URTH

iShares MSCI World ETF

iShares MSCI World Index Fund is an exchange-traded fund incorporated in the USA. The Fund seeks to track the performance results of the MSCI World Index.


Global

EQUITY

Rules-Based

MANAGEMENT STYLE

4.3 B

ASSETS UNDER MGMT

24 bp

EXPENSES
Fund Basics
Fund sponsorBlackRock Funds/USA
CategoryGlobal
Asset classEquity
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Inception dateJan 10, 2012
Assets (mns)$4,274
Expense ratio24 bp
CurrencyUSD
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
RegulationOpen-Ended Fund
DistributionsSemi-Annually
Taxation1099
Stock selectionMarket Cap
WeightingMarket Cap
Holdings TransparencyFull
Derivatives-basedNo
Options availableYes
Currency hedgedNo
Fund of fundsNo
Top 10 Holdings Complete list  + 
APPLE INC 4.5 %
MICROSOFT CORP 4.0 %
NVIDIA CORP 3.8 %
AMAZON.COM INC 2.5 %
META PLATFORMS INC 1.7 %
ALPHABET INC. CLASS A 1.4 %
ALPHABET INC. CLASS C 1.2 %
BROADCOM INC. 1.2 %
TESLA MOTORS INC 1.1 %
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B 1.1 %
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings1355
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index 89
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns)$666,331
Large cap (>$10bn)97.1%
Mid cap ($2-10bn)2.6%
Small cap (<$2bn)0.1%
Developed mkts.99.8%
Emerging mkts.0.2%
Country Exposure
UNITED STATES 68.2 %
JAPAN 5.6 %
BRITAIN 4.3 %
CANADA 3.0 %
SWITZERLAND 2.9 %
FRANCE 2.7 %
GERMANY 2.6 %
AUSTRALIA 1.7 %
NETHERLANDS 1.3 %
IRELAND 1.2 %
Historical Performance


Standardized Performance (as of 04/30/2025)
 YTD1 YR2 YR3 YR5 YR10 YR20 YRIncep.
Price Returns -0.8% 10.9% 13.5% 9.5% 12.3% 7.5% -- 8.8%
Dividend Yield 0.0% 0.9% 1.5% 1.5% 1.7% 2.0% -- 2.0%
Total Returns -0.8% 11.8% 15.0% 11.1% 14.0% 9.5% -- 10.8%
Ann. Volatility 26.6% 18.4% 15.3% 17.6% 17.1% 17.8% -- 17.9%
Market Correlations
versus...BetaR-squared
S&P 5000.9899%
MSCI EAFE0.8579%
MSCI Emg Mkts0.6546%
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000)552
Turnover2.0%
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price)0.06%
ADV of underlying (mns)$296,071
Technical Indicators
Recent close$154.28
30d moving avg.$150.20
Annualized volatility16.3%
Relative strength (RSI)51
Short interest (ETF)3.2%
Short interest (underlying)0.0%
Distributions
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Results & Estimates
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Valuation Metrics
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ETF Research Center Rating

NEUTRAL

Average appreciation potential. A rating of NEUTRAL is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the middle quintile (ranking between 40%-60%) of their category. This indicates that valuations adequately reflect the fundamentals of stocks in these funds.

ALTAR Score™

URTH

5.7%

Cat. Avg

5.2%


ALTAR Score™ Calculation

Category Overview
There are 360 funds in the Global Equity category, with an average ALTAR Score™ of 5.2% and a standard deviation of 3.5%. URTH's ALTAR Score™ is approximately 0.2 standard deviations above the category average. This places URTH in the 56th percentile among funds in the category.
Sell Side Consensus Rating

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Factor Scorecard

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Expense Analysis

Peer Group Rules-Based
Global Equity ETFs
# of ETFs 191
Avg. Expense Ratio 55.4 bp
Std. Deviation 17.5 bp
URTH (24 bp) Percentile rank 4
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution


Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp)
(A)
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp)
(B)
TCO (bp)
(A)+(B)
URTH 24.0 5.9 29.9
Peer Avg. 35.6 20.1 55.6
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