Which returned more over the last year, SCZ or VSS?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCZ returned +13.2% and VSS +12.2%.

Which is cheaper, SCZ or VSS?

VSS is cheaper, by 0.34 percentage points a year. That is about $34 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do SCZ and VSS overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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SCZ vs VSS: Differences, Returns & Fees

SCZ and VSS hold 41% of their weight in the same names, and SCZ returned +13.2% over the year. Net assets: $12.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF, and $11.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE All-Wld ex-US SmCp Idx ETF.

VSS costs 0.34 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.0 point; SCZ is 1.1 times larger.

	SCZ	VSS
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$12.8bn	$11.6bn
Total return, 1 year	+13.2%	+12.2%
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index	FTSE Global Small Cap ex US Index
Holdings in common	41%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	2.5%	8.1%
Below its high	4.2%, high on Sep 4, 2026	4.0%, high on May 11, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+13.2%

SCZ total return, 1 year

+12.2%

VSS total return, 1 year

0.40%

SCZ expense ratio

0.06%

VSS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCZ and VSS hold 41% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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41% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding SCZ VSS

GAZTRANSPORT & TECHNIGAZ SA 0.25% 0.23%

STOREBRAND 0.22% 0.22%

ACCELLERON N AG 0.22% 0.21%

SUBSEA 0.22% 0.21%

THYSSENKRUPP AG 0.21% 0.20%

GAMES WORKSHOP GROUP PLC 0.20% 0.20%

NKT 0.19% 0.19%

AEDIFICA NV 0.18% 0.18%

SAIPEM 0.19% 0.18%

LOTTOMATICA GROUP 0.18% 0.17%

AL SYDBANK 0.20% 0.17%

RINGKJOBING LANDBOBANK 0.17% 0.18%

Only in SCZ

IMI PLC 0.28%

ROHM 0.27%

BLUESCOPE STEEL 0.26%

WEIR PLC 0.25%

MEBUKI FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.24%

SHIZUOKA FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.24%

TAIYO YUDEN LTD 0.24%

BAYCURRENT INC 0.22%

Only in VSS

SLBBH1142 5.90%

Hudbay Minerals Inc 0.30%

Taiwan Union Technology Corp 0.28%

DPM Metals Inc 0.24%

LandMark Optoelectronics Corp 0.23%

Aritzia Inc 0.23%

Finning International Inc 0.21%

Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp 0.21%

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On the same fields

SCZ

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

VSS

Vanguard FTSE All-Wld ex-US SmCp Idx ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +13.2% +12.2%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −4.1 pts −5.1 pts

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.06%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 2029 4888

Net assets, SCZ as of Oct 9, 2026 and VSS as of Sep 30, 2026 $12.9bn $11.6bn

SCZ and VSS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

SCZ in plain words

SCZ tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,029 positions, with the top ten at 2.5%. It sat 4.2% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

VSS in plain words

VSS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4,888 positions, with the top ten at 8.1%. It sat 4.0% below its high of May 11, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCZ or VSS?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCZ returned +13.2% and VSS +12.2%.
Which is cheaper, SCZ or VSS?: VSS is cheaper, by 0.34 percentage points a year. That is about $34 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SCZ and VSS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of SCZ and 0% of VSS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

SCZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SCZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for SCZ ↗VSS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VSS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VSS ↗

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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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