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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and IWD +27.5%.

Which is cheaper, EZU or IWD?

IWD is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 90% of IWD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EZU vs IWD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EZU returned +7.1% to IWD's +27.5%; 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 $83.0bn for iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF.

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At a glance

+7.1%

EZU total return, 1 year

+27.5%

IWD total return, 1 year

0.50%

EZU expense ratio

0.18%

IWD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWD costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.4 points; IWD is 9.0 times larger.

EZU vs IWD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EZU	IWD
Return
Measure	EZU	IWD
Total return, 1 year	+7.1%	+27.5%
Drawdown
Measure	EZU	IWD
Below its high	8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EZU	IWD
What it tracks	MSCI EMU Index	Russell 1000 Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	EZU	IWD
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$9.2bn	$83.0bn
Holdings
Measure	EZU	IWD
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.5%	29.6%

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

What they share

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

MERCK 0.29% 0.93%

VINCI SA 0.79% 0.07%

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM N AG 1.32% 0.07%

NEMETSCHEK 0.07% 0.31%

AEROPORTS DE PARIS SA 0.06% 0.20%

SODEXO SA 0.07% 0.06%

ESSILORLUXOTTICA SA 0.81% 0.06%

BAWAG GROUP AG 0.18% 0.04%

QIAGEN 0.14% 0.03%

DASSAULT AVIATION SA 0.08% 0.02%

ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI 0.48% 0.02%

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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 IWD

APPLE 6.08%

AMAZON.COM INC 5.95%

MICROSOFT 5.21%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 2.67%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.37%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.96%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.71%

WALMART 1.26%

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Side by side

EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI Eurozone Tracks the Russell 1000 value

Total return, 1 year +7.1% +27.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +27.7% (VONV)

Gap to its benchmark −7.2 pts vs ACWX −0.2 pts vs VONV

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.18%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 90.0%

Holdings 216 871

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $9.2bn $83.0bn

EZU and IWD 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.

IWD

IWD tracks the Russell 1000 value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +27.5% with distributions reinvested, against +27.7% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 871 positions, with the top ten at 29.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EZU or IWD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and IWD +27.5%.
Which is cheaper, EZU or IWD?: IWD is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EZU and IWD overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 90% of IWD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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

Sources and dates

EZU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EZU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EZU ↗

IWD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWD ↗

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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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