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URTH · iShares MSCI World ETF

URTH tracks the MSCI World and returned +17.4% over the past year.

Index equity fund · MSCI World · data as of

Key facts

+17.4%Total return, 1 year
0.24%Expense ratio
1230Holdings
−1.8%Below its high

Its ten largest equity positions

URTH top ten by weight, 26.8% of its 1230 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. An index fund holds what the index holds, so this is the index. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.
HoldingTickerWeight
NVIDIANVDA5.52%
APPLEAAPL5.28%
MICROSOFTMSFT3.82%
AMAZON.COM INCAMZN2.67%
ALPHABET CLASS AGOOGL2.14%
BROADCOM INCAVGO1.79%
ALPHABET CLASS CGOOG1.70%
META PLATFORMS CLASS AMETA1.56%
MICRON TECHNOLOGYMU1.21%
TESLA INCTSLA1.15%

Compare URTH

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Period by period

URTH over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnS&P 500Gap to S&P 500Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months+3.3%+3.3%0.0 pts+4.1 pts
6 months+15.0%+16.0%−1.0 pts−5.7 pts
1 year+17.4%+17.5%−0.1 pts−5.5 pts
3 years+74.6%+77.9%−3.3 pts−20.5 pts
Since listing+443.6%+660.3%−216.6 pts−844.7 pts

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%.

What it tracksMSCI World
Fund typeIndex equity fund
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Dec 19, 2025)0.24%
Price$207.69
Listed sinceJan 12, 2012
Net assets (the issuer own daily fund list, as of Sep 11, 2026)$8.2bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)−1.8%
Holdings1230
Top ten weight26.8%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)Sep 10, 2026
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)70.3%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)29.8%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)40.7%

Questions people ask

How has URTH performed?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, URTH returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +74.6%.
What does URTH cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year.
What does URTH hold?
1230 positions as filed for Sep 10, 2026, with the top ten at 26.8% of the fund. 70% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
How far is URTH below its high?
1.8% below its high of Aug 13, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

Where these figures came from

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Where URTH is written about

URTH, core index fund, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. ETFIQ is an independent publisher, is not a fund issuer, broker-dealer or investment adviser, and makes no recommendations.

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