URTH — iShares MSCI World ETF

URTH Price Performance — Growth of $10,000

Value of a $10,000 investment in URTH over time, compared with SPY. Both lines are rebased to $10,000 on the first shared date. Based on total returns — prices are adjusted for dividends and splits, so this assumes distributions were reinvested. Hover or tap the chart for exact values.

URTH Drawdown

The "underwater" chart: URTH's decline from its highest prior value at each point in time. It shows how deep past losses ran and how long the fund took to recover to break-even.

Overview

The iShares MSCI World ETF is a Global Multi-Region fund issued by iShares with $8.22 billion in assets under management. It holds an ETFValuer grade of B, ranking 7th out of 8 peers in its category and 103rd of 458 tracked ETFs overall. The fund charges an expense ratio of 0.24%, which matches the category median, while its dividend yield of 1.36% trails the peer average of 2.01%. Concentration in the top ten holdings accounts for 27.7% of assets, with NVIDIA CORPORATION representing the largest single position at 5.6%.

The fund’s price of $208.63 sits at 91.2% of its 52-week range, reflecting strong momentum over the past year where it returned 20.00%. This annual performance lags the category median of 24.52%, though shorter-term gains show acceleration with a 12.64% return over six months. The record is supported by 3.0 years of price history, and the B grade has remained unchanged across the last 35 tracked days. Recent daily and weekly movements have been slightly negative, contrasting with the robust 12.61% year-to-date gain.

With a beta of 0.96, the ETF moves in close alignment with the broader market, exhibiting low annualized volatility of 13.00%. It has generated a Sharpe ratio of 1.15, indicating efficient risk-adjusted returns despite a maximum drawdown of -16.94%. Liquidity is supported by an average daily volume of 578,722 shares and a tight bid-ask spread of 0.18%. These metrics collectively describe a fund that has managed downside risk effectively relative to its market exposure.

AI-generated summary based on the data on this page.

URTH Top Holdings

Holdings as of 2026-05-31 per the fund's most recent SEC N-PORT-P filing. Top 10 holdings make up 27.7% of net assets — a rough gauge of concentration risk (the higher this figure, the more the fund's return depends on a handful of names). To see how URTH's holdings overlap with other ETFs you own or are considering, check the Stock Overlap tool.

Which Funds Overlap With URTH

Holding two funds that own the same companies adds cost and complexity without adding much diversification. These tracked ETFs share the most names with URTH's top 10 — VTI overlaps most, holding 9 of the same companies as URTH's top 10 (27.7% of URTH's assets).

Compares the top 10 reported holdings of each fund, so it's a floor on true overlap — two S&P 500 trackers overlap ~100% even when only 10 names are listed. Use the Stock Overlap tool to search by individual company.

Market Backdrop

10-Year Treasury Yield: 4.78% (as of 2026-09-04) — The yield on 10-year US Treasury bonds — the standard "risk-free rate" benchmark used to contextualize this fund’s Sharpe ratio and returns.

CBOE Volatility Index (VIX): 15.30 (as of 2026-09-07) — A real-time gauge of expected S&P 500 volatility over the next 30 days — useful context for this fund’s own volatility label.

Federal Funds Rate: 3.63% (as of 2026-08-01) — The Federal Reserve’s target policy rate, which anchors short-term borrowing costs across the economy.

Trade-Weighted US Dollar Index: 118.07 (as of 2026-09-04) — Measures the US dollar’s strength against major trading-partner currencies — dollar moves directly affect the US-dollar value of this fund’s international holdings.

URTH Liquidity, Domicile & Tax Treatment

Liquidity: Quoted bid/ask spread is 0.18% and average daily volume is 579K/day. Tighter spreads and higher volume mean lower round-trip trading costs; this is a live-market snapshot and can widen during volatile sessions. AUM of $8.22B provides ample scale, supporting tight spreads and issuer commitment to keep the fund open.

Domicile & tax treatment: URTH is a US-domiciled, SEC-registered ('40 Act) exchange-traded fund. Dividends and capital gains distributions are reported to US investors on Form 1099-DIV, and the fund is not subject to the PFIC reporting or UCITS-specific rules that apply to Irish- or Luxembourg-domiciled funds. Non-US investors should note that US-domiciled ETFs are generally subject to 30% US withholding tax on dividends (unless reduced by treaty) and to US estate tax exposure on the position — Irish-domiciled UCITS ETFs tracking the same index often avoid both, which is why non-US residents frequently prefer the UCITS equivalent where one exists. This is general information, not tax advice — consult a tax professional for your situation.

URTH Performance History

How URTH Compares to Other Global Multi-Region ETFs