Which returned more over the last year, IEUR or VGK?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEUR returned +10.1% and VGK +10.4%.

Which is cheaper, IEUR or VGK?

VGK is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IEUR and VGK overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IEUR vs VGK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEUR returned +10.1% to VGK's +10.4%; 84% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $9.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF, and $29.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF.

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At a glance

+10.1%

IEUR total return, 1 year

+10.4%

VGK total return, 1 year

0.10%

IEUR expense ratio

0.06%

VGK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VGK costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points; VGK is 3.2 times larger.

IEUR vs VGK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEUR	VGK
Return
Measure	IEUR	VGK
Total return, 1 year	+10.1%	+10.4%
Drawdown
Measure	IEUR	VGK
Below its high	5.9%, high on Aug 25, 2026	6.1%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEUR	VGK
What it tracks	MSCI Europe IMI	FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEUR	VGK
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$9.2bn	$29.6bn
Holdings
Measure	IEUR	VGK
Holdings in common	84%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	19.8%	19.0%

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

Risk and return

Jun 20, 2014 to Oct 23, 2026 · 644 weekly returns

IEUR VGK

Return

Total return edge Tie +108.5% +109.1%

Annualized edge Tie +6.1% +6.1%

Price return edge IEUR +45.6% +40.2%

Risk

Volatility edge Tie 18.1% 18.3%

Max drawdown edge Tie −36.5% −36.6%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge Tie 0.31 0.31

Sortino edge Tie 0.42 0.42

Calmar edge Tie 0.17 0.17

Reading

IEUR and VGK returned about the same: +108.5% and +109.1%. IEUR and VGK swung about the same: 18.1% and 18.3%. IEUR and VGK fell about the same at their worst: −36.5% and −36.6%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: IEUR vs VGK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEUR	VGK	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+108.5%	+109.1%	Tie	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+6.1%	+6.1%	Tie	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+45.6%	+40.2%	IEUR	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	18.1%	18.3%	Tie	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	13.1%	13.1%	Tie	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−36.5%	−36.6%	Tie	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.31	0.31	Tie	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.42	0.42	Tie	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.17	0.17	Tie	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

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

84%

By the books each fund has filed, IEUR and VGK hold 84% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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84% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEUR VGK

ASML HOLDING 4.17% 4.47%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.94% 2.19%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 2.22% 1.89%

NOVARTIS AG 1.87% 1.72%

SHELL 1.98% 1.64%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.69% 1.56%

NESTLE SA 1.70% 1.51%

SIEMENS N AG 1.41% 1.45%

SAP 1.58% 1.32%

BANCO SANTANDER 1.18% 1.29%

ALLIANZ 1.21% 1.16%

TOTALENERGIES 1.18% 1.11%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IEUR

NOVO NORDISK CLASS B 0.82%

SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY 0.54%

MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESE 0.52%

INVESTOR CLASS B 0.49%

NORDEA BANK 0.35%

VOLVO CLASS B 0.32%

ATLAS COPCO CLASS A 0.31%

ASSA ABLOY B 0.25%

Only in VGK

Novo Nordisk A/S 0.78%

Air Liquide SA 0.48%

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen 0.46%

Investor AB 0.45%

SLBBH1142 0.44%

L'Oreal SA 0.35%

Atlas Copco AB 0.34%

Volvo AB 0.32%

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Side by side

IEUR iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF VGK Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of European Stock

Total return, 1 year +10.1% +10.4%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −4.2 pts vs ACWX not measured

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.06%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1012 1245

Net assets, IEUR as of Oct 27, 2026 and VGK as of Sep 30, 2026 $9.4bn $29.6bn

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

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

What each follows. IEUR follows MSCI Europe IMI and VGK follows FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index.
Size. IEUR has $9.2bn in net assets and VGK $29.6bn (net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026); VGK is 3.2 times larger.
Holdings in common (similar). 84% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026).

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

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.

VGK

VGK tracks an index of European Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% 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 1,245 positions, with the top ten at 19.0%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEUR or VGK?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEUR returned +10.1% and VGK +10.4%.
Which is cheaper, IEUR or VGK?: VGK is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IEUR and VGK overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IEUR and 0% of VGK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IEUR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEUR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEUR ↗

VGK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VGK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VGK ↗

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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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