Which returned more over the last year, EUFN or EZU?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EUFN returned +16.6% and EZU +7.1%.

Which is cheaper, EUFN or EZU?

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 EZU overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EUFN vs EZU: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EUFN returned +16.6% to EZU's +7.1%; 26% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $3.0bn for iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF and $9.2bn for iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF.

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At a glance

+16.6%

EUFN total return, 1 year

+7.1%

EZU total return, 1 year

0.49%

EUFN expense ratio

0.50%

EZU expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EUFN costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.5 points; EZU is 3.1 times larger.

EUFN vs EZU: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EUFN	EZU
Return
Measure	EUFN	EZU
Total return, 1 year	+16.6%	+7.1%
Drawdown
Measure	EUFN	EZU
Below its high	11.7%, high on Sep 3, 2026	8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EUFN	EZU
What it tracks	MSCI Europe Financials Index	MSCI EMU Index
Cost and size
Measure	EUFN	EZU
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.0bn	$9.2bn
Holdings
Measure	EUFN	EZU
Holdings in common	26%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	43.6%	30.5%

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 EZU

Return

Total return edge EUFN +242.7% +208.3%

Annualized edge EUFN (slight) +7.6% +7.0%

Price return edge EZU +84.5% +95.2%

Risk

Volatility edge EZU 25.5% 21.5%

Max drawdown edge EZU −52.7% −40.3%

Downside capture 116.1% 109.5%

Beta 1.30 1.18

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge EUFN (slight) 0.36 0.35

Sortino edge EUFN (slight) 0.51 0.49

Treynor 0.070 0.064

Calmar edge EZU 0.14 0.17

Against the benchmark

Alpha +0.7% a year −0.1% a year

Alpha t-stat 0.21 −0.07

Information ratio 0.19 0.13

Tracking error 13.7% 8.3%

Reading

EUFN returned more: +242.7% to +208.3%. EZU swung less: 21.5% to 25.5%. EZU fell less at its worst: −40.3% to −52.7%.

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Risk and return: EUFN vs EZU: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EUFN	EZU	ACWX	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+242.7%	+208.3%		EUFN	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+7.6%	+7.0%		EUFN (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+84.5%	+95.2%		EZU	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	25.5%	21.5%		EZU	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	17.9%	15.3%		EZU	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−52.7%	−40.3%		EZU	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture	147.1%	123.8%	100.0%	EUFN	Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture	116.1%	109.5%	100.0%	EZU (slight)	Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta	1.30	1.18	1.00	EZU lower	How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared	0.75	0.87	1.00	Not an edge	Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.36	0.35		EUFN (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.51	0.49		EUFN (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor	0.070	0.064	0.065	EUFN (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar	0.14	0.17		EZU	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
Benchmark	ACWX	ACWX	ACWX		The ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha	+0.7% a year	−0.1% a year	0.0%	Not significant	Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat	0.21	−0.07		Not an edge	How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range	−5.4% to +6.8%	−3.8% to +3.6%		Both include zero	The 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio	0.19	0.13		EUFN	Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error	13.7%	8.3%	0.0%	Not an edge	How 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

26%

By the books each fund has filed, EUFN and EZU hold 26% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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26% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EUFN EZU

ALLIANZ 5.54% 2.55%

BANCO SANTANDER 5.38% 2.48%

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA 4.24% 1.95%

UNICREDIT 3.38% 1.55%

BNP PARIBAS SA 2.89% 1.33%

INTESA SANPAOLO 2.85% 1.31%

ING GROEP 2.81% 1.29%

MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESE 2.35% 1.08%

AXA SA 2.23% 1.03%

DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG 1.90% 0.87%

DEUTSCHE BANK AG 1.66% 0.76%

NORDEA BANK 1.62% 0.74%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EUFN

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 8.88%

UBS GROUP AG 4.38%

ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG 3.29%

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC 2.38%

BARCLAYS PLC 2.28%

INVESTOR CLASS B 2.22%

NATWEST GROUP PLC 2.02%

SWISS RE AG 1.64%

Only in EZU

ASML HOLDING 8.79%

SAP 3.33%

SIEMENS N AG 2.97%

TOTALENERGIES 2.48%

IBERDROLA 2.10%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 2.05%

AIRBUS GROUP 1.76%

LAIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR 1.67%

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Side by side

EUFN iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks the MSCI Eurozone

Total return, 1 year +16.6% +7.1%

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

Gap to its benchmark +2.3 pts vs ACWX −7.2 pts vs ACWX

Expense ratio 0.49% 0.50%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 93 216

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.0bn $9.2bn

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

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

What each follows. EUFN follows MSCI Europe Financials Index and EZU follows MSCI EMU Index.
Holdings in common. 26% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 EUFN returned +16.6% and EZU +7.1% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 9.5 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.

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, EUFN or EZU?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EUFN returned +16.6% and EZU +7.1%.
Which is cheaper, EUFN or EZU?: 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 EZU overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EUFN and 0% of EZU by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

EUFN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EUFN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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EZU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EZU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EZU ↗

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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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