iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH)
Description
The investment seeks to track the performance of the MSCI World Index. The URTH ETF contains 1279 constituents. It is focused on blend holdings in the North America region.
Price $102.08 as of 2022-10-20Cost/Risk/Yield
| Dividend yield | 2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.24% |
| Average spread | 0.078% |
| 1Y roundtrip cost | 0.318% |
Historic prices
Total Returns (including dividends)
Monthly returns heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -5.2% | -2.9% | 2.9% | -8.4% | 0.4% | -8.6% | 8.1% | -4.6% | -9.4% | 2.1% | -25.4% | ||
| 2021 | -0.8% | 2.5% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 2.5% | -4.2% | 5.8% | -2.0% | 4.0% | 20.7% |
| 2020 | -1.1% | -8.2% | -13.1% | 10.8% | 5.0% | 2.6% | 4.9% | 6.5% | -3.3% | -3.0% | 12.9% | 3.9% | 17.9% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | 3.0% | 1.5% | 3.7% | -5.8% | 6.3% | 0.9% | -2.2% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 25.7% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -4.4% | -1.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 3.0% | 1.1% | 0.7% | -7.1% | 1.1% | -7.6% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | 2.6% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 0.4% | 2.4% | 0.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.6% | 20.9% |
| 2016 | -6.1% | -0.6% | 6.8% | 1.1% | 0.8% | -0.7% | 4.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | -2.1% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | -2.5% | 6.7% | -1.4% | 1.8% | 0.4% | -2.7% | 2.6% | -6.6% | -3.6% | 7.0% | 0.3% | -1.8% | 0.2% |
| 2014 | -4.1% | 5.3% | 0.4% | -0.6% | 3.2% | 1.3% | -1.6% | 2.8% | -3.2% | 0.9% | 1.8% | -1.2% | 4.7% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | 0.6% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 2.6% | -4.3% | 5.8% | -1.7% | 5.6% | 2.5% | 2.0% | 1.6% | 24.3% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -0.0% | 0.4% | -8.5% | 2.2% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 4.5% | -2.2% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 11.9% | |
| 0.6% | 11.1% | 2.0% | 18.2% | 2.5% | -1.8% | 35.4% | 0.4% | -8.3% | 8.5% | 24.2% | 7.6% |
Historical Dividends
Monthly dividend heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.01 | 1.01 | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 1.00 | 0.95 | 1.95 | ||||||||||
| 2020 | 0.92 | 0.79 | 1.71 | ||||||||||
| 2019 | 1.21 | 0.92 | 2.13 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | 1.05 | 0.70 | 1.75 | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 1.66 | ||||||||||
| 2016 | 0.83 | 0.74 | 1.57 | ||||||||||
| 2015 | 0.89 | 0.75 | 1.64 | ||||||||||
| 2014 | 0.98 | 0.68 | 1.66 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.73 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | 0.74 | 0.77 | 1.51 | ||||||||||
| 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.81 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.51 |
Sectors and Top Holdings
| Security | % Assets |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | 4.03% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 3.83% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 2.44% |
| Tesla Inc | 1.60% |
| Alphabet Inc. Class A | 1.40% |
| Alphabet Inc. Class C | 1.36% |
| Meta Platforms Inc. Class A | 1.29% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 1.04% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 0.82% |
| UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | 0.69% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.68% |
| Home Depot, Inc. | 0.63% |
| Nestle S.A. | 0.62% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B | 0.62% |
| Bank of America Corp | 0.59% |
| Top 15 Weights | 21.64% |
Compare with similar ETFs
| URTH | ESGG | KOKU | LOWC | TOK | VT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product name | iShares MSCI World ETF | FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Impact Index Fund | Xtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETF | SPDR MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF | iShares MSCI Kokusai ETF | Vanguard Total World Stock ETF |
| Issuer | iShares | FlexShares | Xtrackers | SPDR | iShares | Vanguard |
| Price | $102.08 | $115.322 | $65.6427 | $24.54 | $75.93 | $80.29 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.24% |  0.42% |  0.09% | 0.2% | 0.25% | 0.08% |
| Average Spread | 0.078% | 0.330% | 0.396% | 0.897% | 0.382% | 0.012% |
| AUM | $1,241,800,000 | $143,470,000 | $509,156,000 | $21,939,700 | $147,890,000 | $18,809,800,000 |
| Shares | 12,164,971 | 1,244,086 | 7,756,477 | 894,040 | 1,947,709 | 234,273,647 |
| Average Daily Volume | 329,297 | 1,707 | 340 | 8,039 | 577 | 2,584,503 |
| Home page | Visit external site | Visit external site | Visit external site | Visit external site | Visit external site | Visit external site |
| Inception Date | 2012-01-10 | 2016-07-13 | 2020-04-08 | 2014-11-25 | 2007-12-10 | 2008-06-24 |
| Index Tracked | MSCI World Index | STOXX Global ESG Select KPIs Index | MSCI Kokusai Index | MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target Index | MSCI Kokusai Index | FTSE Global All Cap Net TR US RIC |
| Category | Large Cap Growth Equities | Large Cap Growth Equities | Large Cap Growth Equities | Large Cap Growth Equities | Large Cap Growth Equities | Large Cap Growth Equities |
| Asset Class | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity | Equity |
| Asset Class Size | Large Caps | Large Caps | Large Caps | Large Caps | Large Caps | Large/Mid Caps |
| Value or Growth | Blend | Blend | Blend | Blend | Blend | Blend |
| Region | North America | North America | North America | North America | North America | North America |
| Countries | Broad | Broad | Broad | Broad | Broad | Broad |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $2.039 | $2.453 | $1.633 | $0 | $3.029 | $2.043 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 0.020% | 0.021% | 0.025% | 0.000% | 0.040% | 0.025% |
| Number of Holdings | 1279 | 766 | 1248 | 1681 | 1256 | 8725 |
| YTD Return | -23.91% | -22.90% | -23.46% | -81.52% | -23.55% | -24.18% |
| Beta | 1.02 | 0.89 | 0.95 | 0.84 | 1.00 | 1.03 |
| Upside Beta | 0.12 | 0.54 | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.12 | 0.11 |
| Downside Beta | -0.26 | 0.10 | -0.18 | -0.53 | -0.18 | -0.21 |
| Volatility 1Y | 21.69% | 21.73% | 22.00% | 75.06% | 21.69% | 21.32% |
| Sharpe Ratio 3Y | 0.26 | 0.42 | 0.00 | -0.95 | 0.31 | 0.19 |
| Treynor Ratio 3Y | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | -0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 |