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EEM vs EZU: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EEM returned +16.3% to EZU's +7.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $29.1bn for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and $9.2bn for iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF.

EEM on its own →EZU on its own →
At a glance
+16.3%
EEM total return, 1 year
+7.1%
EZU total return, 1 year
0.72%
EEM expense ratio
0.50%
EZU expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EZU costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.2 points; EEM is 3.2 times larger.

EEM vs EZU: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEEMEZU
Return
Total return, 1 year+16.3%+7.1%
Drawdown
Below its high10.8%, high on Jun 22, 20268.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Emerging Markets IndexMSCI EMU Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.72%0.50%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$29.1bn$9.2bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund37.2%30.5%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, EEM and EZU hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EEM EZU
DISCOVERY 0.08% 0.25%
AYALA CORP 0.02% 0.13%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in EEM
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.98%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 6.88%
SK HYNIX 4.91%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.64%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.82%
MEDIATEK 1.54%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.94%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.91%
Only in EZU
ASML HOLDING 8.79%
SAP 3.33%
SIEMENS N AG 2.97%
ALLIANZ 2.55%
BANCO SANTANDER 2.48%
TOTALENERGIES 2.48%
IBERDROLA 2.10%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 2.05%
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Side by side

EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks an index of Emerging markets Tracks the MSCI Eurozone
Total return, 1 year +16.3% +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 0.72% 0.50%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 1186 216
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $29.1bn $9.2bn

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

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About each fund
EEM

EEM tracks an index of Emerging markets. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.72% 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 1,186 positions, with the top ten at 37.2%. It sat 10.8% below its high of Jun 22, 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, EEM or EZU?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +16.3% and EZU +7.1%.
Which is cheaper, EEM or EZU?
EZU is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EEM and EZU overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 0% of EZU by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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EEM on its own →EZU on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EEM dividend history →EEM holdings →EZU dividend history →EZU holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
EEM and EZU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EEM ↗
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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