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INDA vs URTH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, INDA returned −14.2% to URTH's +13.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $5.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares MSCI India ETF, and $8.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI World ETF.

At a glance
−14.2%
INDA total return, 1 year
+13.1%
URTH total return, 1 year
0.61%
INDA expense ratio
0.24%
URTH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

URTH costs 0.37 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 27.3 points; URTH is 1.5 times larger.

INDA vs URTH: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureINDAURTH
Return
Total return, 1 year−14.2%+13.1%
Drawdown
Below its high20.4%, high on Sep 26, 2024
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI India IndexMSCI World Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.61%0.24%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$5.8bn$8.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund34.8%27.2%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Feb 10, 2012 to Oct 23, 2026 · 767 weekly returns
INDA URTH
Return
Total return edge URTH +106.6% +404.2%
Annualized edge URTH +5.0% +11.6%
Price return edge URTH +78.6% +283.0%
Risk
Volatility edge URTH 19.2% 15.6%
Max drawdown edge URTH −41.0% −32.7%
Downside capture 79.0% 96.5%
Beta 0.70 0.98
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge URTH 0.26 0.67
Sortino edge URTH 0.38 0.96
Treynor 0.072 0.109
Calmar edge URTH 0.12 0.35
Against the benchmark
Alpha +1.8% a year +0.9% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.49 0.79
Information ratio 0.03 0.16
Tracking error 15.1% 4.5%

Each against its own benchmark: INDA against EEM, Feb 10, 2012 to Oct 23, 2026; URTH against ACWI, Jan 20, 2012 to Oct 23, 2026.

Reading

URTH returned more: +404.2% to +106.6%. URTH swung less: 15.6% to 19.2%. URTH fell less at its worst: −32.7% to −41.0%.

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19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: INDA vs URTH: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureINDAURTHEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+106.6%+404.2%URTHPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+5.0%+11.6%URTHTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+78.6%+283.0%URTHPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility19.2%15.6%URTHSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation13.4%11.0%URTHLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−41.0%−32.7%URTHDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture59.2%96.3%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture79.0%96.5%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.700.98Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.460.92Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.260.67URTHReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.380.96URTHReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.0720.109Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.120.35URTHAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkEEMACWIThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+1.8% a year+0.9% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.490.79Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−5.4% to +9.0%−1.4% to +3.2%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio0.030.16Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error15.1%4.5%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 767 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, INDA and URTH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first INDA URTH
HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LTD 0.65% 0.03%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in INDA
HDFC BANK 6.21%
ICICI BANK 5.90%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD 5.50%
BHARTI AIRTEL LTD 4.44%
INFOSYS 2.83%
AXIS BANK 2.23%
MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA LTD 1.99%
LARSEN AND TOUBRO LTD 1.97%
Only in URTH
APPLE 5.60%
NVIDIA 5.50%
MICROSOFT 4.12%
AMAZON.COM INC 2.69%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.07%
BROADCOM INC 1.70%
ALPHABET CLASS C 1.62%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.49%
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Side by side

INDA iShares MSCI India ETF URTH iShares MSCI World ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks the MSCI India Tracks the MSCI World
Total return, 1 year −14.2% +13.1%
Its benchmark over the same days +16.3% (EEM) +13.4% (ACWI)
Gap to its benchmark −30.5 pts vs EEM −0.3 pts vs ACWI
Expense ratio 0.61% 0.24%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 69.1%
Holdings 166 1254
Net assets, INDA as of Oct 27, 2026 and URTH as of Oct 28, 2026 $5.8bn $8.9bn

INDA and URTH on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-EB31A9862B

INDA and URTH do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

  1. What each follows. INDA follows MSCI India Index and URTH follows MSCI World Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 INDA returned −14.2% and URTH +13.1% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 27.3 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
INDA

INDA tracks the MSCI India. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −14.2% with distributions reinvested, against +16.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.61% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 166 positions, with the top ten at 34.8%. It sat 20.4% below its high of Sep 26, 2024 on Oct 28, 2026.

URTH

URTH tracks the MSCI World. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 69% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,254 positions, with the top ten at 27.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, INDA or URTH?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, INDA returned −14.2% and URTH +13.1%.
Which is cheaper, INDA or URTH?
URTH is cheaper, by 0.37 percentage points a year. That is about $37 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do INDA and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of INDA and 69% of URTH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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