Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SPYM vs URTH: how they differ
SPYM and URTH hold 0% of their weight in the same names.
State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) ETF and iShares MSCI World ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPYM and URTH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SPYM | Only in URTH |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 8.07% | NVIDIA 5.52% |
| APPLE INC 7.32% | APPLE 5.28% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.58% | MICROSOFT 3.82% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.76% | AMAZON.COM INC 2.67% |
| ALPHABET INC CL A 2.98% | ALPHABET CLASS A 2.14% |
| BROADCOM INC 2.61% | BROADCOM INC 1.79% |
| ALPHABET INC CL C 2.38% | ALPHABET CLASS C 1.70% |
| META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.16% | 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.
| SPYM State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) ETF | URTH iShares MSCI World ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | iShares |
| What it is | S&P 500 | MSCI World |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.6% | +17.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +0.1 pts | −0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 1.30% | 0.24% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 70.3% |
| Holdings | 507 | 1230 |
SPYM in plain words
SPYM is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 1.30% 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 507 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.
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, SPYM or URTH?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYM returned +17.6% and URTH returned +17.4%, so SPYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SPYM or URTH?
- SPYM charges 1.30% a year and URTH charges 0.24%, so URTH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SPYM and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPYM 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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