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About ISHARES MSCI WORLD ETF
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Inception date
Jan 10, 2012
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
URTH holds a comprehensive portfolio of large- and midcap stocks from developed countries. Covering 85% of the market capitalization, the fund captures the developed world well: It allocates more heavily towards US companies, with the remainder scattered among European and Asian countries, but these allocations are likely to change over time. Its portfolio provides highly diversified exposure to the developed markets. Overall, if you want to combine your domestic and international equity exposure into one fund and want to avoid emerging markets risk, URTH may be an option for you. The index is rebalanced quarterly.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Technology Services
Electronic Technology
Stocks99.68%
Finance18.18%
Technology Services17.13%
Electronic Technology16.84%
Health Technology8.40%
Retail Trade6.75%
Consumer Non-Durables5.09%
Producer Manufacturing4.54%
Consumer Durables2.98%
Energy Minerals2.72%
Utilities2.71%
Consumer Services2.52%
Transportation1.99%
Process Industries1.84%
Commercial Services1.54%
Communications1.49%
Non-Energy Minerals1.46%
Industrial Services1.42%
Health Services1.12%
Distribution Services0.90%
Miscellaneous0.05%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.32%
Cash0.28%
Temporary0.02%
UNIT0.01%
Stock breakdown by region
North America72.67%
Europe18.83%
Asia6.36%
Oceania1.74%
Middle East0.24%
Latin America0.17%
Africa0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
URTH invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 18.18% stocks, and Technology Services, with 17.13% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
URTH top holdings are NVIDIA Corporation and Microsoft Corporation, occupying 4.49% and 4.45% of the portfolio correspondingly.
URTH last dividends amounted to 22.27 MXN. Six months before that, the issuer paid 22.13 MXN in dividends, which shows a 0.64% increase.
Yes, URTH pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.42%. The last dividend (Dec 20, 2024) amounted to 22.27 MXN. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
URTH shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Jan 10, 2012, and its management style is Passive.
URTH expense ratio is 0.24% meaning you'd have to pay 0.24% of your investment to help manage the fund.
URTH follows the MSCI World Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
URTH invests in stocks.
URTH price has risen by 0.68% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 31.69% increase. See more dynamics on URTH price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.13% over the last month, showed a −5.51% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 31.43% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.13% over the last month, showed a −5.51% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 31.43% in a year.
URTH trades at a premium (0.00%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.