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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +32.9% and USHY returned +3.3%, so EWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EWZ or USHY?

EWZ charges 0.59% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so USHY 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 USHY: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF and iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWZ and USHY 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 USHY
VALE S.A. 11.62%	1261229 BC LTD 0.48%
Nu Holdings Ltd. 8.80%	ECHOSTAR CORP 0.42%
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. 8.57%	QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.29%
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 6.77%	SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.28%
B3 S.A - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao 3.61%	CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.27%
AMBEV S.A. 3.23%	WULF COMPUTE LLC 0.26%
WEG S.A. 3.08%	ASURION LLC/ASURION CO 0.26%
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado 2.90%	HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD 0.26%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

EWZ and USHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EWZ iShares MSCI Brazil ETF	USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	MSCI Brazil	Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+32.9%	+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+15.4 pts	−14.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.08%
Holdings	47	1894

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.

USHY in plain words

USHY is a bond fund tracking the Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWZ or USHY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +32.9% and USHY returned +3.3%, so EWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWZ or USHY?: EWZ charges 0.59% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so USHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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