Which returned more over the last year, EWZ or USFR?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +32.9% and USFR returned +4.1%, so EWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EWZ or USFR?

EWZ charges 0.59% a year and USFR charges 0.15%, so USFR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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EWZ vs USFR: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF and WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWZ and USFR 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 EWZ	Only in USFR
VALE S.A. 11.62%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.04%
Nu Holdings Ltd. 8.80%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.01%
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. 8.57%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.00%
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 6.77%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 15.95%
B3 S.A - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao 3.61%
AMBEV S.A. 3.23%
WEG S.A. 3.08%
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 May 31, 2026.

EWZ and USFR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EWZ iShares MSCI Brazil ETF	USFR WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	WisdomTree
What it is	MSCI Brazil	Floating Rate Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+32.9%	+4.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+15.4 pts	−13.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.15%
Holdings	47	4

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.

USFR in plain words

USFR is a bond fund tracking the Floating Rate Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWZ or USFR?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +32.9% and USFR returned +4.1%, so EWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWZ or USFR?: EWZ charges 0.59% a year and USFR charges 0.15%, so USFR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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