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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and VXF +10.6%.

Which is cheaper, EZU or VXF?

VXF is cheaper, by 0.45 percentage points a year. That is about $45 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EZU vs VXF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EZU returned +7.1% to VXF's +10.6%; 1% 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 $30.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Extended Market ETF.

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At a glance

+7.1%

EZU total return, 1 year

+10.6%

VXF total return, 1 year

0.50%

EZU expense ratio

0.05%

VXF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VXF costs 0.45 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.5 points; VXF is 3.2 times larger.

EZU vs VXF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EZU	VXF
Return
Measure	EZU	VXF
Total return, 1 year	+7.1%	+10.6%
Drawdown
Measure	EZU	VXF
Below its high	8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026	6.6%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EZU	VXF
What it tracks	MSCI EMU Index	S&P Completion Index
Cost and size
Measure	EZU	VXF
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$9.4bn	$30.2bn
Holdings
Measure	EZU	VXF
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.5%	11.3%

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 VXF hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EZU VXF

HEIDELBERG MATERIALS AG 0.30% 0.16%

ALLIANZ 2.55% 0.09%

CREDIT AGRICOLE SA 0.21% 0.09%

DASSAULT AVIATION SA 0.08% 0.08%

ORANGE SA 0.41% 0.07%

ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI 0.48% 0.06%

LVMH 1.48% 0.05%

AIRBUS GROUP 1.76% 0.05%

CONTINENTAL AG 0.11% 0.05%

UCB SA 0.50% 0.05%

FINECOBANK BANCA FINECO 0.20% 0.03%

MTU AERO ENGINES HOLDING AG 0.27% 0.03%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EZU

ASML HOLDING 8.79%

SAP 3.33%

SIEMENS N AG 2.97%

BANCO SANTANDER 2.48%

TOTALENERGIES 2.48%

IBERDROLA 2.10%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 2.05%

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA 1.95%

Only in VXF

Space Exploration Technologies Corp 2.50%

SLCMT1142 2.26%

Snowflake Inc 1.42%

Cloudflare Inc 1.35%

Natera Inc 0.72%

Strategy Inc 0.67%

Astera Labs Inc 0.67%

Cheniere Energy Inc 0.67%

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Side by side

EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the MSCI Eurozone Tracks an index of Extended Market

Total return, 1 year +7.1% +10.6%

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% 0.05%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 216 3361

Net assets, EZU as of Oct 27, 2026 and VXF as of Sep 30, 2026 $9.2bn $30.2bn

EZU and VXF 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.

VXF

VXF tracks an index of Extended Market. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% 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 3,361 positions, with the top ten at 11.3%. It sat 6.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EZU or VXF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and VXF +10.6%.
Which is cheaper, EZU or VXF?: VXF is cheaper, by 0.45 percentage points a year. That is about $45 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EZU and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 0% of VXF 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 ↗

VXF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VXF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VXF ↗

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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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