FundNYSEARCADeveloped Markets (incl.US)

iShares MSCI World ETF

URTH NYSE Arca

The iShares MSCI World ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed market equities.

204.64USD
+21.98 (+12.03%) 1 Year · close Oct 30

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Fund size
961M
as of Feb 2020
Expense ratio
0.24%
per year
Dividend yield
1.39%
Semiyearly
Volatility · 1Y
13.2%
Below Average
Beta
0.88
vs the market
52-week range
173.79211.51
01 Performance

How URTH has paid off

Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against price alone.

Return by period

Price · to Oct 30
Average performance Select a period to update every chart on the page.

Total return vs price return

Price only
+1.6 pts
-5%0%5%10%15% URTH +13.6% Price +12.0%

Over 1 year, URTH returned +13.6% with dividends reinvested — dividends added +1.6 pts to the price move.

02 Risk

How bumpy is the ride?

Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.

Volatility

Annualized · 1Y
13.2%Below Average

A typical year sees the price swing about ±13% around its trend.

Drawdown from peak

How far below its previous high the price has been
−9.1%
0%-5%−9.1%

Deepest fall −9.1% on Mar 30, 2026 — 33 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 6% of the time.

Market sensitivity

Beta
Market moves+10.0%
URTH tends to move+8.8%

A beta of 0.88 means URTH has moved less than the market.

Sharpe ratio 0.95 Return earned per unit of volatility
03 Technicals

Trend & momentum

Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.

Price vs moving averages

Uptrend
204.64
  • 12-day average206.95 −1.1%
  • 26-day average207.29 −1.3%
  • 50-day average207.10 −1.2%
  • 200-day average198.34 +3.2%

The price is above 1 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is above the 200-day, a sign of a rising longer-term trend.

Relative strength (RSI)

Neutral
OversoldOverbought36.8

RSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.

Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.

04 Fund

Inside the fund

Developed Markets (incl.US) · Income — tracking the MSCI World Index.

  • Assets under management961MUSD
  • Expense ratio0.24%per year
  • Holdings1,230
  • Risk score4.3Medium

Launched January 2012. Listed options available. Fund data as of Feb 28, 2020.

05 Dividends

What it pays you

Cash distributions over the last twelve months, and how they have grown.

Dividend yield1.39%

About 14 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.

Per share
2.84
Frequency
Semiyearly
Last paid
Jun 15, 2026

Last 12 months

2.84 USD / share
1.50Dec 161.34Jun 15
06 Themes

Where URTH shows up

Curated themes and indices that hold URTH. Open one to see it in context, or test the whole theme in a portfolio.

07 Profile

About iShares MSCI World ETF

The iShares MSCI World ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of developed market equities.

  • Featured in 1 curated theme
  • 1,230 holdings
Ticker
URTH
Exchange
NYSE Arca
ISIN
US4642863926
CUSIP
464286392
Currency
U.S. Dollar (USD)
Country
USA
Sector
Developed Markets (incl.US)
Industry
Income
Benchmark
MSCI World Index
All key statistics

Details

NameiShares MSCI World ETF
TickerURTH
ISINUS4642863926
CUSIP464286392
ExchangeNYSEARCA
CategoryDeveloped Markets (incl.US)
Sub CategoryIncome
CountryUSA
CurrencyU.S. Dollar
Inception DateJan 10, 2012
BenchmarkMSCI World Index

Shareas of Oct 30, 2026

Close Price USD204.64
52W Low / High 173.79 / 211.51
1Y Total Return13.79%
Average
1Y Volatility12.96%
Below Average
Beta0.88
12M Dividends2.83946
Last Dividend DateJun 15, 2026
Dist. FrequencySemiyearly
Dividend Yield1.39%

Dataas of Feb 28, 2020

AUM961 M
Discount/Premium-0.183%
NAV89.83
Shares Outstanding11 M
Volume 20D Avg232 K
Nbr of Holdings1,230
Risk RankMedium
Net Expense0.240%
Options availableYes
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Data for information only, not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.