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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +18.0% and GOVT returned −1.0%, so EZU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EZU or GOVT?

EZU charges 0.50% a year and GOVT charges 0.05%, so GOVT 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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EZU vs GOVT: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF and iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EZU and GOVT 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 EZU	Only in GOVT
ASML Holding N.V. 8.10%	United States of America 5.31%
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 3.08%	United States of America 2.96%
SAP SE 2.44%	United States of America 2.63%
Banco Santander, S.A. 2.37%	United States of America 2.09%
TOTALENERGIES SE 2.25%	United States of America 1.61%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 2.22%	United States of America 1.57%
Allianz SE 2.18%	United States of America 1.53%
Siemens Energy AG 1.89%	United States of America 1.51%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

EZU and GOVT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	MSCI Eurozone	U.S. Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+18.0%	−1.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.5 pts	−18.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.05%
Holdings	226	223

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.

GOVT in plain words

GOVT is a bond fund tracking the U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EZU or GOVT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +18.0% and GOVT returned −1.0%, so EZU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EZU or GOVT?: EZU charges 0.50% a year and GOVT charges 0.05%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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