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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and XLC −10.4%.

Which is cheaper, EZU or XLC?

XLC is cheaper, by 0.42 percentage points a year. That is about $42 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 100% of XLC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EZU vs XLC: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EZU returned +7.1% to XLC's −10.4%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $9.2bn for iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF and $22.1bn for State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+7.1%

EZU total return, 1 year

−10.4%

XLC total return, 1 year

0.50%

EZU expense ratio

0.08%

XLC expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLC costs 0.42 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.5 points; XLC is 2.4 times larger.

EZU vs XLC: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EZU	XLC
Return
Measure	EZU	XLC
Total return, 1 year	+7.1%	−10.4%
Drawdown
Measure	EZU	XLC
Below its high	8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026	13.3%, high on Jan 30, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EZU	XLC
What it tracks	MSCI EMU Index	Communication Services Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	EZU	XLC
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$9.2bn	$22.1bn
Holdings
Measure	EZU	XLC
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.5%	75.3%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EZU and XLC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EZU XLC

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Only in EZU

ASML HOLDING 8.79%

SAP 3.33%

SIEMENS N AG 2.97%

ALLIANZ 2.55%

BANCO SANTANDER 2.48%

TOTALENERGIES 2.48%

IBERDROLA 2.10%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 2.05%

Only in XLC

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 21.45%

ALPHABET INC CL A 12.27%

ALPHABET INC CL C 9.82%

WALT DISNEY CO 5.33%

TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWRE 4.80%

COMCAST CORP CLASS A 4.48%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 4.45%

APPLOVIN CORP CLASS A 4.34%

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Side by side

EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF XLC State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the MSCI Eurozone Tracks an index of Communication services

Total return, 1 year +7.1% −10.4%

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% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 99.8%

Holdings 216 23

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $9.2bn $22.1bn

EZU and XLC 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.

XLC

XLC tracks an index of Communication services. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −10.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 23 positions, with the top ten at 75.3%. It sat 13.3% below its high of Jan 30, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EZU or XLC?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +7.1% and XLC −10.4%.
Which is cheaper, EZU or XLC?: XLC is cheaper, by 0.42 percentage points a year. That is about $42 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EZU and XLC overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 100% of XLC 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 ↗

XLC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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