Which returned more over the last year, BSV or EZU?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and EZU returned +18.0%, so EZU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BSV or EZU?

BSV charges 0.03% a year and EZU charges 0.50%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BSV vs EZU: how they differ

BSV and EZU hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EZU returned more over the year.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and EZU hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BSV	Only in EZU
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%	ASML Holding N.V. 8.10%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 3.08%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%	SAP SE 2.44%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%	Banco Santander, S.A. 2.37%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	TOTALENERGIES SE 2.25%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 2.22%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%	Allianz SE 2.18%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%	Siemens Energy AG 1.89%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

BSV and EZU on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund	EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Short-Term Bond	MSCI Eurozone
Total return, 1 year	+1.1%	+18.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−16.4 pts	+0.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.50%
Holdings	3185	226

BSV in plain words

BSV is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

EZU in plain words

EZU is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Eurozone. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 226 positions, with the top ten at 28.2%. It sat 3.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or EZU?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and EZU returned +18.0%, so EZU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BSV or EZU?: BSV charges 0.03% a year and EZU charges 0.50%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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