Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
URTH vs XHB: how they differ
URTH and XHB hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and URTH returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI World ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, URTH and XHB hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | URTH | XHB |
|---|---|---|
| THE HOME DEPOT, INC. | 0.35% | 3.28% |
| LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. | 0.13% | 3.03% |
| CARRIER GLOBAL CORPORATION | 0.05% | 3.20% |
| D.R. HORTON, INC. | 0.04% | 3.29% |
| WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC. | 0.03% | 3.34% |
| PULTEGROUP, INC. | 0.03% | 3.44% |
| LENNAR CORPORATION | 0.02% | 2.99% |
| NVR, Inc. | 0.02% | 3.21% |
| CARLISLE COMPANIES INCORPORATED | 0.02% | 3.28% |
| LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC. | 0.02% | 3.37% |
| MASCO CORPORATION | 0.02% | 3.41% |
| BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE, INC. | 0.01% | 3.56% |
| Only in URTH | Only in XHB |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 5.64% | Owens Corning 4.10% |
| APPLE INC. 5.04% | Advanced Drainage Systems Inc 3.60% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.50% | KB Home 3.56% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.86% | Meritage Homes Corp 3.53% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.43% | Toll Brothers Inc 3.52% |
| BROADCOM INC. 2.21% | Installed Building Products Inc 3.49% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.01% | Somnigroup International Inc 3.40% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.51% | Champion Homes Inc 3.34% |
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 | XHB State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | State Street |
| What it is | MSCI World | SPDR S&P Homebuilders |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.4% | −16.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.1 pts | −34.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.24% | 0.35% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 70.3% | 45.7% |
| Holdings | 1322 | 35 |
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%.
XHB in plain words
XHB is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Homebuilders. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −16.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 46% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 35 positions, with the top ten at 35.6%. It sat 20.6% below its high of Oct 18, 2024 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, URTH or XHB?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, URTH returned +17.4% and XHB returned −16.6%, so URTH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, URTH or XHB?
- URTH charges 0.24% a year and XHB charges 0.35%, so URTH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do URTH and XHB overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 70% of URTH and 46% of XHB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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