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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and IJR +17.5%.

Which is cheaper, EZU or IJR?

IJR is cheaper, by 0.44 percentage points a year. That is about $44 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EZU vs IJR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EZU returned +7.1% to IJR's +17.5%; 1% 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 $104.6bn for iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF.

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At a glance

+7.1%

EZU total return, 1 year

+17.5%

IJR total return, 1 year

0.50%

EZU expense ratio

0.06%

IJR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJR costs 0.44 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.4 points; IJR is 11.4 times larger.

EZU vs IJR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EZU	IJR
Return
Measure	EZU	IJR
Total return, 1 year	+7.1%	+17.5%
Drawdown
Measure	EZU	IJR
Below its high	8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026	6.8%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EZU	IJR
What it tracks	MSCI EMU Index	S&P SmallCap 600
Cost and size
Measure	EZU	IJR
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$9.2bn	$104.6bn
Holdings
Measure	EZU	IJR
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.5%	5.3%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EZU and IJR 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 IJR

UCB SA 0.50% 0.25%

LVMH 1.48% 0.24%

AIRBUS GROUP 1.76% 0.23%

FINECOBANK BANCA FINECO 0.20% 0.15%

TERNA RETE ELETTRICA NAZIONALE 0.21% 0.12%

MTU AERO ENGINES HOLDING AG 0.27% 0.11%

CONTINENTAL AG 0.11% 0.27%

SIEMENS ENERGY N AG 1.53% 0.08%

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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 IJR

GLAUKOS 0.61%

PAYCOM SOFTWARE 0.57%

MATCH GROUP INC 0.57%

VIASAT INC 0.55%

SM ENERGY 0.53%

PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 0.52%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.51%

JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.48%

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Side by side

EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI Eurozone Tracks the S&P SmallCap 600

Total return, 1 year +7.1% +17.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +17.6% (SPSM)

Gap to its benchmark −7.2 pts vs ACWX −0.1 pts vs SPSM

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.06%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 216 642

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $9.2bn $104.6bn

EZU and IJR 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.

IJR

IJR tracks the S&P SmallCap 600. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.6% for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% 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 642 positions, with the top ten at 5.3%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EZU or IJR?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and IJR +17.5%.
Which is cheaper, EZU or IJR?: IJR is cheaper, by 0.44 percentage points a year. That is about $44 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EZU and IJR overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 0% of IJR 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 ↗

IJR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IJR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJR ↗

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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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