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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and VEU +14.4%.

Which is cheaper, EZU or VEU?

VEU 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.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EZU vs VEU: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EZU returned +7.1% to VEU's +14.4%; 17% 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 $68.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE All World Ex US ETF.

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At a glance

+7.1%

EZU total return, 1 year

+14.4%

VEU total return, 1 year

0.50%

EZU expense ratio

0.04%

VEU expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VEU costs 0.46 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.3 points; VEU is 7.2 times larger.

EZU vs VEU: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EZU	VEU
Return
Measure	EZU	VEU
Total return, 1 year	+7.1%	+14.4%
Drawdown
Measure	EZU	VEU
Below its high	8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026	5.0%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EZU	VEU
What it tracks	MSCI EMU Index	FTSE All-World ex US Index
Cost and size
Measure	EZU	VEU
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$9.4bn	$68.1bn
Holdings
Measure	EZU	VEU
Holdings in common	17%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.5%	15.2%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

17%

By the books each fund has filed, EZU and VEU hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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17% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EZU VEU

ASML HOLDING 8.79% 1.71%

SIEMENS N AG 2.97% 0.56%

SAP 3.33% 0.51%

BANCO SANTANDER 2.48% 0.49%

ALLIANZ 2.55% 0.44%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 2.05% 0.44%

TOTALENERGIES 2.48% 0.42%

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA 1.95% 0.39%

IBERDROLA 2.10% 0.38%

UNICREDIT 1.55% 0.33%

SAFRAN SA 1.46% 0.32%

AIRBUS GROUP 1.76% 0.31%

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Only in EZU

MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESE 1.08%

NORDEA BANK 0.74%

NEBIUS NV CLASS A 0.48%

AERCAP HOLDINGS 0.32%

VOLKSWAGEN NON-VOTING PREF AG 0.22%

WARTSILA 0.20%

HENKEL & KGAA PREF AG 0.18%

SARTORIUS PREF AG 0.11%

Only in VEU

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 4.70%

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.24%

SK hynix Inc 1.83%

SLBBH1142 0.91%

Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.84%

HSBC Holdings PLC 0.84%

Roche Holding AG 0.72%

Shell PLC 0.68%

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Side by side

EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF VEU Vanguard FTSE All World Ex US ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the MSCI Eurozone Tracks the FTSE All-World ex-US

Total return, 1 year +7.1% +14.4%

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% 0.04%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 216 3816

Net assets, EZU as of Oct 27, 2026 and VEU as of Sep 30, 2026 $9.2bn $68.1bn

EZU and VEU 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.

VEU

VEU tracks the FTSE All-World ex-US. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,816 positions, with the top ten at 15.2%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EZU or VEU?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and VEU +14.4%.
Which is cheaper, EZU or VEU?: VEU 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.
How much do EZU and VEU overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 0% of VEU 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 ↗

VEU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VEU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VEU ↗

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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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