Which returned more over the last year, EPOL or FEZ?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EPOL returned +32.2% and FEZ +6.0%.

Which is cheaper, EPOL or FEZ?

FEZ is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do EPOL and FEZ overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EPOL vs FEZ: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EPOL returned +32.2% to FEZ's +6.0%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $1.0bn for iShares MSCI Poland ETF and $4.1bn for State Street SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF.

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At a glance

+32.2%

EPOL total return, 1 year

+6.0%

FEZ total return, 1 year

0.59%

EPOL expense ratio

0.29%

FEZ expense ratio

Pair scorecard

FEZ costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 26.2 points; FEZ is 4.1 times larger.

EPOL vs FEZ: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EPOL	FEZ
Return
Measure	EPOL	FEZ
Total return, 1 year	+32.2%	+6.0%
Drawdown
Measure	EPOL	FEZ
Below its high	3.4%, high on Sep 8, 2026	9.0%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EPOL	FEZ
What it tracks	MSCI Poland IMI 25/50 Index	EURO STOXX 50 Index
Cost and size
Measure	EPOL	FEZ
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.29%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$1.0bn	$4.1bn
Holdings
Measure	EPOL	FEZ
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	65.9%	42.9%

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

Risk and return

Jun 4, 2010 to Oct 23, 2026 · 855 weekly returns

EPOL FEZ

Return

Total return edge FEZ +194.2% +258.5%

Annualized edge FEZ +6.8% +8.1%

Price return edge FEZ +84.6% +112.9%

Risk

Volatility edge FEZ 26.2% 22.1%

Max drawdown edge FEZ −63.6% −38.7%

Downside capture 93.5% 109.3%

Beta 0.92 1.16

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge FEZ 0.32 0.39

Sortino edge FEZ 0.46 0.56

Treynor 0.092 0.047

Calmar edge FEZ 0.11 0.21

Against the benchmark

Alpha +3.3% a year −0.3% a year

Alpha t-stat 0.71 −0.15

Information ratio 0.15 0.05

Tracking error 19.1% 9.5%

Each against its own benchmark: EPOL against EEM, Jun 4, 2010 to Oct 23, 2026; FEZ against ACWX, Apr 11, 2008 to Oct 23, 2026.

Reading

FEZ returned more: +258.5% to +194.2%. FEZ swung less: 22.1% to 26.2%. FEZ fell less at its worst: −38.7% to −63.6%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: EPOL vs FEZ: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EPOL	FEZ	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+194.2%	+258.5%	FEZ	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+6.8%	+8.1%	FEZ	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+84.6%	+112.9%	FEZ	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	26.2%	22.1%	FEZ	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	18.4%	15.5%	FEZ	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−63.6%	−38.7%	FEZ	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture	89.0%	125.7%		Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture	93.5%	109.3%		Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta	0.92	1.16	Not an edge	How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared	0.47	0.87	Not an edge	Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.32	0.39	FEZ	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.46	0.56	FEZ	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor	0.092	0.047		Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar	0.11	0.21	FEZ	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
Benchmark	EEM	ACWX		The ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha	+3.3% a year	−0.3% a year	Not significant	Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat	0.71	−0.15	Not an edge	How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range	−5.9% to +12.6%	−4.4% to +3.8%	Includes zero	The 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio	0.15	0.05		Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error	19.1%	9.5%	Not an edge	How far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 855 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EPOL and FEZ 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 EPOL FEZ

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EPOL

POWSZECHNA KASA OSZCZEDNOSCI BANK 14.92%

ORLEN 13.14%

BANK PEKAO SA 6.85%

PZU SA 6.01%

ALLEGRO SA 5.58%

LPP SA 4.65%

ERSTE BANK POLSKA SA 4.53%

KGHM POLSKA MIEDZ SA 3.74%

Only in FEZ

ASML HOLDING NV 10.09%

SAP SE 4.85%

SIEMENS AG REG 4.42%

TOTALENERGIES SE 4.28%

BANCO SANTANDER SA 3.83%

ALLIANZ SE REG 3.74%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 3.18%

IBERDROLA SA 3.08%

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Side by side

EPOL iShares MSCI Poland ETF FEZ State Street SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +32.2% +6.0%

Its benchmark over the same days +16.3% (EEM) +14.3% (ACWX)

Gap to its benchmark +15.9 pts vs EEM −8.3 pts vs ACWX

Expense ratio 0.59% 0.29%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 33 52

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.0bn $4.1bn

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

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

What each follows. EPOL follows MSCI Poland IMI 25/50 Index and FEZ follows EURO STOXX 50 Index.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 EPOL returned +32.2% and FEZ +6.0% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 26.2 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

EPOL

EPOL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +32.2% with distributions reinvested, against +16.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% 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 33 positions, with the top ten at 65.9%. It sat 3.4% below its high of Sep 8, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

FEZ

FEZ tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +6.0% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.29% 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 42.9%. It sat 9.0% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EPOL or FEZ?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EPOL returned +32.2% and FEZ +6.0%.
Which is cheaper, EPOL or FEZ?: FEZ is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EPOL and FEZ overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EPOL and 0% of FEZ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

EPOL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EPOL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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FEZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FEZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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