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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and VONG +1.1%.

Which is cheaper, EZU or VONG?

VONG is cheaper, by 0.44 percentage points a year. That is about $44 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 96% of VONG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EZU vs VONG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EZU returned +7.1% to VONG's +1.1%; 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 $47.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF.

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At a glance

+7.1%

EZU total return, 1 year

+1.1%

VONG total return, 1 year

0.50%

EZU expense ratio

0.06%

VONG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VONG costs 0.44 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.0 points; VONG is 5.0 times larger.

EZU vs VONG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EZU	VONG
Return
Measure	EZU	VONG
Total return, 1 year	+7.1%	+1.1%
Drawdown
Measure	EZU	VONG
Below its high	8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026	4.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EZU	VONG
What it tracks	MSCI EMU Index	Russell 1000 Growth Index
Cost and size
Measure	EZU	VONG
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$9.4bn	$47.1bn
Holdings
Measure	EZU	VONG
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.5%	57.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EZU and VONG 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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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EZU VONG

AEROPORTS DE PARIS SA 0.06% 0.11%

HEIDELBERG MATERIALS AG 0.30% 0.04%

ESSILORLUXOTTICA SA 0.81% 0.01%

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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 VONG

NVIDIA Corp 15.63%

Apple Inc 7.65%

Alphabet Inc 5.88%

Microsoft Corp 5.59%

Broadcom Inc 4.79%

Alphabet Inc 4.75%

Meta Platforms Inc 3.83%

Micron Technology Inc 3.52%

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Side by side

EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the MSCI Eurozone Tracks the Russell 1000 Growth

Total return, 1 year +7.1% +1.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +0.9% (IWF)

Gap to its benchmark −7.2 pts vs ACWX +0.2 pts vs IWF

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.06%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 95.5%

Holdings 216 373

Net assets, EZU as of Oct 27, 2026 and VONG as of Sep 30, 2026 $9.2bn $47.1bn

EZU and VONG 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.

VONG

VONG tracks the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +0.9% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 373 positions, with the top ten at 57.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EZU or VONG?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and VONG +1.1%.
Which is cheaper, EZU or VONG?: VONG is cheaper, by 0.44 percentage points a year. That is about $44 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EZU and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 96% of VONG 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 ↗

VONG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VONG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VONG ↗

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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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