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FEZ vs IEUR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FEZ returned +6.0% to IEUR's +10.1%; 31% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $4.1bn for State Street SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF and $9.4bn for iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF.

At a glance
+6.0%
FEZ total return, 1 year
+10.1%
IEUR total return, 1 year
0.29%
FEZ expense ratio
0.10%
IEUR expense ratio

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IEUR costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.1 points; IEUR is 2.3 times larger.

FEZ vs IEUR: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureFEZIEUR
Return
Total return, 1 year+6.0%+10.1%
Drawdown
Below its high9.0%, high on Aug 14, 20265.9%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksEURO STOXX 50 IndexMSCI Europe IMI
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.29%0.10%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$4.1bn$9.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common31%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund42.9%19.8%

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

Risk and return

Jun 20, 2014 to Oct 23, 2026 · 644 weekly returns · each against ACWX
FEZ IEUR
Return
Total return edge Tie +107.2% +108.5%
Annualized edge Tie +6.1% +6.1%
Price return edge FEZ (slight) +46.8% +45.6%
Risk
Volatility edge IEUR 20.7% 18.1%
Max drawdown edge IEUR (slight) −38.6% −36.5%
Downside capture 107.1% 100.7%
Beta 1.16 1.05
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge IEUR (slight) 0.29 0.31
Sortino edge IEUR (slight) 0.41 0.42
Treynor 0.051 0.053
Calmar edge IEUR (slight) 0.16 0.17
Against the benchmark
Alpha −0.2% a year 0.0% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.07 −0.01
Information ratio 0.08 0.05
Tracking error 8.4% 5.6%
Reading

FEZ and IEUR returned about the same: +107.2% and +108.5%. IEUR swung less: 18.1% to 20.7%. IEUR fell slightly less at its worst: −36.5% to −38.6%.

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Risk and return: FEZ vs IEUR: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureFEZIEURACWXEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+107.2%+108.5%TiePrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+6.1%+6.1%TieTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+46.8%+45.6%FEZ (slight)Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility20.7%18.1%IEURSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation14.6%13.1%IEURLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−38.6%−36.5%IEUR (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture116.1%101.1%100.0%FEZShare of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture107.1%100.7%100.0%IEUR (slight)Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta1.161.051.00IEUR lowerHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.850.911.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.290.31IEUR (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.410.42IEUR (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.0510.0530.053IEUR (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.160.17IEUR (slight)Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkACWXACWXACWXThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−0.2% a year0.0% a year0.0%Not significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.07−0.01Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−4.6% to +4.3%−3.1% to +3.1%Both include zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio0.080.05FEZReturn against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error8.4%5.6%0.0%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 644 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

31%

By the books each fund has filed, FEZ and IEUR hold 31% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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31% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FEZ IEUR
ASML HOLDING NV 10.09% 4.17%
SAP SE 4.85% 1.58%
SIEMENS AG REG 4.42% 1.41%
ALLIANZ SE REG 3.74% 1.21%
BANCO SANTANDER SA 3.83% 1.18%
TOTALENERGIES SE 4.28% 1.18%
IBERDROLA SA 3.08% 1.00%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 3.18% 0.98%
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTA 2.87% 0.93%
AIRBUS SE 2.57% 0.84%
AIR LIQUIDE SA 2.52% 0.80%
L OREAL 2.33% 0.75%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in FEZ
MUENCHENER RUECKVER AG REG 1.59%
NORDEA BANK ABP 1.21%
EURO CURRENCY 0.25%
EURO STOXX 50 DEC26 -0.01%
Only in IEUR
ROCHE PS PAR AG 2.22%
SHELL 1.98%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.94%
NOVARTIS AG 1.87%
NESTLE SA 1.70%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.69%
UBS GROUP AG 0.96%
UNILEVER PLC 0.92%
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Side by side

FEZ State Street SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF IEUR iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +6.0% +10.1%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +14.3% (ACWX)
Gap to its benchmark −8.3 pts vs ACWX −4.2 pts vs ACWX
Expense ratio 0.29% 0.10%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 52 1012
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $4.1bn $9.4bn

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

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-E54613E4D3

FEZ and IEUR are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. What each follows. FEZ follows EURO STOXX 50 Index and IEUR follows MSCI Europe IMI.
  2. Holdings in common. 31% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 FEZ returned +6.0% and IEUR +10.1% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 4.1 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
FEZ

FEZ tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +6.0% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.29% 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 52 positions, with the top ten at 42.9%. It sat 9.0% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

IEUR

IEUR tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% 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 1,012 positions, with the top ten at 19.8%. It sat 5.9% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FEZ or IEUR?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FEZ returned +6.0% and IEUR +10.1%.
Which is cheaper, FEZ or IEUR?
IEUR is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FEZ and IEUR overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FEZ and 0% of IEUR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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