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iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH)

URTH ETF factsheet: fees, AUM, composition, allocation and performance, based on positions published by the issuer.

Theme WorldIssuer ISharesClass EquityDomicile United StatesPEA no (fund domiciled outside Europe)
Symbol URTH·ISIN US4642863926·Created on 2012-01-10·Positions at 2026-11-01·Sheet of the 07/11/2026
Annual fees
0,24 %
deducted from the share value
Outstanding
9,02 $bn
in US dollars
Number of lines
1 273
published positions
Weight of the top 10
26,5 %
concentration
Performance 1 year
+9,6 %
price in USD
3 year performance
+63,8 %
i.e. +17,9 % per year
5 year performance
+46,4 %
i.e. +7,9 % per year
Volatilité 1 an
13,7 %
annualized standard deviation
Worst drop
-26,9 %
from a high, 5 years
Last share price
199,67 USD
+0,02 % during the session
Reading. Fees of 0,24 % per year represent 24 € collected each year for 10 000 € invested, directly in the share value. A world ETF (MSCI World, FTSE All-World, MSCI ACWI) holds 1 500 to 3 500 companies from 23 to 47 countries, with about two-thirds US shares. It is the base building block of most passive portfolios. Positions come from the issuer's publications; performance is calculated on the closing prices of the URTH listing, dividends not reinvested, in the listing currency.

10 first linesweight in the fund

Apple Inc.US0378331005
5,63 %
NVIDIA CorporationUS67066G1040
5,23 %
4,10 %
Amazon.com, Inc.US0231351067
2,59 %
ALPHABET CLASS AGOOGL
1,83 %
Broadcom Inc.US11135F1012
1,64 %
1,50 %
Alphabet Inc.US02079K1079
1,44 %
Tesla, Inc.US88160R1014
1,27 %
1,26 %

Sectorsaccording to the issuer

Information Technology
30,87 %
Financials
15,71 %
Industry
10,64 %
Health Care
9,72 %
Consumer Discretionary
8,60 %
Communication
7,52 %
Consumer Staples
5,13 %
Energy
4,41 %
Materials
3,14 %
Services to communities
2,41 %
Real Estate
1,53 %
Cash and/or Derivatives
0,32 %

Countryaccording to the issuer

United States
72,83 %
Japan
5,67 %
Other
5,18 %
Canada
3,44 %
United Kingdom
3,41 %
Switzerland
2,28 %
France
2,18 %
Germany
2,08 %
Australia
1,57 %
Netherlands
1,34 %

What you need to know

Classic index fund: first compare the fees and recovery with what you already hold.

Composition: the 50 largest positions

#LineWeightValue
1Apple Inc.US03783310055,63 %508,2 M$
2NVIDIA CorporationUS67066G10405,23 %472,4 M$
3Microsoft CorporationUS59491810454,10 %369,7 M$
4Amazon.com, Inc.US02313510672,59 %233,5 M$
5ALPHABET CLASS AGOOGL1,83 %165,0 M$
6Broadcom Inc.US11135F10121,64 %148,0 M$
7Meta Platforms, Inc.US30303M10271,50 %135,6 M$
8Alphabet Inc.US02079K10791,44 %130,4 M$
9Tesla, Inc.US88160R10141,27 %114,8 M$
10Eli Lilly and CompanyUS53245710831,26 %113,9 M$
11Micron Technology, Inc.US59511210381,11 %100,3 M$
12JPMorgan Chase & Co.US46625H10051,00 %89,8 M$
13Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.US00790310780,92 %82,7 M$
14Exxon Mobil CorporationUS30233Q10850,86 %78,0 M$
15Berkshire Hathaway Inc.US08467070260,85 %76,7 M$
16Visa Inc.US92826C83940,76 %68,8 M$
17Johnson & JohnsonUS47816010460,73 %65,8 M$
18ASML Holding N.V.NL00102732150,68 %61,5 M$
19Walmart Inc.US93114210390,60 %54,2 M$
20AbbVie Inc.US00287Y10910,58 %52,3 M$
21Mastercard IncorporatedUS57636Q10400,58 %52,2 M$
22Costco Wholesale CorporationUS22160K10510,50 %44,9 M$
23Chevron CorporationUS16676410050,48 %43,6 M$
24Cisco Systems, Inc.US17275R10230,46 %41,3 M$
25Palantir Technologies Inc.US69608A10880,45 %40,2 M$
26The Procter & Gamble CompanyUS74271810910,42 %37,6 M$
27Merck & Co., Inc.US58933Y10550,41 %37,0 M$
28UnitedHealth Group IncorporatedUS91324P10210,41 %37,0 M$
29The Coca-Cola CompanyUS19121610070,41 %36,6 M$
30ROCHE PS PAR AGROP.SW0,38 %34,4 M$
31The Home Depot, Inc.US43707610290,36 %32,8 M$
32Philip Morris International Inc.US71817210900,36 %32,6 M$
33Bank of America CorporationUS06050510460,36 %32,6 M$
34GE AerospaceUS36960430130,35 %31,6 M$
35SHELLSHEL.L0,35 %31,5 M$
36Applied Materials, Inc.US03822210510,34 %31,1 M$
37Lam Research CorporationUS51280730620,33 %30,0 M$
38Novartis AGCH00120052670,33 %29,9 M$
39Palo Alto Networks, Inc.US69743510570,33 %29,7 M$
40Intel CorporationUS45814010010,32 %29,0 M$
41Caterpillar Inc.US14912310150,32 %28,8 M$
42ASTRAZENECA PLCAZN.L0,32 %28,5 M$
43Royal Bank of CanadaCA78008710210,31 %28,4 M$
44HSBC HOLDINGS PLCHSBA.L0,31 %28,0 M$
45Texas Instruments IncorporatedUS88250810400,30 %27,5 M$
46RTX CorporationUS75513E10100,30 %26,9 M$
47The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.US38141G10400,29 %26,4 M$
48Nestlé S.A.CH00388633500,29 %26,4 M$
49Netflix, Inc.US64110L10610,29 %26,1 M$
50Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.US88355610230,29 %26,0 M$

Comparable ETFs

The overlap measures the part of the portfolio common to both funds (sum of minimum weights on shared lines): beyond 70 %, holding both provides almost no diversification.

ETFFeesOutstandingPerf. 1 yearRecovery
iShares MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Dist)IQQW.DE · IShares0,50 %9,43 $bn+14,3 %85,8 %compare
Xtrackers MSCI World UCITS ETF 1DXDWL.DE · Xtrackers0,12 %31,41 $bn+14,3 %85,4 %compare
Xtrackers MSCI World UCITS ETF 2D GBP HedgedXDWG.L · Xtrackers0,14 %31,34 $bn+10,9 %85,4 %compare
iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETFEUNL.DE · IShares0,20 %146,97 $bn+15,7 %85,3 %compare
iShares MSCI World EUR Hedged UCITS ETF (Acc)IBCH.DE · IShares0,55 %5,97 $bn+10,2 %85,2 %compare
State Street SPDR MSCI World UCITS ETFSPPW.DE · SPDR0,12 %22,43 $bn+15,7 %84,9 %compare
HSBC MSCI World UCITS ETF USDH4ZJ.DE · HSBC0,15 %19,67 $bn+14,3 %84,4 %compare
Amundi Core MSCI World UCITS ETF AccMWRD.MI · Amundi0,12 %19,62 $bn+15,7 %84,4 %compare

Its holdings in other ETFsdouble exposure

The main holdings of URTH are found in many other funds: combining several ETFs often means holding the same companies multiple times.

  • Apple Inc. : 5,63 % in this fund; held by 1 291 ETF, 887,55 Bn$ in total
  • NVIDIA Corporation : 5,23 % in this fund; held by 1 471 ETF, 971,65 Bn$ in total
  • Microsoft Corporation : 4,10 % in this fund; held by 1 426 ETF, 713,90 Bn$ in total
  • Amazon.com, Inc. : 2,59 % in this fund; held by 1 242 ETF, 404,80 Bn$ in total
  • Broadcom Inc. : 1,64 % in this fund; held by 1 248 ETF, 322,83 Bn$ in total
  • Meta Platforms, Inc. : 1,50 % in this fund; held by 1 162 ETF, 274,12 Bn$ in total
  • Alphabet Inc. : 1,44 % in this fund; held by 916 ETF, 254,93 Bn$ in total
  • Tesla, Inc. : 1,27 % in this fund; held by 949 ETF, 203,59 Bn$ in total

Information provided for educational purposes from the positions published by the issuers and closing prices. Past performance is not indicative of future performance; fees and assets under management are those declared by the source and may contain errors. Investing involves a risk of capital loss.

Frequently Asked Questions

To understand well

What are the fees of the URTH ETF?
Reported ongoing fees are 0,24 % per year. Fees of 0,24 % per year represent 24 € collected each year for every 10 000 € invested, directly in the share value.
What are the largest positions of iShares MSCI World ETF?
The top ten holdings weigh 26,5 % of the fund: Apple Inc. (5,6 %), NVIDIA Corporation (5,2 %), Microsoft Corporation (4,1 %), Amazon.com, Inc. (2,6 %), ALPHABET CLASS A (1,8 %).
Is the URTH ETF eligible for the PEA?
No: the fund is domiciled outside the European Economic Area (ISIN US4642863926), it is not eligible for a PEA. It remains accessible in a securities account.
What is the performance of URTH over 5 years?
+46,4 % over 5 years, i.e., +7,9 % per year, in USD and dividends not reinvested (closing price at 2026-11-06).

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