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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and VYM +18.0%.

Which is cheaper, EZU or VYM?

VYM is cheaper, by 0.46 percentage points a year. That is about $46 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 90% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EZU vs VYM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EZU returned +7.1% to VYM's +18.0%; 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 $78.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF.

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At a glance

+7.1%

EZU total return, 1 year

+18.0%

VYM total return, 1 year

0.50%

EZU expense ratio

0.04%

VYM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VYM costs 0.46 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.9 points; VYM is 8.4 times larger.

EZU vs VYM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EZU	VYM
Return
Measure	EZU	VYM
Total return, 1 year	+7.1%	+18.0%
Drawdown
Measure	EZU	VYM
Below its high	8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EZU	VYM
What it tracks	MSCI EMU Index	FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
Cost and size
Measure	EZU	VYM
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$9.4bn	$78.9bn
Holdings
Measure	EZU	VYM
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.5%	26.2%

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 VYM 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 VYM

MERCK 0.29% 1.52%

VINCI SA 0.79% 0.11%

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM N AG 1.32% 0.11%

ESSILORLUXOTTICA SA 0.81% 0.10%

NEMETSCHEK 0.07% 0.52%

SODEXO SA 0.07% 0.10%

AEROPORTS DE PARIS SA 0.06% 0.44%

BAWAG GROUP AG 0.18% 0.06%

ALLIANZ 2.55% 0.04%

DASSAULT AVIATION SA 0.08% 0.03%

ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI 0.48% 0.02%

LVMH 1.48% 0.02%

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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 VYM

Broadcom Inc 6.93%

JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.75%

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.84%

Johnson & Johnson 2.71%

AbbVie Inc 1.96%

Cisco Systems Inc 1.80%

Chevron Corp 1.61%

Caterpillar Inc 1.56%

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Side by side

EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the MSCI Eurozone Tracks an index of US high dividend

Total return, 1 year +7.1% +18.0%

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% 0.04%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 89.5%

Holdings 216 595

Net assets, EZU as of Oct 27, 2026 and VYM as of Sep 30, 2026 $9.2bn $78.9bn

EZU and VYM 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.

VYM

VYM tracks an index of US high dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 595 positions, with the top ten at 26.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EZU or VYM?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and VYM +18.0%.
Which is cheaper, EZU or VYM?: VYM is cheaper, by 0.46 percentage points a year. That is about $46 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EZU and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 90% of VYM 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 ↗

VYM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VYM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VYM ↗

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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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