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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and VXUS +13.8%.

Which is cheaper, EZU or VXUS?

VXUS 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 VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EZU vs VXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EZU returned +7.1% to VXUS's +13.8%; 16% 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 $163.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total International Stock ETF.

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At a glance

+7.1%

EZU total return, 1 year

+13.8%

VXUS total return, 1 year

0.50%

EZU expense ratio

0.05%

VXUS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VXUS costs 0.45 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.7 points; VXUS is 17.4 times larger.

EZU vs VXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EZU	VXUS
Return
Measure	EZU	VXUS
Total return, 1 year	+7.1%	+13.8%
Drawdown
Measure	EZU	VXUS
Below its high	8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026	5.1%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EZU	VXUS
What it tracks	MSCI EMU Index	FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
Cost and size
Measure	EZU	VXUS
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$9.4bn	$163.2bn
Holdings
Measure	EZU	VXUS
Holdings in common	16%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.5%	14.6%

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

What they share

16%

By the books each fund has filed, EZU and VXUS hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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16% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EZU VXUS

ASML HOLDING 8.79% 1.55%

SIEMENS N AG 2.97% 0.51%

SAP 3.33% 0.46%

BANCO SANTANDER 2.48% 0.45%

ALLIANZ 2.55% 0.40%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 2.05% 0.40%

TOTALENERGIES 2.48% 0.39%

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA 1.95% 0.35%

IBERDROLA 2.10% 0.35%

UNICREDIT 1.55% 0.30%

SAFRAN SA 1.46% 0.29%

AIRBUS GROUP 1.76% 0.28%

Only in one fund ↓

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 VXUS

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 4.27%

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.03%

SK hynix Inc 1.67%

SLCMT1142 1.66%

Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.76%

HSBC Holdings PLC 0.76%

Roche Holding AG 0.66%

Shell PLC 0.62%

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Side by side

EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

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

Total return, 1 year +7.1% +13.8%

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 8913

Net assets, EZU as of Oct 27, 2026 and VXUS as of Sep 30, 2026 $9.2bn $163.2bn

EZU and VXUS 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.

VXUS

VXUS tracks an index of Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.8% 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 8,913 positions, with the top ten at 14.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EZU or VXUS?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and VXUS +13.8%.
Which is cheaper, EZU or VXUS?: VXUS 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 VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 0% of VXUS 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 ↗

VXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VXUS ↗

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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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