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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and MBB −0.8%.

Which is cheaper, EZU or MBB?

MBB is cheaper, by 0.46 percentage points a year. That is about $46 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EZU vs MBB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EZU returned +7.1% to MBB's −0.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $9.2bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF, and $35.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MBS ETF.

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At a glance

+7.1%

EZU total return, 1 year

−0.8%

MBB total return, 1 year

0.50%

EZU expense ratio

0.04%

MBB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MBB costs 0.46 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.9 points; MBB is 3.9 times larger.

EZU vs MBB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EZU	MBB
Return
Measure	EZU	MBB
Total return, 1 year	+7.1%	−0.8%
Drawdown
Measure	EZU	MBB
Below its high	8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EZU	MBB
What it tracks	MSCI EMU Index	Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index
Cost and size
Measure	EZU	MBB
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 23, 2026	$9.1bn	$35.5bn
Holdings
Measure	EZU	MBB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.5%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EZU MBB

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 MBB

BLACKROCK CASH CL INST SL AGENCY 5.45%

FHLMC 30YR UMBS SUPER 1.05%

UMBS 30YR TBA(REG A) 0.60%

GNMA2 30YR 0.59%

GNMA2 30YR 0.54%

FNMA 30YR UMBS 0.53%

GNMA2 30YR 0.53%

GNMA2 30YR 0.52%

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Side by side

EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF MBB iShares MBS ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI Eurozone Tracks an index of mortgage-backed securities

Total return, 1 year +7.1% −0.8%

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

Gap to its benchmark −7.2 pts vs ACWX +0.3 pts vs SPMB

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.04%

Holdings 216 10813

Net assets, EZU as of Oct 27, 2026 and MBB as of Oct 28, 2026 $9.2bn $35.5bn

EZU and MBB 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.

MBB

MBB tracks an index of mortgage-backed securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.1% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EZU or MBB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and MBB −0.8%.
Which is cheaper, EZU or MBB?: MBB is cheaper, by 0.46 percentage points a year. That is about $46 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

EZU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EZU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EZU ↗

MBB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MBB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for MBB ↗

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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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