Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SPYD vs URTH: how they differ
SPYD and URTH hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and URTH returned more over the year.
State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF and iShares MSCI World ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPYD and URTH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SPYD | Only in URTH |
|---|---|
| HP INC 1.69% | NVIDIA 5.52% |
| ACCENTURE PLC CL A 1.64% | APPLE 5.28% |
| TARGET CORP 1.46% | MICROSOFT 3.82% |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.46% | AMAZON.COM INC 2.67% |
| MEDTRONIC PLC 1.45% | ALPHABET CLASS A 2.14% |
| MOSAIC CO/THE 1.44% | BROADCOM INC 1.79% |
| PFIZER INC 1.44% | ALPHABET CLASS C 1.70% |
| AT+T INC 1.43% | 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.
| SPYD State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF | URTH iShares MSCI World ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | iShares |
| What it is | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend | MSCI World |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.9% | +17.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −4.6 pts | −0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.07% | 0.24% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 70.3% |
| Holdings | 81 | 1230 |
SPYD in plain words
SPYD is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 81 positions, with the top ten at 14.9%. It sat 4.3% 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, SPYD or URTH?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYD returned +12.9% and URTH returned +17.4%, so URTH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SPYD or URTH?
- SPYD charges 0.07% a year and URTH charges 0.24%, so SPYD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SPYD and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYD and 70% of URTH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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