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BOXX vs EZU: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BOXX is an actively managed short-term fund and EZU an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EZU returned +7.1% against +4.0%.

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Net assets: $14.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF, and $9.2bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF.

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At a glance
+4.0%
BOXX total return, 1 year
+7.1%
EZU total return, 1 year
0.19%
BOXX expense ratio
0.50%
EZU expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BOXX costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.1 points; BOXX is 1.6 times larger.

BOXX vs EZU: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBOXXEZU
Return
Total return, 1 year+4.0%+7.1%
Drawdown
Below its high8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedMSCI EMU Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.19%0.50%
Net assets, as of Oct 23, 2026$14.4bn$9.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund30.5%

Method

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Alpha Architect iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks the MSCI Eurozone
Total return, 1 year +4.0% +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 0.19% 0.50%
Holdings not counted 216
Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and EZU as of Oct 27, 2026 $14.5bn $9.2bn

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

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About each fund
BOXX

BOXX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.

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, BOXX or EZU?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and EZU +7.1%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or EZU?
BOXX is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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BOXX on its own →EZU on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BOXX dividend history →EZU dividend history →EZU holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Alpha Architect website ↗
EZU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EZU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EZU ↗

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