EWU vs IEV
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF against iShares Europe ETF: cost, size, returns, what they hold and how much of it is the same.
Overlap by weight
23%
63 shared positions
Fee gap
10 bp
EWU is cheaper
1-year return gap
3.0 pts
EWU is ahead
Larger fund
EWU
$3.7B
Side by side
| EWU | IEV | |
|---|---|---|
| Fund | iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF | iShares Europe ETF |
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| Category | Single Country | Europe |
| Expense ratio | 0.50% | 0.60% |
| Assets | $3.7B | $1.6B |
| Average daily dollar volume | $56M | $6.2M |
| Listed | Mar 12, 1996 | Jul 25, 2000 |
| FrenzyCap score | 70 | 63 |
| 1-month return | −2.1% | −3.4% |
| 3-month return | +0.3% | −2.4% |
| Year to date | +5.8% | +2.8% |
| 1-year return | +9.0% | +6.0% |
| 30-day volatility | 11.3% | 12.5% |
| Worst drawdown, 1 year | −9.9% | −12.3% |
| Trailing 12-month yield | 3.21% | 2.88% |
| Holdings | 74 | 373 |
| Top 10 weight | 53.5% | 22.3% |
| Look-through P/E | — | — |
| Holdings vs fair value | — | — |
| Holdings above 200-day average | — | — |
| Net flow, latest 3 reported months | +$322M thru May 2026 | −$112M thru Jun 2026 |
| 30-day implied volatility | 15.2% | 19.2% |
| Holdings as of | as of Oct 8, 2026issuer data | as of Oct 8, 2026issuer data |
Returns are price returns and exclude distributions. Flows are each fund's own latest reported months and may not cover the same period.
Largest shared holdings
99% of EWU · 23% of IEV| Holding | EWU | IEV |
|---|---|---|
| HSBA | 10.32% | 2.35% |
| SHEL | 9.53% | 2.17% |
| AZN | 7.83% | 1.83% |
| RR. | 4.96% | 1.13% |
| ULVR | 4.34% | 0.99% |
| BP. | 4.00% | 0.91% |
| BATS | 3.62% | 0.89% |
| RIO | 3.26% | 0.74% |
| GSK | 3.06% | 0.70% |
| LLOY | 2.55% | 0.58% |
| NG. | 2.50% | 0.57% |
| BARC | 2.50% | 0.57% |
| BA. | 2.34% | 0.55% |
| GLEN | 2.32% | 0.53% |
| NWG | 2.22% | 0.51% |
| AAL | 1.86% | 0.47% |
| REL | 1.98% | 0.45% |
| CPG | 1.72% | 0.39% |
| LSEG | 1.62% | 0.36% |
| STAN | 1.61% | 0.36% |
| DGE | 1.57% | 0.35% |
| RKT | 1.40% | 0.32% |
| TSCO | 1.36% | 0.32% |
| HLN | 1.32% | 0.30% |
| SSE | 1.29% | 0.29% |
Sector mix of the stock holdings
| Sector | EWU | IEV | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care | 10.9% | 4.1% | +6.8% |
| Energy | 9.5% | 5.0% | +4.5% |
| Industrials | 3.5% | 9.5% | −6.0% |
| Financials | 4.9% | 6.7% | −1.8% |
| Materials | 3.3% | 2.8% | +0.4% |
| Technology | 0.7% | 5.3% | −4.6% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 2.1% | 2.7% | −0.6% |
| Consumer Staples | 1.7% | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| Communication Services | 1.0% | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| Utilities | 0.0% | 1.0% | −1.0% |
| Real Estate | 0.2% | 0.5% | −0.2% |
More: full overlap table · EWU holdings · IEV holdings
Fund data comes from each fund's SEC filings and issuer disclosures and is shown with the date it is as of. SEC portfolio and flow filings become public about 60 days after the period they cover. Nothing here is investment advice; see Terms.