.11% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.50% | Albemarle Corp 0.10% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.86% | Credicorp Ltd 0.09% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.43% | Ovintiv Inc 0.07% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.01% | Southwest Airlines Co 0.07% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.51% | Amcor PLC 0.07% |
| TESLA, INC. 1.35% | East West Bancorp Inc 0.07% |
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 | VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | MSCI World | US high dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.4% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.1 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.24% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 70.3% | 92.2% |
| Holdings | 1322 | 608 |
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%.
VYM in plain words
VYM is an index equity fund tracking the US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 25.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, URTH or VYM?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, URTH returned +17.4% and VYM returned +17.6%, so VYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, URTH or VYM?
- URTH charges 0.24% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do URTH and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 70% of URTH and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 25% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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