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EUFN vs EWL: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EUFN returned +16.6% to EWL's +14.5%; 12% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $3.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF, and $3.0bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF.

At a glance
+16.6%
EUFN total return, 1 year
+14.5%
EWL total return, 1 year
0.49%
EUFN expense ratio
0.50%
EWL expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EUFN costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.1 points.

EUFN vs EWL: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEUFNEWL
Return
Total return, 1 year+16.6%+14.5%
Drawdown
Below its high11.7%, high on Sep 3, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Europe Financials IndexMSCI Switzerland 25/50 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.49%0.50%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$3.0bn$2.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common12%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund43.6%65.3%

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

Risk and return

Feb 12, 2010 to Oct 23, 2026 · 871 weekly returns · each against ACWX
EUFN EWL
Return
Total return edge EWL +242.7% +328.9%
Annualized edge EWL +7.6% +9.1%
Price return edge EWL +84.5% +199.4%
Risk
Volatility edge EWL 25.5% 16.3%
Max drawdown edge EWL −52.7% −28.3%
Downside capture 116.1% 85.9%
Beta 1.30 0.83
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge EWL 0.36 0.52
Sortino edge EWL 0.51 0.74
Treynor 0.070 0.102
Calmar edge EWL 0.14 0.32
Against the benchmark
Alpha +0.7% a year +3.1% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.21 1.56
Information ratio 0.19 0.24
Tracking error 13.7% 8.6%
Reading

EWL returned more: +328.9% to +242.7%. EWL swung less: 16.3% to 25.5%. EWL fell less at its worst: −28.3% to −52.7%.

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Risk and return: EUFN vs EWL: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEUFNEWLACWXEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+242.7%+328.9%EWLPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+7.6%+9.1%EWLTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+84.5%+199.4%EWLPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility25.5%16.3%EWLSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation17.9%11.5%EWLLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−52.7%−28.3%EWLDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture147.1%80.7%100.0%EUFNShare of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture116.1%85.9%100.0%EWLShare of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta1.300.831.00EWL lowerHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.750.751.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.360.52EWLReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.510.74EWLReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.0700.1020.065EWLReturn above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.140.32EWLAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkACWXACWXACWXThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+0.7% a year+3.1% a year0.0%Not significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.211.56Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−5.4% to +6.8%−0.8% to +7.0%Both include zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio0.190.24EWLReturn against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error13.7%8.6%0.0%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 871 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

12%

By the books each fund has filed, EUFN and EWL 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 EUFN EWL
UBS GROUP AG 4.38% 5.83%
ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG 3.29% 4.57%
SWISS RE AG 1.64% 2.82%
SWISS LIFE HOLDING AG 0.93% 1.82%
HELVETIA BALOISE HOLDING N AG 0.60% 1.36%
JULIUS BAER GRUPPE AG 0.52% 1.11%
PARTNERS GROUP HOLDING AG 0.49% 1.01%
BC VAUD N 0.13% 0.54%
CHF/USD 0.00% 0.00%
EUR/USD 0.00% 0.00%
EURO STOXX 50 DEC 26 0.00% 0.00%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in EUFN
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 8.88%
ALLIANZ 5.54%
BANCO SANTANDER 5.38%
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA 4.24%
UNICREDIT 3.38%
BNP PARIBAS SA 2.89%
INTESA SANPAOLO 2.85%
ING GROEP 2.81%
Only in EWL
ROCHE PS PAR AG 14.99%
NOVARTIS AG 12.54%
NESTLE SA 11.36%
ABB LTD 3.88%
COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 3.87%
LONZA GROUP AG 2.94%
GIVAUDAN SA 2.50%
GALDERMA GROUP N AG 2.33%
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Side by side

EUFN iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF EWL iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +16.6% +14.5%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +14.3% (ACWX)
Gap to its benchmark +2.3 pts vs ACWX +0.2 pts vs ACWX
Expense ratio 0.49% 0.50%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 93 43
Net assets, EUFN as of Oct 27, 2026 and EWL as of Oct 28, 2026 $3.0bn $3.0bn

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

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

  1. What each follows. EUFN follows MSCI Europe Financials Index and EWL follows MSCI Switzerland 25/50 Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 12% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 EUFN returned +16.6% and EWL +14.5% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 2.1 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
EUFN

EUFN tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.6% 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 93 positions, with the top ten at 43.6%. It sat 11.7% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

EWL

EWL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.5% 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 43 positions, with the top ten at 65.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EUFN or EWL?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EUFN returned +16.6% and EWL +14.5%.
Which is cheaper, EUFN or EWL?
EUFN is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EUFN and EWL overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EUFN and 0% of EWL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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