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Europe equity ETFs

The same word, "Europe", means different things in different indexes. Check which countries are inside before you compare costs.

Education, not advice. Nothing here recommends buying or selling any fund. Past returns are not used to rank anything. Funds can lose value, and some products carry the credit risk of their issuer.

Funds compared

FundAnnual costSizeBuildIndexSource
iShares Core EURO STOXX 50 UCITS ETF EUR (Dist)
IE0008471009 · iShares
0.10%
€5.50bn
as of 12 Oct 2026
Physical, sampling
Ireland · Distributing
EURO STOXX 50
Read 13 Oct 2026: blackrock.com
Xtrackers Euro Stoxx 50 UCITS ETF 1C
LU0380865021 · Xtrackers
0.09%
€12.34bn
as of 30 Sep 2026
Physical
Luxembourg · Accumulating
EURO STOXX 50 Index (net total return, EUR)
Read 13 Oct 2026: etf.dws.com
Amundi Core Euro STOXX 50 UCITS ETF EUR Acc
LU1681047236 · Amundi
0.09%
€5.17bn
as of 30 Sep 2026
Physical
Luxembourg · Accumulating
EURO STOXX 50
Read 13 Oct 2026: amundietf.it, amundietf.fr
iShares STOXX Europe 600 UCITS ETF (DE) EUR (Accumulating)
DE000A2QP4B6 · iShares
0.20%
€10.38bn
whole fund, as of 12 Oct 2026
Physical, sampling
Germany · Accumulating
STOXX Europe 600 Index (EUR)
Read 13 Oct 2026: blackrock.com
Xtrackers MSCI Europe UCITS ETF 1C
LU0274209237 · Xtrackers
0.12%
$9.51bn
as of 30 Sep 2026
Physical
Luxembourg · Accumulating
MSCI Europe Index
Read 13 Oct 2026: etf.dws.com
State Street SPDR MSCI Europe UCITS ETF
IE00BKWQ0Q14 · SPDR
0.08%
€391m
as of 12 Oct 2026
Physical, sampling
Ireland · Accumulating
MSCI Europe Index
Read 13 Oct 2026: ssga.com

Examples chosen by size and common use, not a recommendation. The list is not complete and other funds on the same index exist. Annual cost is the figure each issuer publishes (ongoing charge or total expense ratio). Fund size depends on whether the issuer reports the whole fund or one share class; the basis is shown where stated. Past performance is not shown and not used.

What it holds

Euro Stoxx 50 holds 50 large companies from eurozone countries only, so it has no UK or Swiss companies. MSCI Europe includes the UK and Switzerland. STOXX Europe 600 covers 600 companies across 17 European countries. A fund can be called European and still own very different things.

What to compare

  • Index and countries. Eurozone only, or Europe including the UK and Switzerland.
  • Number of holdings. 50 large companies is far more concentrated than 600.
  • Annual cost (TER). Compare the same index across issuers.
  • Fund size. Small funds can close.
  • Replication. Physical or synthetic (swap).
  • Distribution. Accumulating or distributing.
  • Currency. Some indexes include companies that report in pounds or Swiss francs.

Main risks

Stocks can fall sharply. A narrow index such as Euro Stoxx 50 depends on a few sectors and companies. European markets have their own country and sector weights, which can differ from what the name suggests.

How the tables are built. Every figure was read on 13 October 2026 from the issuer's own page or factsheet, and each fund links to its source. A figure we could not verify is shown as "not verified", never estimated.

First edition: products from iShares, Vanguard, Xtrackers, Amundi and SPDR. Not a recommendation of any of them.

Questions people ask

Is Euro Stoxx 50 the same as Europe?

No. It covers eurozone countries only and holds 50 companies.

Does the UK count as Europe in these funds?

In MSCI Europe and STOXX Europe 600, yes. In Euro Stoxx 50, no.

Why do two Europe ETFs perform differently?

They track different indexes with different countries, sizes and sectors.

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