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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and HDEF +17.8%.

Which is cheaper, EZU or HDEF?

HDEF is cheaper, by 0.41 percentage points a year. That is about $41 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do EZU and HDEF overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EZU vs HDEF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EZU returned +7.1% to HDEF's +17.8%; 19% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $9.2bn for iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF and $2.3bn for Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF.

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At a glance

+7.1%

EZU total return, 1 year

+17.8%

HDEF total return, 1 year

0.50%

EZU expense ratio

0.09%

HDEF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HDEF costs 0.41 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.7 points; EZU is 4.0 times larger.

EZU vs HDEF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EZU	HDEF
Return
Measure	EZU	HDEF
Total return, 1 year	+7.1%	+17.8%
Drawdown
Measure	EZU	HDEF
Below its high	8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EZU	HDEF
What it tracks	MSCI EMU Index	MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Index
Cost and size
Measure	EZU	HDEF
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.09%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$9.2bn	$2.3bn
Holdings
Measure	EZU	HDEF
Holdings in common	19%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.5%	41.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

19%

By the books each fund has filed, EZU and HDEF hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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19% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EZU HDEF

ALLIANZ 2.55% 4.14%

TOTALENERGIES 2.48% 4.21%

BANCO SANTANDER 2.48% 2.34%

IBERDROLA 2.10% 3.37%

AXA SA 1.03% 1.77%

DHL AG 0.83% 1.33%

VINCI SA 0.79% 1.66%

DANONE SA 0.60% 1.10%

REPSOL 0.49% 0.70%

ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI 0.48% 0.89%

KONINKLIJKE AHOLD DELHAIZE 0.45% 0.92%

AIB GROUP PLC 0.35% 0.61%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EZU

ASML HOLDING 8.79%

SAP 3.33%

SIEMENS N AG 2.97%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 2.05%

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA 1.95%

AIRBUS GROUP 1.76%

LAIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR 1.67%

LOREAL SA 1.59%

Only in HDEF

ROCHE HOLDING AG 5.02%

NESTLE' SA/AG 4.99%

NOVARTIS AG 4.98%

SHELL PLC 4.75%

NOVO NORDISK A/S 3.59%

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC 3.04%

UNILEVER PLC 3.02%

ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG 2.60%

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Side by side

EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF HDEF Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Xtrackers

What it is Tracks the MSCI Eurozone Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +7.1% +17.8%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +12.1% (EFA)

Gap to its benchmark −7.2 pts vs ACWX +5.7 pts vs EFA

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.09%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 216 114

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $9.2bn $2.3bn

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

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About each fund

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.

HDEF

HDEF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.8% with distributions reinvested, against +12.1% for its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 29, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 114 positions, with the top ten at 41.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EZU or HDEF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and HDEF +17.8%.
Which is cheaper, EZU or HDEF?: HDEF is cheaper, by 0.41 percentage points a year. That is about $41 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EZU and HDEF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 0% of HDEF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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EZU on its own →HDEF on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EZU dividend history →EZU holdings →HDEF dividend history →HDEF holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

EZU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EZU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EZU ↗

HDEF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HDEF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Xtrackers website ↗

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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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