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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BSV vs EWZ: how they differ

BSV and EWZ hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EWZ returned more over the year.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and iShares MSCI Brazil ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and EWZ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BSVOnly in EWZ
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%VALE S.A. 11.62%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%Nu Holdings Ltd. 8.80%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. 8.57%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 6.77%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%B3 S.A - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao 3.61%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%AMBEV S.A. 3.23%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%WEG S.A. 3.08%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado 2.90%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

BSV and EWZ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund
EWZ
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardiShares
What it isShort-Term BondMSCI Brazil
Total return, 1 year+1.1%+32.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−16.4 pts+15.4 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.59%
Holdings318547

BSV in plain words

BSV is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

EWZ in plain words

EWZ is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Brazil. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +32.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 47 positions, with the top ten at 59.3%. It sat 7.6% below its high of Apr 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or EWZ?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and EWZ returned +32.9%, so EWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BSV or EWZ?
BSV charges 0.03% a year and EWZ charges 0.59%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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