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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and IEFA +12.3%.

Which is cheaper, EZU or IEFA?

IEFA is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EZU vs IEFA: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EZU returned +7.1% to IEFA's +12.3%; 29% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $9.2bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF, and $190.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF.

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At a glance

+7.1%

EZU total return, 1 year

+12.3%

IEFA total return, 1 year

0.50%

EZU expense ratio

0.07%

IEFA expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEFA costs 0.43 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.2 points; IEFA is far larger, $190.1bn against $9.2bn.

EZU vs IEFA: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EZU	IEFA
Return
Measure	EZU	IEFA
Total return, 1 year	+7.1%	+12.3%
Drawdown
Measure	EZU	IEFA
Below its high	8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026	4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EZU	IEFA
What it tracks	MSCI EMU Index	MSCI EAFE IMI Index
Cost and size
Measure	EZU	IEFA
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$9.2bn	$190.1bn
Holdings
Measure	EZU	IEFA
Holdings in common	29%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.5%	12.3%

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

What they share

29%

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

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29% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EZU IEFA

ASML HOLDING 8.79% 2.55%

SAP 3.33% 0.97%

SIEMENS N AG 2.97% 0.86%

ALLIANZ 2.55% 0.74%

BANCO SANTANDER 2.48% 0.72%

TOTALENERGIES 2.48% 0.72%

IBERDROLA 2.10% 0.61%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 2.05% 0.60%

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA 1.95% 0.57%

AIRBUS GROUP 1.76% 0.51%

LAIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR 1.67% 0.49%

LOREAL SA 1.59% 0.46%

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Only in EZU

Only in IEFA

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.36%

SHELL 1.21%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.18%

NOVARTIS AG 1.14%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.04%

NESTLE SA 1.04%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.92%

BHP GROUP LTD 0.83%

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Side by side

EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI Eurozone Tracks the MSCI EAFE

Total return, 1 year +7.1% +12.3%

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

Gap to its benchmark −7.2 pts vs ACWX −2.0 pts vs ACWX

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 216 2629

Net assets, EZU as of Oct 27, 2026 and IEFA as of Oct 28, 2026 $9.2bn $190.4bn

EZU and IEFA 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.

IEFA

IEFA tracks the MSCI EAFE. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.3% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 2,629 positions, with the top ten at 12.3%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EZU or IEFA?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and IEFA +12.3%.
Which is cheaper, EZU or IEFA?: IEFA is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EZU and IEFA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 0% of IEFA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

EZU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EZU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EZU ↗

IEFA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEFA ↗

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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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