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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +32.9% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so EWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EWZ or VGSH?

EWZ charges 0.59% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH 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 VGSH: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWZ and VGSH 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 VGSH
VALE S.A. 11.62%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%
Nu Holdings Ltd. 8.80%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. 8.57%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 6.77%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%
B3 S.A - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao 3.61%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%
AMBEV S.A. 3.23%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%
WEG S.A. 3.08%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado 2.90%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%

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 VGSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EWZ iShares MSCI Brazil ETF	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	MSCI Brazil	Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+32.9%	+1.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+15.4 pts	−15.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.03%
Holdings	47	91

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.

VGSH in plain words

VGSH is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.8% 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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWZ or VGSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +32.9% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so EWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWZ or VGSH?: EWZ charges 0.59% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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