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EZU vs IWM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EZU returned +7.1% to IWM's +14.1%; 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 $75.5bn for iShares Russell 2000 ETF.

EZU on its own →IWM on its own →
At a glance
+7.1%
EZU total return, 1 year
+14.1%
IWM total return, 1 year
0.50%
EZU expense ratio
0.19%
IWM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWM costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.0 points; IWM is 8.2 times larger.

EZU vs IWM: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEZUIWM
Return
Total return, 1 year+7.1%+14.1%
Drawdown
Below its high8.7%, high on Aug 14, 20267.6%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI EMU IndexRussell 2000 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.50%0.19%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$9.2bn$75.5bn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund30.5%3.3%

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

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, EZU and IWM 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 IWM
ORANGE SA 0.41% 0.19%
UCB SA 0.50% 0.15%
LVMH 1.48% 0.14%
AIRBUS GROUP 1.76% 0.13%
CONTINENTAL AG 0.11% 0.16%
FINECOBANK BANCA FINECO 0.20% 0.09%
TERNA RETE ELETTRICA NAZIONALE 0.21% 0.07%
LAIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR 1.67% 0.06%
MTU AERO ENGINES HOLDING AG 0.27% 0.06%
SIEMENS ENERGY N AG 1.53% 0.05%
NN GROUP 0.31% 0.04%
ENDESA SA 0.21% 0.02%
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 IWM
JFROG 0.37%
GLAUKOS 0.35%
TWIST BIOSCIENCE 0.35%
MOOG INC CLASS A 0.34%
BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.33%
UMB FINANCIAL 0.33%
SM ENERGY 0.32%
10X GENOMICS CLASS A 0.31%
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Side by side

EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks the MSCI Eurozone Tracks the Russell 2000
Total return, 1 year +7.1% +14.1%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +14.3% (VTWO)
Gap to its benchmark −7.2 pts vs ACWX −0.2 pts vs VTWO
Expense ratio 0.50% 0.19%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 216 1977
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $9.2bn $75.5bn

EZU and IWM 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.

IWM

IWM tracks the Russell 2000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% 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 1,977 positions, with the top ten at 3.3%. It sat 7.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EZU or IWM?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and IWM +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, EZU or IWM?
IWM is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EZU and IWM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 0% of IWM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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EZU on its own →IWM on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EZU dividend history →EZU holdings →IWM dividend history →IWM holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
EZU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EZU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EZU ↗
IWM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IWM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IWM ↗

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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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