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Is URTH a good investment?

Updated October 28, 2026

iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) is a global large-cap ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores URTH 6.2 out of 10 — highest on Quality (7.6), lowest on Value (2.5). It trades at 22.2 times earnings, against its own median of 19.8. Its ten largest holdings are 27% of the fund.

What stands out in URTH's data

Developed-market equities, covering large companies across the globe.

Trades at a richer price than most global peers — you pay more for each dollar of earnings.

Its 16.4x trailing EBITDA multiple sits above the category median of 15.0x and its own five-year median of 13.3x. Holdings 1,264.

A broad global equity anchor, built to capture developed-market returns in a single position.

How is URTH rated? ETF Copilot scores iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) 6.2 out of 10

As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) 6.2 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 6.2 / 10
  • Growth: 6.6 / 10
  • Value: 2.5 / 10
  • Risk: 7.0 / 10
  • Quality: 7.6 / 10
  • Return: 6.9 / 10

Is URTH expensive right now? It trades at 22.2 times earnings, against its own median of 19.8

As of October 28, 2026, URTH is more expensive than 66% of its own last 9 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from URTH's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside URTH? 35% Tech

What's inside URTH: Size (Large 90%, Mid 9%, Small 1%); Geography (International 29%, US 71%); Tech 35.0%; Magnificent 7 24.4%; AI 17.0%; Semiconductors 13.4%; Memory 10.7%.

What are URTH's top holdings? The ten largest are 27% of the fund

Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon.com, Alphabet, Broadcom, Facebook, Tesla and Eli Lilly are URTH's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 75% of Global Large Cap ETFs.

Half of URTH's weight sits in its 66 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 86 equally weighted holdings.

What is URTH's expense ratio? 0.24% a year

As of October 28, 2026, URTH charges 0.24% a year, yields 1.36% and holds $8.8B in assets across 1264 positions.

iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) — cost, income and size
MeasureURTH
Expense ratio0.24%
Dividend yield1.36%
Assets under management$8.8B
Holdings1264

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/urth

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