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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and IWF +0.9%.

Which is cheaper, EZU or IWF?

IWF 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 IWF overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 94% of IWF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EZU vs IWF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EZU returned +7.1% to IWF's +0.9%; 0% 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 $124.7bn for iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF.

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At a glance

+7.1%

EZU total return, 1 year

+0.9%

IWF total return, 1 year

0.50%

EZU expense ratio

0.18%

IWF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWF costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.2 points; IWF is 13.6 times larger.

EZU vs IWF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EZU	IWF
Return
Measure	EZU	IWF
Total return, 1 year	+7.1%	+0.9%
Drawdown
Measure	EZU	IWF
Below its high	8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026	4.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EZU	IWF
What it tracks	MSCI EMU Index	Russell 1000 Growth Index
Cost and size
Measure	EZU	IWF
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$9.2bn	$124.7bn
Holdings
Measure	EZU	IWF
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.5%	57.5%

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

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EZU IWF

AEROPORTS DE PARIS SA 0.06% 0.13%

HEIDELBERG MATERIALS AG 0.30% 0.04%

ESSILORLUXOTTICA SA 0.81% 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 IWF

NVIDIA 15.30%

APPLE 8.18%

MICROSOFT 5.94%

ALPHABET CLASS A 5.62%

BROADCOM INC 4.79%

ALPHABET CLASS C 4.53%

TESLA INC 3.58%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.36%

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Side by side

EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

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

Total return, 1 year +7.1% +0.9%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +1.1% (VONG)

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

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.18%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 93.5%

Holdings 216 374

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $9.2bn $124.7bn

EZU and IWF 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.

IWF

IWF tracks the Russell 1000 growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +0.9% with distributions reinvested, against +1.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 374 positions, with the top ten at 57.5%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EZU or IWF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and IWF +0.9%.
Which is cheaper, EZU or IWF?: IWF 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 IWF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 94% of IWF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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

Sources and dates

EZU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EZU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EZU ↗

IWF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWF ↗

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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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