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EZU vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EZU returned +7.1% to IXUS's +14.1%; 17% 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 $57.6bn for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

EZU on its own →IXUS on its own →
At a glance
+7.1%
EZU total return, 1 year
+14.1%
IXUS total return, 1 year
0.50%
EZU expense ratio
0.07%
IXUS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IXUS costs 0.43 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.0 points; IXUS is 6.3 times larger.

EZU vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEZUIXUS
Return
Total return, 1 year+7.1%+14.1%
Drawdown
Below its high8.7%, high on Aug 14, 20264.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI EMU IndexMSCI ACWI ex USA IMI
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.50%0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$9.2bn$57.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common17%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund30.5%13.5%

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

What they share

17%

By the books each fund has filed, EZU and IXUS hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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17% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EZU IXUS
ASML HOLDING 8.79% 1.53%
SAP 3.33% 0.58%
SIEMENS N AG 2.97% 0.52%
ALLIANZ 2.55% 0.44%
BANCO SANTANDER 2.48% 0.43%
TOTALENERGIES 2.48% 0.43%
IBERDROLA 2.10% 0.37%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 2.05% 0.36%
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA 1.95% 0.34%
AIRBUS GROUP 1.76% 0.31%
LAIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR 1.67% 0.29%
LOREAL SA 1.59% 0.27%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in EZU
EURO STOXX 50 DEC 26 0.00%
Only in IXUS
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.39%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 1.90%
SK HYNIX 1.35%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.82%
SHELL 0.73%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.73%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.72%
NOVARTIS AG 0.69%
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Side by side

EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks the MSCI Eurozone Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year +7.1% +14.1%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +14.3% (ACWX)
Gap to its benchmark −7.2 pts vs ACWX −0.2 pts vs ACWX
Expense ratio 0.50% 0.07%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 216 4584
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $9.2bn $57.6bn

EZU and IXUS 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.

IXUS

IXUS tracks the MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 4,584 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EZU or IXUS?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and IXUS +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, EZU or IXUS?
IXUS is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EZU and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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EZU on its own →IXUS on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EZU dividend history →EZU holdings →IXUS dividend history →IXUS holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
EZU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EZU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EZU ↗
IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IXUS ↗

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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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