Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
NOBL vs URTH: how they differ
NOBL and URTH hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and URTH returned more over the year.
ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF and iShares MSCI World ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, NOBL and URTH hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | NOBL | URTH |
|---|---|---|
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP | 1.56% | 0.76% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 1.51% | 0.71% |
| WALMART INC | 1.42% | 0.51% |
| ABBVIE INC | 1.47% | 0.50% |
| CHEVRON CORP | 1.61% | 0.43% |
| CATERPILLAR INC | 1.34% | 0.41% |
| COCA-COLA CO/THE | 1.56% | 0.38% |
| PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THE | 1.42% | 0.37% |
| INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP | 1.72% | 0.24% |
| LINDE PLC | 1.33% | 0.23% |
| PEPSICO INC | 1.46% | 0.21% |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES | 1.47% | 0.20% |
| Only in NOBL | Only in URTH |
|---|---|
| ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY-CL A 1.69% | NVIDIA 5.52% |
| FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC 1.54% | APPLE 5.28% |
| FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC 1.51% | MICROSOFT 3.82% |
| JM SMUCKER CO/THE 1.49% | AMAZON.COM INC 2.67% |
| ALBEMARLE CORP 1.45% | ALPHABET CLASS A 2.14% |
| STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC 1.45% | BROADCOM INC 1.79% |
| BROWN-FORMAN CORP-CLASS B 1.44% | ALPHABET CLASS C 1.70% |
| SMITH (A.O.) CORP 1.40% | 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 and Sep 11, 2026.
| NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF | URTH iShares MSCI World ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | ProShares | iShares |
| What it is | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats | MSCI World |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.4% | +17.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −8.1 pts | −0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.24% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 70.3% |
| Holdings | 69 | 1230 |
NOBL in plain words
NOBL is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 11, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 16.5%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
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, NOBL or URTH?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +9.4% and URTH returned +17.4%, so URTH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, NOBL or URTH?
- NOBL charges 0.35% a year and URTH charges 0.24%, so URTH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do NOBL and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of NOBL and 70% of URTH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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