iShares MSCI World ETF (US) – ISIN US4642863926
ISIN US4642863926 · WKN — · URTH US ![]()
The iShares MSCI World ETF (US) is an exchange-traded index fund (ETF) from iShares that tracks the MSCI-WORLD index physically. With a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.24 % per year it is low-cost for its category. Income is distributed to investors; it trades as a US product. The fund spreads across 1280 individual holdings – the largest currently NVIDIA Corporation at 5.34 %. That means a single savings-plan building block gives you broad, diversified exposure to an entire market segment – the full composition plus sector and country breakdown are shown below.
Key facts
| Reference index | MSCI World Index (Net) |
|---|---|
| Base currency | USD |
| Domicile | USA |
| Fund size | 4.5 bn USD |
| Methodology | Optimierung |
| Management company | BlackRock |
| Distribution | Distributing |
| Product structure | Physical |
Tax (Germany)
Equity ETF: 30 % partial exemption (Teilfreistellung). Distributing → Vorabpauschale barely relevant. Details.
The 50 largest holdings
of 1,280 in total · as of 2026-08-27 · composition based on index tracker XDWD
Top Sectors
Geographic Breakdown
Buy as a savings plan
Free savings plan on this ETF at, among others:
Trade Republic · Neobroker · savings plan 0 €
Scalable Capital · Neobroker · savings plan 0 €
ING · Direktbank · savings plan 0 €
Performance
| Trailing (1Y) | +18.8 % | Year to date | +12.0 % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calendar year 2025 | +19.5 % | ||
| Calendar year 2026 | +12.5 % |
Correlated with
The strongest co-movers on top, the most inverse below. Low or negative values improve portfolio diversification.
| Instrument | r | −1 … +1 |
|---|---|---|
| MSCI ACWI | +0.97 | |
| S&P 500 | +0.96 | |
| Nasdaq 100 | +0.87 | |
| MSCI World ex USA | +0.87 | |
| Euro STOXX 50 | +0.85 | |
| MSCI EMU | +0.85 | |
| Chubb Limited | -0.51 | |
| Waste Management Inc. | -0.47 | |
| Republic Services Inc. | -0.45 |
Based on the underlying index MSCI-WORLD's own correlations — we don't have individual price series for UCITS ETFs.
Alternative ETFs on the same index
- SPDR MSCI World UCITS ETF · TER 0.12 % · 22.2 bn
- State Street® SPDR® MSCI World UCITS ETF (Dist) · TER 0.12 % · 22.2 bn
- Xtrackers MSCI World UCITS ETF 1C · TER 0.19 % · 13.0 bn
- iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc) · TER 0.20 % · 145.6 bn
In the Alysly network
How URTH connects to ETFs, indices and neighbouring names — every link is a measured relation, not a recommendation.
- MSCI World Index · tracks