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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and SPY +13.6%.

Which is cheaper, EZU or SPY?

SPY is cheaper, by 0.41 percentage points a year. That is about $41 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 100% of SPY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EZU vs SPY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EZU returned +7.1% to SPY's +13.6%; 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 $814.8bn for SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.

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At a glance

+7.1%

EZU total return, 1 year

+13.6%

SPY total return, 1 year

0.50%

EZU expense ratio

0.09%

SPY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPY costs 0.41 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.5 points; SPY is far larger, $814.8bn against $9.2bn.

EZU vs SPY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EZU	SPY
Return
Measure	EZU	SPY
Total return, 1 year	+7.1%	+13.6%
Drawdown
Measure	EZU	SPY
Below its high	8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EZU	SPY
What it tracks	MSCI EMU Index	S&P 500 Index
Cost and size
Measure	EZU	SPY
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.09%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$9.2bn	$814.8bn
Holdings
Measure	EZU	SPY
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.5%	38.1%

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

What they share

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

MERCK 0.29% 0.53%

NEMETSCHEK 0.07% 0.18%

AEROPORTS DE PARIS SA 0.06% 0.17%

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM N AG 1.32% 0.04%

VINCI SA 0.79% 0.04%

ESSILORLUXOTTICA SA 0.81% 0.04%

SODEXO SA 0.07% 0.03%

BAWAG GROUP AG 0.18% 0.02%

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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 SPY

NVIDIA CORP 7.92%

APPLE INC 7.61%

MICROSOFT CORP 5.93%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.73%

ALPHABET INC CL A 2.83%

BROADCOM INC 2.45%

ALPHABET INC CL C 2.26%

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.06%

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Side by side

EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the MSCI Eurozone Tracks the S&P 500

Total return, 1 year +7.1% +13.6%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +13.7% (VOO)

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

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.09%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 99.8%

Holdings 216 504

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $9.2bn $814.8bn

EZU and SPY 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.

SPY

SPY tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.6% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EZU or SPY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and SPY +13.6%.
Which is cheaper, EZU or SPY?: SPY is cheaper, by 0.41 percentage points a year. That is about $41 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EZU and SPY overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 100% of SPY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

EZU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EZU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EZU ↗

SPY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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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