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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +18.0% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EZU or VXUS?

EZU charges 0.50% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do EZU and VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 0% of VXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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

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EZU vs VXUS: how they differ

EZU and VXUS hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and VXUS returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF and Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EZU and VXUS hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions EZU and VXUS both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	EZU	VXUS
Allianz SE	2.18%	0.41%
Siemens Energy AG	1.89%	0.37%
Deutsche Telekom AG	1.59%	0.26%
Infineon Technologies AG	1.60%	0.21%
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellscha	0.89%	0.18%
AXA SA	0.99%	0.18%
Nokia Oyj	1.00%	0.16%
Nordea Bank Abp	0.76%	0.14%
Deutsche Post AG	0.71%	0.13%
E.ON SE	0.61%	0.12%
Mercedes-Benz Group AG	0.57%	0.10%
Erste Group Bank AG	0.47%	0.07%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in EZU	Only in VXUS
ASML Holding N.V. 8.10%	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.97%
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 3.08%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.67%
SAP SE 2.44%	ASML Holding NV 1.32%
Banco Santander, S.A. 2.37%	SK hynix Inc 1.14%
TOTALENERGIES SE 2.25%	Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.89%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 2.22%	HSBC Holdings PLC 0.74%
Iberdrola, S.A. 1.89%	Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.69%
LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE 1.76%	AstraZeneca PLC 0.67%

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 VXUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF	VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	MSCI Eurozone	Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year	+18.0%	+22.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.5 pts	+4.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.05%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.0%
Holdings	226	8775

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.

VXUS in plain words

VXUS is an index equity fund tracking the Total International Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.3% 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. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8775 positions, with the top ten at 12.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EZU or VXUS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +18.0% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EZU or VXUS?: EZU charges 0.50% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EZU and VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 0% of VXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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