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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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EZU vs XLG: how they differ

EZU and XLG hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EZU returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EZU and XLG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in EZUOnly in XLG
ASML HOLDING 8.67%NVIDIA Corp 12.79%
SIEMENS N AG 2.83%Apple Inc 11.58%
SAP 2.73%Microsoft Corp 8.83%
ALLIANZ 2.54%Amazon.com Inc 5.95%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 2.40%Alphabet Inc 4.71%
TOTALENERGIES 2.31%Broadcom Inc 4.12%
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA 2.12%Alphabet Inc 3.77%
IBERDROLA 1.88%Meta Platforms Inc 3.42%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

EZU and XLG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EZU
iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF
XLG
Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesInvesco
What it isMSCI EurozoneS&P 500 top 50
Total return, 1 year+18.0%+12.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+0.5 pts−5.3 pts
Expense ratio0.50%0.20%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%100.0%
Holdings22052

EZU in plain words

EZU is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Eurozone. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 220 positions, with the top ten at 30.0%. It sat 3.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

XLG in plain words

XLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 52 positions, with the top ten at 60.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EZU or XLG?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EZU returned +18.0% and XLG returned +12.2%, so EZU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EZU or XLG?
EZU charges 0.50% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, so XLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EZU and XLG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EZU and 100% of XLG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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