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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and SPYM +13.7%.

Which is cheaper, EZU or SPYM?

SPYM is cheaper, by 0.48 percentage points a year. That is about $48 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EZU vs SPYM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EZU returned +7.1% to SPYM's +13.7%; 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 $185.0bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF.

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At a glance

+7.1%

EZU total return, 1 year

+13.7%

SPYM total return, 1 year

0.50%

EZU expense ratio

0.02%

SPYM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPYM costs 0.48 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.6 points; SPYM is far larger, $185.0bn against $9.2bn.

EZU vs SPYM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EZU	SPYM
Return
Measure	EZU	SPYM
Total return, 1 year	+7.1%	+13.7%
Drawdown
Measure	EZU	SPYM
Below its high	8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EZU	SPYM
What it tracks	MSCI EMU Index	S&P 500 Index
Cost and size
Measure	EZU	SPYM
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.02%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$9.2bn	$185.0bn
Holdings
Measure	EZU	SPYM
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 SPYM 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 SPYM

MERCK 0.29% 0.53%

NEMETSCHEK 0.07% 0.18%

AEROPORTS DE PARIS SA 0.06% 0.17%

VINCI SA 0.79% 0.04%

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM N AG 1.32% 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 SPYM

NVIDIA CORP 7.92%

APPLE INC 7.61%

MICROSOFT CORP 5.92%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.73%

ALPHABET INC CL A 2.83%

BROADCOM INC 2.44%

ALPHABET INC CL C 2.26%

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.05%

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Side by side

EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF SPYM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF

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% +13.7%

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

Gap to its benchmark −7.2 pts vs ACWX 0.0 pts vs IVV

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.02%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 99.8%

Holdings 216 506

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $9.2bn $185.0bn

Former ticker none SPLG

EZU and SPYM 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.

SPYM

SPYM tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.02% 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 506 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EZU or SPYM?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and SPYM +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, EZU or SPYM?: SPYM is cheaper, by 0.48 percentage points a year. That is about $48 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EZU and SPYM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 100% of SPYM 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 ↗

SPYM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPYM 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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