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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and IWC +16.5%.

Which is cheaper, EZU or IWC?

EZU is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EZU vs IWC: Differences, Returns & Fees

Share on X Download as PDF

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EZU returned +7.1% to IWC's +16.5%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

askIQ about this page

askIQ about EZU and IWC

Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $9.2bn for iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF and $1.2bn for iShares Micro-Cap ETF.

EZU on its own →IWC on its own →

At a glance

+7.1%

EZU total return, 1 year

+16.5%

IWC total return, 1 year

0.50%

EZU expense ratio

0.60%

IWC expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EZU costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.4 points; EZU is 7.7 times larger.

EZU vs IWC: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EZU	IWC
Return
Measure	EZU	IWC
Total return, 1 year	+7.1%	+16.5%
Drawdown
Measure	EZU	IWC
Below its high	8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026	9.5%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EZU	IWC
What it tracks	MSCI EMU Index	Russell Microcap Index
Cost and size
Measure	EZU	IWC
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$9.2bn	$1.2bn
Holdings
Measure	EZU	IWC
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.5%	5.9%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EZU and IWC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EZU IWC

ERSTE GROUP BANK AG 0.51% 0.09%

ORION CLASS B 0.16% 0.09%

INDRA SISTEMAS SA 0.09% 0.08%

COMMERZBANK AG 0.34% 0.07%

NN GROUP 0.31% 0.05%

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 IWC

CAREDX 0.88%

PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC 0.73%

NURIX THERAPEUTICS 0.63%

SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP INC 0.60%

VIRIDIAN THERAPEUTICS ORS 0.59%

OUSTER 0.53%

INTERFACE 0.52%

STRIVE INC CLASS A 0.50%

Check overlap with more funds →

Side by side

EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI Eurozone Tracks the Russell Microcap

Total return, 1 year +7.1% +16.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +13.3% (IWV)

Gap to its benchmark −7.2 pts vs ACWX +3.2 pts vs IWV

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.60%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 91.7%

Holdings 216 1365

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $9.2bn $1.2bn

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

Alert

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.

IWC

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.5% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.

IWC tracks the Russell Microcap. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.60% 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 1,365 positions, with the top ten at 5.9%. It sat 9.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EZU or IWC?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and IWC +16.5%.
Which is cheaper, EZU or IWC?: EZU is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EZU and IWC overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 92% of IWC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Other comparisons

EZU vs IJT EZU vs VB EZU vs IJR EZU vs VTWO IWC vs VGK IWC vs URTH INDA vs IWC FXI vs IWC

Where to next

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

Sources and dates

EZU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EZU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EZU ↗

IWC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWC ↗

Links are sources, not endorsements. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Cite this pageCitation, APA and Markdown

ETFIQ, EZU against IWC, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/ezu-vs-iwc

Open data →

Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms.