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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and IWB +13.1%.

Which is cheaper, EZU or IWB?

IWB is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 92% of IWB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EZU vs IWB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EZU returned +7.1% to IWB's +13.1%; 1% 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 $49.1bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Russell 1000 ETF.

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At a glance

+7.1%

EZU total return, 1 year

+13.1%

IWB total return, 1 year

0.50%

EZU expense ratio

0.15%

IWB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWB costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.0 points; IWB is 5.3 times larger.

EZU vs IWB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EZU	IWB
Return
Measure	EZU	IWB
Total return, 1 year	+7.1%	+13.1%
Drawdown
Measure	EZU	IWB
Below its high	8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EZU	IWB
What it tracks	MSCI EMU Index	Russell 1000 Index
Cost and size
Measure	EZU	IWB
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 23, 2026	$9.1bn	$48.4bn
Holdings
Measure	EZU	IWB
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.5%	35.3%

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

What they share

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

MERCK 0.29% 0.49%

NEMETSCHEK 0.07% 0.17%

AEROPORTS DE PARIS SA 0.06% 0.16%

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM N AG 1.32% 0.04%

ESSILORLUXOTTICA SA 0.81% 0.04%

VINCI SA 0.79% 0.04%

SODEXO SA 0.07% 0.03%

BAWAG GROUP AG 0.18% 0.02%

HEIDELBERG MATERIALS AG 0.30% 0.02%

ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI 0.48% 0.01%

DASSAULT AVIATION SA 0.08% 0.01%

QIAGEN 0.14% 0.01%

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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 IWB

NVIDIA 7.15%

APPLE 7.06%

MICROSOFT 5.56%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.46%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.63%

BROADCOM INC 2.24%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.12%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.92%

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Side by side

EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI Eurozone Tracks the Russell 1000

Total return, 1 year +7.1% +13.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +13.2% (VONE)

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

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 91.7%

Holdings 216 1025

Net assets, EZU as of Oct 27, 2026 and IWB as of Oct 28, 2026 $9.2bn $49.1bn

EZU and IWB 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.

IWB

IWB tracks the Russell 1000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.2% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,025 positions, with the top ten at 35.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EZU or IWB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and IWB +13.1%.
Which is cheaper, EZU or IWB?: IWB is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EZU and IWB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 92% of IWB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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

Sources and dates

EZU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EZU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EZU ↗

IWB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWB ↗

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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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