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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and KRE +21.2%.

Which is cheaper, EZU or KRE?

KRE is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 7% of KRE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EZU vs KRE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EZU returned +7.1% to KRE's +21.2%; 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 $4.2bn for State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF.

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At a glance

+7.1%

EZU total return, 1 year

+21.2%

KRE total return, 1 year

0.50%

EZU expense ratio

0.35%

KRE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

KRE costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.1 points; EZU is 2.2 times larger.

EZU vs KRE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EZU	KRE
Return
Measure	EZU	KRE
Total return, 1 year	+7.1%	+21.2%
Drawdown
Measure	EZU	KRE
Below its high	8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026	6.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EZU	KRE
What it tracks	MSCI EMU Index	S&P Regional Banks Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	EZU	KRE
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$9.2bn	$4.2bn
Holdings
Measure	EZU	KRE
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.5%	11.6%

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

What they share

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

UCB SA 0.50% 1.17%

FINECOBANK BANCA FINECO 0.20% 0.66%

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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 KRE

GLACIER BANCORP INC 1.20%

BANK OZK 1.17%

COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM INC 1.17%

EASTERN BANKSHARES INC 1.16%

TEXAS CAPITAL BANCSHARES INC 1.16%

UNITED BANKSHARES INC 1.16%

VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP 1.15%

FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYS A 1.15%

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Side by side

EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF KRE State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the MSCI Eurozone Tracks the S&P Regional Banking

Total return, 1 year +7.1% +21.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −7.2 pts vs ACWX not measured

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 6.6%

Holdings 216 167

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $9.2bn $4.2bn

EZU and KRE 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.

KRE

KRE tracks the S&P Regional Banking. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +21.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 7% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 167 positions, with the top ten at 11.6%. It sat 6.9% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EZU or KRE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and KRE +21.2%.
Which is cheaper, EZU or KRE?: KRE is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EZU and KRE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 7% of KRE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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

Sources and dates

EZU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EZU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EZU ↗

KRE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

KRE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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