Which returned more over the last year, BBEU or EWG?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BBEU returned +10.0% and EWG +2.2%.

Which is cheaper, BBEU or EWG?

BBEU is cheaper, by 0.40 percentage points a year. That is about $40 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do BBEU and EWG overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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BBEU vs EWG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BBEU returned +10.0% to EWG's +2.2%; 12% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $9.0bn for JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF and $1.5bn for iShares MSCI Germany ETF.

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At a glance

+10.0%

BBEU total return, 1 year

+2.2%

EWG total return, 1 year

0.09%

BBEU expense ratio

0.49%

EWG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BBEU costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.8 points; BBEU is 6.0 times larger.

BBEU vs EWG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BBEU	EWG
Return
Measure	BBEU	EWG
Total return, 1 year	+10.0%	+2.2%
Drawdown
Measure	BBEU	EWG
Below its high	6.3%, high on Aug 25, 2026	6.3%, high on Aug 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	BBEU	EWG
What it tracks	Morningstar Developed Europe Target Market Exposure Index	MSCI Germany 25/50 Index
Cost and size
Measure	BBEU	EWG
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.49%
Net assets	$9.0bn	$1.5bn
Holdings
Measure	BBEU	EWG
Holdings in common	12%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	22.5%	63.4%

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

Risk and return

Jun 29, 2018 to Oct 23, 2026 · 434 weekly returns

BBEU EWG

Return

Total return edge BBEU +99.8% +65.0%

Annualized edge BBEU +8.6% +6.2%

Price return edge BBEU +53.1% +36.6%

Risk

Volatility edge BBEU 19.4% 22.8%

Max drawdown edge BBEU −35.6% −42.4%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge BBEU 0.38 0.26

Sortino edge BBEU 0.54 0.36

Calmar edge BBEU 0.24 0.15

Reading

BBEU returned more: +99.8% to +65.0%. BBEU swung less: 19.4% to 22.8%. BBEU fell less at its worst: −35.6% to −42.4%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: BBEU vs EWG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BBEU	EWG	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+99.8%	+65.0%	BBEU	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+8.6%	+6.2%	BBEU	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+53.1%	+36.6%	BBEU	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	19.4%	22.8%	BBEU	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	13.8%	16.1%	BBEU	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−35.6%	−42.4%	BBEU	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.38	0.26	BBEU	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.54	0.36	BBEU	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.24	0.15	BBEU	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 434 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

12%

By the books each fund has filed, BBEU and EWG hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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12% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BBEU EWG

SAP SE COMMON STOCK EUR 1.70% 12.93%

SIEMENS AG COMMON STOCK 1.60% 11.52%

ALLIANZ SE COMMON STOCK 1.38% 9.90%

SIEMENS ENERGY AG COMMON 0.87% 5.96%

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG 0.72% 5.11%

INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0.58% 4.11%

DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG 0.47% 3.40%

DHL AG COMMON STOCK EUR 0.45% 3.24%

DEUTSCHE BANK AG COMMON 0.43% 2.97%

RHEINMETALL AG COMMON 0.40% 2.87%

BASF SE COMMON STOCK EUR 0.38% 2.71%

BAYER AG COMMON STOCK EUR 0.35% 2.72%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in BBEU

ASML HOLDING NV COMMON 4.73%

ROCHE HOLDING AG COMMON 2.50%

SHELL PLC 2.27%

NOVARTIS AG COMMON STOCK 2.23%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC COMMON 2.22%

ASTRAZENECA PLC COMMON 1.99%

NESTLE SA COMMON STOCK 1.88%

TOTALENERGIES SE COMMON 1.40%

Only in EWG

MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESE 4.21%

VOLKSWAGEN NON-VOTING PREF AG 0.85%

SYMRISE AG 0.80%

HENKEL & KGAA PREF AG 0.71%

GEA GROUP AG 0.61%

QIAGEN 0.56%

BRENNTAG 0.44%

FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG 0.44%

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Side by side

BBEU JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF EWG iShares MSCI Germany ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer JPMorgan iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +10.0% +2.2%

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

Gap to its benchmark not measured −12.1 pts vs ACWX

Expense ratio 0.09% 0.49%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 355 52

Net assets $9.0bn $1.5bn

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

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BBEU and EWG are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. BBEU follows Morningstar Developed Europe Target Market Exposure Index and EWG follows MSCI Germany 25/50 Index.
Holdings in common. 12% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 BBEU returned +10.0% and EWG +2.2% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 7.8 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

BBEU

BBEU tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% 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 355 positions, with the top ten at 22.5%. It sat 6.3% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

EWG

EWG tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% 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 52 positions, with the top ten at 63.4%. It sat 6.3% below its high of Aug 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BBEU or EWG?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BBEU returned +10.0% and EWG +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, BBEU or EWG?: BBEU is cheaper, by 0.40 percentage points a year. That is about $40 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do BBEU and EWG overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of BBEU and 0% of EWG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

BBEU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BBEU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

EWG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EWG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EWG ↗

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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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