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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and EZU +7.1%.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or EZU?

ACWX is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 0% of EZU by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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ACWX vs EZU: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWX returned +14.3% to EZU's +7.1%; 20% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $17.9bn for iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF and $9.2bn for iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF.

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At a glance

+14.3%

ACWX total return, 1 year

+7.1%

EZU total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWX expense ratio

0.50%

EZU expense ratio

Pair scorecard

ACWX costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.2 points; ACWX is 1.9 times larger.

ACWX vs EZU: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWX	EZU
Return
Measure	ACWX	EZU
Total return, 1 year	+14.3%	+7.1%
Drawdown
Measure	ACWX	EZU
Below its high	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026	8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ACWX	EZU
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA Index	MSCI EMU Index
Cost and size
Measure	ACWX	EZU
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.9bn	$9.2bn
Holdings
Measure	ACWX	EZU
Holdings in common	20%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	15.6%	30.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

20%

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and EZU hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACWX EZU

ASML HOLDING 1.77% 8.79%

SAP 0.67% 3.33%

SIEMENS N AG 0.60% 2.97%

ALLIANZ 0.51% 2.55%

BANCO SANTANDER 0.50% 2.48%

TOTALENERGIES 0.50% 2.48%

IBERDROLA 0.42% 2.10%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 0.42% 2.05%

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA 0.39% 1.95%

AIRBUS GROUP 0.35% 1.76%

LAIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR 0.34% 1.67%

LOREAL SA 0.33% 1.59%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ACWX

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 5.07%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.19%

SK HYNIX 1.56%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.95%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.85%

SHELL 0.84%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81%

NOVARTIS AG 0.80%

Only in EZU

EURO STOXX 50 DEC 26 0.00%

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Side by side

ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Tracks the MSCI Eurozone

Total return, 1 year +14.3% +7.1%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.3% (ACWX)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −7.2 pts vs ACWX

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.50%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1939 216

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.9bn $9.2bn

ACWX and EZU on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

ACWX

ACWX tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S.. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,939 positions, with the top ten at 15.6%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

EZU

EZU tracks the MSCI Eurozone. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +7.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 216 positions, with the top ten at 30.5%. It sat 8.7% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or EZU?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and EZU +7.1%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or EZU?: ACWX is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWX and EZU overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 0% of EZU by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

ACWX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACWX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ACWX ↗

EZU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EZU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EZU ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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