URTH ETF — iShares MSCI World ETF

iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH)

Updated October 16, 2026.

URTH is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.30%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.38%, its expense ratio is 0.24%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 94/100 (Safe). Total return is 439.9% over the past 14.8 years, 220.6 points behind SPY at 660.5%.

iShares MSCI World ETF is an equity fund that tracks a broad index of large and mid-capitalization stocks across developed markets worldwide. The fund distributes a modest yield on a semi-annual basis and carries a low expense ratio of 0.24%. It appeals to investors seeking broad global equity exposure with a simple, low-cost structure.

URTH performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 439.9% over the past 14.8 years, 220.6 points behind SPY at 660.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 15.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.1%.

URTH key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

94 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.22%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/10/2012

Expense ratio

0.24%

Distribution rate

1.30%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

1.38%

Last close

$206.34 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$8,297,300,998

Average volume

302047.0

Dividend

$1.344

Ex-dividend date

06/15/2026

Payment date

06/18/2026

Beta

0.96

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.30%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.38%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: iShares or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

URTH risks and drawbacks

URTH's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 9.1%.

Who may consider URTH — and who may not

URTH may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (URTH pays semi-annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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