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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and VT +13.5%.

Which is cheaper, EZU or VT?

VT 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 VT overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 55% of VT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EZU vs VT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EZU returned +7.1% to VT's +13.5%; 7% 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 $81.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total World Stock Index ETF.

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At a glance

+7.1%

EZU total return, 1 year

+13.5%

VT total return, 1 year

0.50%

EZU expense ratio

0.06%

VT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VT costs 0.44 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.4 points; VT is 8.7 times larger.

EZU vs VT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EZU	VT
Return
Measure	EZU	VT
Total return, 1 year	+7.1%	+13.5%
Drawdown
Measure	EZU	VT
Below its high	8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EZU	VT
What it tracks	MSCI EMU Index	FTSE Global All Cap Index
Cost and size
Measure	EZU	VT
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$9.4bn	$81.8bn
Holdings
Measure	EZU	VT
Holdings in common	7%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.5%	22.5%

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 VT hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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7% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EZU VT

ASML HOLDING 8.79% 0.59%

MERCK 0.29% 0.31%

SIEMENS N AG 2.97% 0.19%

SAP 3.33% 0.17%

BANCO SANTANDER 2.48% 0.17%

ALLIANZ 2.55% 0.15%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 2.05% 0.15%

TOTALENERGIES 2.48% 0.15%

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA 1.95% 0.13%

IBERDROLA 2.10% 0.13%

UNICREDIT 1.55% 0.11%

SAFRAN SA 1.46% 0.11%

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Only in EZU

MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESE 1.08%

NORDEA BANK 0.74%

VOLKSWAGEN NON-VOTING PREF AG 0.22%

WARTSILA 0.20%

HENKEL & KGAA PREF AG 0.18%

SARTORIUS PREF AG 0.11%

DR ING HC F PORSCHE PRF AG 0.07%

PORSCHE AUTOMOBIL HOLDING PREF 0.06%

Only in VT

NVIDIA Corp 4.54%

Apple Inc 4.11%

Microsoft Corp 3.25%

Amazon.com Inc 2.06%

Alphabet Inc 1.73%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 1.62%

Broadcom Inc 1.39%

Meta Platforms Inc 1.36%

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Side by side

EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the MSCI Eurozone Tracks an index of Total World Stock

Total return, 1 year +7.1% +13.5%

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% 0.06%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 54.7%

Holdings 216 10194

Net assets, EZU as of Oct 27, 2026 and VT as of Sep 30, 2026 $9.2bn $81.8bn

EZU and VT 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.

VT tracks an index of Total World Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10,194 positions, with the top ten at 22.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EZU or VT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and VT +13.5%.
Which is cheaper, EZU or VT?: VT 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 VT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 55% of VT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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EZU on its own →VT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EZU dividend history →EZU holdings →VT dividend history →VT holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

EZU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EZU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EZU ↗

VT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VT ↗

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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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