Are EZU and IBB in the same category?

EZU is a stock ETF and IBB is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.

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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and IBB +37.5%.

Which is cheaper, EZU or IBB?

IBB is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 40% of IBB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EZU vs IBB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EZU returned +7.1% to IBB's +37.5%, and IBB charges 0.44% to EZU's 0.50%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $9.2bn for iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF and $11.0bn for iShares Biotechnology ETF.

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At a glance

+7.1%

EZU total return, 1 year

+37.5%

IBB total return, 1 year

0.50%

EZU expense ratio

0.44%

IBB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IBB costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 30.4 points; IBB is 1.2 times larger.

EZU vs IBB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EZU	IBB
Return
Measure	EZU	IBB
Total return, 1 year	+7.1%	+37.5%
Drawdown
Measure	EZU	IBB
Below its high	8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EZU	IBB
What it tracks	MSCI EMU Index	Biotech
Cost and size
Measure	EZU	IBB
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.44%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$9.2bn	$11.0bn
Active share vs the S&P 500		99%
Holdings
Measure	EZU	IBB
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.5%	50%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EZU and IBB hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EZU IBB

ARGENX 0.75% 3.42%

ABIVAX SA 0.08% 0.44%

ERSTE GROUP BANK AG 0.51% 0.02%

Only in one fund ↓

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%

Only in IBB

GILEAD SCIENCES 8.56%

AMGEN INC 8.20%

VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS 7.53%

REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS 5.64%

MODERNA 5.29%

NATERA 3.85%

ILLUMINA INC 2.93%

BIOGEN 2.58%

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Side by side

EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF IBB iShares Biotechnology ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Thematic ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI Eurozone Biotech

Total return, 1 year +7.1% +37.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −7.2 pts vs ACWX not measured

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.44%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 40.2%

Holdings 216 245

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $9.2bn $11.0bn

EZU and IBB 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.

IBB

By weight, 40% of IBB's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 50% of the fund across 245 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +37.5% with distributions reinvested.

Questions people ask

Are EZU and IBB in the same category?: EZU is a stock ETF and IBB is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which returned more over the last year, EZU or IBB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and IBB +37.5%.
Which is cheaper, EZU or IBB?: IBB is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EZU and IBB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 40% of IBB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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

Sources and dates

EZU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EZU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EZU ↗

IBB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IBB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IBB ↗

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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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