EWU vs IEUR overlap - what they share and where they differ
EWU and IEUR share 20.5% of their weight across 67 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.
Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.
EWU and IEUR
20.5%
67 shared positions
EWU
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
Reported positions cover 99% of the fund, 67 positions · Aug 31, 2026
Top 10: 52.4%·Holdings of EWU
IEUR
iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF
Reported positions cover 99% of the fund, 982 positions · Jul 31, 2026
Top 10: 18.9%·Holdings of IEUR
Reported positions cover EWU 99%, IEUR 99% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.
IEUR vs EWU side by side
EWUiShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
67
stock positions reported to the SEC
0.0% of its weight is in 0 names IEUR does not hold
IEURiShares Core MSCI Europe ETF
982
stock positions reported to the SEC
78.9% of its weight is in 915 names EWU does not hold
Where each fund's weight sits
Largest sectors for both funds
The widest gap is Financial Services: EWU has 13.2 points more of it.
The figures side by side
| EWU | IEUR | |
|---|---|---|
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Stock positions reported | 67 | 982 |
| Weight of the ten largest | 52.4% | 18.9% |
| Largest position | HSBC 11.0% | ASML 4.0% |
| Held alone | 0 positions, 0.0% | 915 positions, 78.9% |
| Covered by stock positions | 99% | 99% |
Holdings they share
| Stock | In EWU | In IEUR | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| HSBCHSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 10.95% | 2.29% | 2.29% |
| AZNASTRAZENECA PLC | 7.59% | 1.61% | 1.61% |
| SHELSHELL PLC | 7.93% | 1.60% | 1.60% |
| ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | 5.28% | 1.04% | 1.04% |
| BPBP P.L.C. | 3.49% | 0.89% | 0.89% |
| ULUNILEVER PLC | 4.33% | 0.87% | 0.87% |
| BTIBRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C. | 3.46% | 0.76% | 0.76% |
| GSKGSK PLC | 3.17% | 0.66% | 0.66% |
| RIORIO TINTO PLC | 3.40% | 0.65% | 0.65% |
| BCSBARCLAYS PLC | 2.80% | 0.59% | 0.59% |
What each holds alone
The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.
Only in EWU
Nothing among its reported positions that the others do not also hold.
Only in IEUR
Questions people ask
Is EWU the same as IEUR?
20.5% of their weight sits in the same 67 holdings. Among its reported positions, EWU holds nothing the other does not also hold. IEUR also reports ASML, ROCHE HOLDING AG, NVS, which the other does not.
How is the overlap between EWU and IEUR measured?
For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 99% of EWU and 99% of IEUR, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.
Which holds more, IEUR or EWU?
EWU reports 67 stock positions and IEUR reports 982. 0.0% of EWU's weight sits in names IEUR does not hold, and 78.9% of IEUR's weight in names EWU does not hold. The ten largest positions are 52.4% of EWU and 18.9% of IEUR.
How do EWU and IEUR differ by sector?
The widest gap is Financial Services: EWU has 13.2 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.
Where do the numbers come from?
From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.
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Descriptive data from public SEC filings. Nothing on this page is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any fund or stock, and holdings change between filings.