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

4.1 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)$4,133
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 03/31/2025)
 YTD1 YR2 YR3 YR5 YR10 YR20 YRIncep.
Price Returns 2.9% 14.1% 18.5% 8.7% 12.3% 7.9% -- 9.2%
Dividend Yield -4.4% -7.5% -4.8% -2.2% 3.2% 1.3% -- 1.2%
Total Returns -1.5% 6.6% 13.7% 6.5% 15.5% 9.3% -- 10.4%
Ann. Volatility 12.5% 12.4% 12.2% 16.6% 20.3% 17.3% -- 17.5%
Market Correlations
versus...BetaR-squared
S&P 5000.9899%
MSCI EAFE0.9081%
MSCI Emg Mkts0.6948%
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000)525
Turnover1.9%
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price)0.06%
ADV of underlying (mns)$296,071
Technical Indicators
Recent close$149.22
30d moving avg.$151.03
Annualized volatility17.2%
Relative strength (RSI)44
Short interest (ETF)3.2%
Short interest (underlying)0.0%
Distributions
Assets Under Management (mns)

Money Flows (mns)

Short Interest (as % of shares outstanding)

Long Money Flows (mns)

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Results & Estimates
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Valuation Metrics
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ETF Research Center Rating

OVERWEIGHT

Above average appreciation potential. A rating of OVERWEIGHT is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the 4th quintile (ranking higher than 60%-80%) of their category. Typically, funds in this category consist of stocks trading at attractive valuations and/or having above-average fundamentals.

ALTAR Score™

URTH

6.0%

Cat. Avg

4.7%


ALTAR Score™ Calculation

Category Overview
There are 365 funds in the Global Equity category, with an average ALTAR Score™ of 4.7% and a standard deviation of 4.2%. URTH's ALTAR Score™ is approximately 0.3 standard deviations above the category average. This places URTH in the 62nd 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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