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EZU vs VHT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EZU returned +7.1% to VHT's +25.0%; 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 $19.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Health Care ETF.

At a glance
+7.1%
EZU total return, 1 year
+25.0%
VHT total return, 1 year
0.50%
EZU expense ratio
0.09%
VHT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VHT costs 0.41 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.9 points; VHT is 2.0 times larger.

EZU vs VHT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEZUVHT
Return
Total return, 1 year+7.1%+25.0%
Drawdown
Below its high8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI EMU IndexMSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Health Care 25/50
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.50%0.09%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$9.4bn$19.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund30.5%51.8%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, EZU and VHT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EZU VHT
MERCK 0.29% 5.02%
CONTINENTAL AG 0.11% 0.06%
ERSTE GROUP BANK AG 0.51% 0.01%
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 VHT
Eli Lilly & Co 12.95%
Johnson & Johnson 8.79%
AbbVie Inc 6.46%
UnitedHealth Group Inc 4.66%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 3.51%
Amgen Inc 3.18%
Gilead Sciences Inc 2.59%
Abbott Laboratories 2.41%
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Side by side

EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF VHT Vanguard Health Care ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks the MSCI Eurozone Tracks an index of Health Care
Total return, 1 year +7.1% +25.0%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +25.4% (FHLC)
Gap to its benchmark −7.2 pts vs ACWX −0.4 pts vs FHLC
Expense ratio 0.50% 0.09%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 85.5%
Holdings 216 414
Net assets, EZU as of Oct 27, 2026 and VHT as of Sep 30, 2026 $9.2bn $19.1bn

EZU and VHT 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.

VHT

VHT tracks an index of Health Care. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +25.0% with distributions reinvested, against +25.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Health Care 25/50. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 414 positions, with the top ten at 51.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EZU or VHT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and VHT +25.0%.
Which is cheaper, EZU or VHT?
VHT 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 VHT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 86% of VHT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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