URTH Fees and Costs — iShares MSCI World ETF
Data updated: 2026-07-27
The net expense ratio is 0.24%. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $30K in broker commissions, 0.0007% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 2%.
URTH Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of URTH. Prospectus, as of August 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.24% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.00% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.24% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.24% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | No |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
URTH Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in URTH, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $153 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.25% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.24%) | $25 | $79 | $139 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $4 | $14 |
| Total costs | $25 | $83 | $153 |
| Value after costs | $10,475 | $11,493 | $12,610 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.25% | 0.25% | 0.25% |
URTH Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0007%
- Total broker commissions: $30K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.6B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 2%
- Securities on loan, average value: $20.5M
- Net income from securities lending: $61K (0.001% of average net assets)
URTH Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $4K | 18.14% |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | $3K | 13.67% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $3K | 12.83% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $3K | 12.07% |
| Jefferies LLC | $2K | 8.34% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $2K | 8.31% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $2K | 7.68% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $2K | 6.72% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $2K | 6.26% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $1K | 5.97% |
URTH Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $491.8M | 30.61% |
| BlackRock Funds III - BlackRock Cash Funds: Treasury | $286.8M | 17.86% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $267.3M | 16.64% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $234.8M | 14.62% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $207.7M | 12.93% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $69.7M | 4.34% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $47.8M | 2.98% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $372K | 0.02% |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.