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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 VCLT: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWZ and VCLT 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 VCLT
VALE S.A. 11.62%Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%
Nu Holdings Ltd. 8.80%CVS Health Corp 0.34%
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. 8.57%Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 6.77%Boeing Co/The 0.27%
B3 S.A - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao 3.61%Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
AMBEV S.A. 3.23%Amazon.com Inc 0.26%
WEG S.A. 3.08%Oracle Corp 0.24%
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado 2.90%AT&T Inc 0.24%

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 VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EWZ
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
VCLT
Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isMSCI BrazilLong-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year+32.9%−4.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+15.4 pts−22.3 pts
Expense ratio0.59%0.03%
Holdings472775

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.

VCLT in plain words

VCLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.8% 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. It sat 18.1% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWZ or VCLT?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +32.9% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so EWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWZ or VCLT?
EWZ charges 0.59% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EWZ against VCLT, 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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