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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and SLV +14.9%.

Which is cheaper, EZU or SLV?

Neither: EZU and SLV both charge 0.50% a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EZU vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

EZU is an equity index fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SLV returned +14.9% against +7.1%.

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Net assets: $9.2bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF, and $26.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Silver Trust.

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At a glance

+7.1%

EZU total return, 1 year

+14.9%

SLV total return, 1 year

0.50%

EZU expense ratio

0.50%

SLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.50% a year; their one-year returns differ by 7.8 points; SLV is 2.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

EZU vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EZU	SLV
Return
Measure	EZU	SLV
Total return, 1 year	+7.1%	+14.9%
Drawdown
Measure	EZU	SLV
Below its high	8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026	53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EZU	SLV
What it tracks	MSCI EMU Index	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	EZU	SLV
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$9.2bn	$26.5bn
Holdings
Measure	EZU	SLV
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.5%

Method

Side by side

EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF SLV iShares Silver Trust

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI Eurozone Holds silver

Total return, 1 year +7.1% +14.9%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +15.0% (SIVR)

Gap to its benchmark −7.2 pts vs ACWX −0.1 pts vs SIVR

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.50%

Holdings 216 not counted

Net assets, EZU as of Oct 27, 2026 and SLV as of Oct 28, 2026 $9.2bn $26.9bn

EZU and SLV 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.

SLV

Its expense ratio is 0.50% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

SLV holds silver. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested, against +15.0% for its benchmark, the price of silver. It sat 53.5% below its high of Jan 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EZU or SLV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and SLV +14.9%.
Which is cheaper, EZU or SLV?: Neither: EZU and SLV both charge 0.50% a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

EZU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EZU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EZU ↗

iShares page for SLV ↗

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