OriginaveMSCI World Index
What the MSCI World Index is, where it lives officially, and how its ride has looked over the years.
What does the MSCI World Index track?
About 1,300 large and mid-sized companies across 23 developed countries — the US, Europe, Japan and beyond — covering roughly 85% of each market. The classic "one number for the rich world's stock markets".
Despite the name it is not the whole world: emerging markets like China and India are not invited (that's what ACWI is for). Think of it as the developed world in one basket.
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URTH since 2012
The chart shows the dividend-adjusted share price of URTH, the ETF tracking this index — not the raw index level. The shape of the ride is the same.
URTH returns by year (USD)
| Year | Total return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | +11.76% |
| 2025 | +21.36% |
| 2024 | +18.66% |
| 2023 | +23.95% |
| 2022 | -17.97% |
| 2021 | +22.27% |
| 2020 | +15.78% |
| 2019 | +28.15% |
| 2018 | -8.56% |
| 2017 | +22.95% |
| 2016 | +7.31% |
| 2015 | -0.64% |
| 2014 | +4.37% |
| 2013 | +26.66% |
| 2012 | +14.71% |
Calendar-year total returns of URTH in USD, dividends reinvested — the ETF tracking this index, not the raw index level.
Source: Yahoo Finance daily adjusted closes for the US primary listings, dividends reinvested. Prices through · refreshed 7 Oct 2026, 08:49 UTC. How every number is calculated.