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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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EWZ vs FNDX: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF and Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWZ and FNDX 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 EWZOnly in FNDX
VALE S.A. 11.62%Apple Inc 4.64%
Nu Holdings Ltd. 8.80%Intel Corp 2.57%
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. 8.57%Alphabet Inc 2.38%
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 6.77%Microsoft Corp 2.33%
B3 S.A - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao 3.61%Exxon Mobil Corp 2.29%
AMBEV S.A. 3.23%Alphabet Inc 1.90%
WEG S.A. 3.08%Amazon.com Inc 1.86%
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado 2.90%Micron Technology Inc 1.60%

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 May 31, 2026.

EWZ and FNDX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EWZ
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
FNDX
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesSchwab
What it isMSCI BrazilFundamental U.S. Large Company
Total return, 1 year+32.9%+26.1%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+15.4 pts+8.6 pts
Expense ratio0.59%0.25%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%91.2%
Holdings47733

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.

FNDX in plain words

FNDX is an index equity fund tracking the Fundamental U.S. Large Company. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +26.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 733 positions, with the top ten at 22.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWZ or FNDX?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +32.9% and FNDX returned +26.1%, so EWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWZ or FNDX?
EWZ charges 0.59% a year and FNDX charges 0.25%, so FNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EWZ and FNDX overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWZ and 91% of FNDX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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EWZ against FNDX, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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