Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
GARP vs URTH: how they differ
GARP and URTH hold 38% of their weight in the same names, and GARP returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF and iShares MSCI World ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GARP and URTH hold 38% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | GARP | URTH |
|---|---|---|
| APPLE | 5.23% | 5.28% |
| NVIDIA | 5.09% | 5.52% |
| MICROSOFT | 5.16% | 3.82% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A | 2.28% | 2.14% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 2.07% | 2.67% |
| BROADCOM INC | 1.76% | 1.79% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C | 2.17% | 1.70% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A | 4.81% | 1.56% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY | 4.76% | 1.21% |
| ELI LILLY | 1.53% | 0.99% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES | 1.77% | 0.90% |
| VISA CLASS A | 4.60% | 0.67% |
| Only in GARP | Only in URTH |
|---|---|
| TESLA INC 1.15% | |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.04% | |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 0.79% | |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 0.76% | |
| ASML HOLDING 0.73% | |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.71% | |
| WALMART INC 0.51% | |
| ABBVIE 0.50% |
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 Sep 10, 2026.
| GARP iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF | URTH iShares MSCI World ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| What it is | MSCI USA Quality GARP | MSCI World |
| Total return, 1 year | +29.5% | +17.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +12.0 pts | −0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.24% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.4% | 70.3% |
| Holdings | 133 | 1230 |
GARP in plain words
GARP is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Quality GARP. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +29.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 133 positions, with the top ten at 43.2%.
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 Sep 10, 2026, 70% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1230 positions, with the top ten at 26.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, GARP or URTH?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GARP returned +29.5% and URTH returned +17.4%, so GARP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, GARP or URTH?
- GARP charges 0.15% a year and URTH charges 0.24%, so GARP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do GARP and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 94% of GARP and 70% of URTH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 38% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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