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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and VYMI +22.3%.

Which is cheaper, EZU or VYMI?

VYMI is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EZU vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EZU returned +7.1% to VYMI's +22.3%; 20% 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 $21.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF.

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At a glance

+7.1%

EZU total return, 1 year

+22.3%

VYMI total return, 1 year

0.50%

EZU expense ratio

0.07%

VYMI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VYMI costs 0.43 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.2 points; VYMI is 2.3 times larger.

EZU vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EZU	VYMI
Return
Measure	EZU	VYMI
Total return, 1 year	+7.1%	+22.3%
Drawdown
Measure	EZU	VYMI
Below its high	8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026	4.6%, high on Sep 3, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EZU	VYMI
What it tracks	MSCI EMU Index	FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index
Cost and size
Measure	EZU	VYMI
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$9.4bn	$21.4bn
Holdings
Measure	EZU	VYMI
Holdings in common	20%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.5%	13.8%

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

Risk and return

Mar 11, 2016 to Oct 23, 2026 · 554 weekly returns

EZU VYMI

Return

Total return edge VYMI +150.9% +188.1%

Annualized edge VYMI +9.0% +10.4%

Price return edge Tie +88.0% +86.8%

Risk

Volatility edge VYMI 20.3% 15.9%

Max drawdown edge VYMI (slight) −40.3% −38.3%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge VYMI 0.41 0.55

Sortino edge VYMI 0.59 0.78

Calmar edge VYMI 0.22 0.27

Reading

VYMI returned more: +188.1% to +150.9%. VYMI swung less: 15.9% to 20.3%. VYMI fell slightly less at its worst: −38.3% to −40.3%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: EZU vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EZU	VYMI	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+150.9%	+188.1%	VYMI	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+9.0%	+10.4%	VYMI	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+88.0%	+86.8%	Tie	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	20.3%	15.9%	VYMI	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	14.2%	11.4%	VYMI	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−40.3%	−38.3%	VYMI (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.41	0.55	VYMI	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.59	0.78	VYMI	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.22	0.27	VYMI	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 554 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

20%

By the books each fund has filed, EZU and VYMI hold 20% 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 VYMI

BANCO SANTANDER 2.48% 1.07%

ALLIANZ 2.55% 0.96%

TOTALENERGIES 2.48% 0.92%

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA 1.95% 0.84%

IBERDROLA 2.10% 0.83%

UNICREDIT 1.55% 0.71%

INTESA SANPAOLO 1.31% 0.61%

BNP PARIBAS SA 1.33% 0.56%

ING GROEP 1.29% 0.55%

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM N AG 1.32% 0.54%

SANOFI SA 1.26% 0.47%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 2.05% 0.43%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EZU

ASML HOLDING 8.79%

SAP 3.33%

AIRBUS GROUP 1.76%

LAIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR 1.67%

LOREAL SA 1.59%

SIEMENS ENERGY N AG 1.53%

LVMH 1.48%

SAFRAN SA 1.46%

Only in VYMI

HSBC Holdings PLC 1.81%

Roche Holding AG 1.56%

Shell PLC 1.48%

Royal Bank of Canada 1.47%

Novartis AG 1.42%

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.35%

Nestle SA 1.25%

MediaTek Inc 1.21%

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Side by side

EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF VYMI Vanguard International 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 International High Dividend Yield

Total return, 1 year +7.1% +22.3%

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% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 216 1509

Net assets, EZU as of Oct 27, 2026 and VYMI as of Sep 30, 2026 $9.2bn $21.4bn

EZU and VYMI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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EZU and VYMI do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. EZU follows MSCI EMU Index and VYMI follows FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index.
Holdings in common. 20% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 EZU returned +7.1% and VYMI +22.3% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 15.2 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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.

VYMI

VYMI tracks an index of International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +22.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 1,509 positions, with the top ten at 13.8%. It sat 4.6% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EZU or VYMI?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and VYMI +22.3%.
Which is cheaper, EZU or VYMI?: VYMI is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EZU and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 0% of VYMI 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) ↗

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VYMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VYMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VYMI ↗

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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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