iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH)

Top ETFs · Global Developed · data since 2012-01-12 · last close 2026-09-09

Latest available close Sep 9, 2026Data updated Sep 10, 2026, 04:33 UTCMarket Exchange session close
1d
-0.57%
Rank 715 of 3,684
7d
-0.26%
30d
-1.27%
YTD
+12.42%
1y
+18.57%

iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) monthly returns (%)

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20262.10.6-5.79.24.3-0.50.42.7-0.7···
20253.3-0.4-4.30.75.84.51.02.83.21.90.30.9
20240.94.53.3-4.04.72.01.72.81.8-2.04.8-2.8
20237.1-2.63.21.8-1.06.03.2-2.2-4.4-2.59.15.0
2022-5.2-2.92.9-8.40.4-8.68.1-4.6-9.47.57.5-4.7
2021-0.82.53.74.31.61.61.82.5-4.25.8-2.04.0
2020-1.1-8.3-13.110.85.02.64.96.5-3.3-3.012.93.9
20197.73.01.53.7-5.86.30.9-2.22.22.52.83.0
20185.2-4.4-1.70.80.70.13.01.10.8-7.11.1-7.6
20172.82.61.01.72.10.42.40.12.12.12.01.6
2016-6.1-0.66.81.10.8-0.84.20.30.3-2.11.72.1
2015-2.56.7-1.41.80.4-2.72.6-6.6-3.57.00.3-1.8
2014-4.15.30.3-0.63.21.3-1.62.8-3.20.81.8-1.3
20134.70.62.12.72.6-4.35.8-1.75.62.52.01.6
20122.76.5-0.00.4-8.52.23.32.14.5-2.31.72.0
Avg1.10.9-0.11.71.10.72.80.4-0.60.83.30.4

Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).

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URTH seasonality — average by calendar month

iShares MSCI World ETF has monthly history back to 2012. Its strongest month by median is July — positive in 14 of 15 years, median +2.6%, and higher in 9 of the last 9. Across its full record it has closed 70% of months higher, swings ±4% in an average month and has fallen 34% peak to trough.

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg+1.1%+0.9%-0.1%+1.7%+1.1%+0.7%+2.8%+0.4%-0.6%+0.8%+3.3%+0.4%
Win rate60%/1560%/1560%/1580%/1580%/1567%/1593%/1567%/1557%/1457%/1493%/1464%/14

Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.

URTH risk & extremes

Max drawdown
-34%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±4%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
70%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+12.86%
2020-11
Worst month
-13.09%
2020-03
Longest streaks
15▲ / 3▼
Consecutive up / down months

URTH drawdown & rolling returns

-25%-13%0%

Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.

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Frequently asked questions

What was iShares MSCI World ETF's best month?+

iShares MSCI World ETF's strongest completed month on record is November 2020, at +12.86%.

What was iShares MSCI World ETF's worst month?+

Its weakest completed month on record is March 2020, at -13.09%.

Is iShares MSCI World ETF up this year?+

iShares MSCI World ETF is up 12.42% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.

What is iShares MSCI World ETF's 1-year return?+

+18.57% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.

What is iShares MSCI World ETF's biggest drawdown?+

The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 34.0%, measured on month-end closes since 2012.

Which calendar month is historically best for iShares MSCI World ETF?+

November has the highest average return across every completed November since 2012. An average is not a forecast.

About iShares MSCI World ETF

iShares MSCI World ETF is a global developed business worth about $8 billion. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 2012, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2012) would be about $532 today.

Did you know?

  • Its best month on record was November 2020 at +12.86%; its worst, March 2020 at -13.09%.
  • It has closed July in the green 14 out of 15 times — not a promise, just a suspicious habit.

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