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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IYE vs URTH: how they differ

IYE and URTH hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and IYE returned more over the year.

iShares U.S. Energy ETF and iShares MSCI World ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IYE and URTH hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IYE and URTH both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingIYEURTH
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP22.32%0.76%
CHEVRON16.00%0.43%
CONOCOPHILLIPS6.77%0.18%
MARATHON PETROLEUM4.68%0.13%
VALERO ENERGY CORP4.62%0.13%
PHILLIPS 664.20%0.11%
WILLIAMS3.60%0.10%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY0.13%0.09%
EOG RESOURCES3.20%0.09%
SLB3.39%0.09%
KINDER MORGAN2.44%0.07%
ONEOK2.44%0.07%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IYEOnly in URTH
PERMIAN RESOURCES CLASS A 0.76%NVIDIA 5.52%
OVINTIV 0.73%APPLE 5.28%
HF SINCLAIR 0.68%MICROSOFT 3.82%
DT MIDSTREAM 0.53%AMAZON.COM INC 2.67%
ANTERO RESOURCES 0.47%ALPHABET CLASS A 2.14%
RANGE RESOURCES 0.40%BROADCOM INC 1.79%
CHORD ENERGY 0.35%ALPHABET CLASS C 1.70%
VIPER ENERGY INC CLASS A 0.34%META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.56%

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.

IYE and URTH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IYE
iShares U.S. Energy ETF
URTH
iShares MSCI World ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isU.S. EnergyMSCI World
Total return, 1 year+48.8%+17.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+31.3 pts−0.1 pts
Expense ratio0.37%0.24%
Already in the S&P 50089.0%70.3%
Holdings431230

IYE in plain words

IYE is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +48.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 89% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 43 positions, with the top ten at 71.3%.

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, IYE or URTH?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYE returned +48.8% and URTH returned +17.4%, so IYE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IYE or URTH?
IYE charges 0.37% a year and URTH charges 0.24%, so URTH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IYE and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 89% of IYE and 70% of URTH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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IYE against URTH, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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