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ETF comparison

EZU vs IEFA

Both International Developed.

iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF · iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
30.1 %

221 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EZU and IEFA would leave roughly 30.1% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

EZU unmatched 69.1% Shared 30.1% IEFA unmatched 69.4%

Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.

In EZU only
3 positions
Shared
221 positions
In IEFA only
2,392 positions

Side by side

EZU

iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF

iShares · International Developed

71 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.50%
Net assets
$9.42B
TTM yield
2.85%
Top-10 conc.
28.1%
IEFA

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

iShares · International Developed

92 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.070%
Net assets
$190.21B
TTM yield
3.44%
Top-10 conc.
11.9%

Sub-score comparison

50
Cost
93
77
Tax efficiency
76
99
Liquidity
100
74
Concentration
97
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Tracking quality
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EZU sub-score IEFA

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

IEFA is 43 bps cheaper than EZU. On a $100,000 position that's about $430/yr more in fees for EZU.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with EZU vs IEFA.

Top shared holdings

221 shared in total
# Holding In EZU In IEFA Overlap
1 ASML Holding N.V. 8.09% 2.50% 2.50%
2 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 3.07% 0.95% 0.95%
3 Banco Santander, S.A. 2.37% 0.79% 0.79%
4 SAP SE 2.43% 0.74% 0.74%
5 Allianz SE 2.17% 0.74% 0.74%
6 SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 2.22% 0.72% 0.72%
7 TOTALENERGIES SE 2.24% 0.67% 0.67%
8 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 1.72% 0.61% 0.61%
9 Iberdrola, S.A. 1.88% 0.58% 0.58%
10 Airbus SE 1.60% 0.54% 0.54%
11 LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE 1.75% 0.53% 0.53%
12 SAFRAN SA 1.63% 0.53% 0.53%

Only in EZU

3 total
  • TELECOM ITALIA SPA 0.19%
  • Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft 0.06%
  • EDP Renovaveis, S.A. 0.00%

Only in IEFA

2,392 total
  • HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.42%
  • Roche Holding AG 1.20%
  • Novartis AG 1.12%
  • Nestle S.A. 1.00%
  • ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.00%
  • SHELL PLC 1.00%
  • Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.93%
  • BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.83%
  • COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.82%
  • TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.70%

Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.

Open EZU or IEFA at a brokerage

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see /methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.