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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 VTI: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWZ and VTI 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 VTI
VALE S.A. 11.62%NVIDIA Corp 6.37%
Nu Holdings Ltd. 8.80%Apple Inc 5.88%
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. 8.57%Microsoft Corp 3.84%
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 6.77%Amazon.com Inc 3.19%
B3 S.A - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao 3.61%Alphabet Inc 2.90%
AMBEV S.A. 3.23%Broadcom Inc 2.48%
WEG S.A. 3.08%Alphabet Inc 2.29%
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado 2.90%Micron Technology Inc 1.80%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

EWZ and VTI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EWZ
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isMSCI BrazilUS total market
Total return, 1 year+32.9%+17.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+15.4 pts−0.3 pts
Expense ratio0.59%0.03%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%88.3%
Holdings473531

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.

VTI in plain words

VTI is an index equity fund tracking the US total market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWZ or VTI?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +32.9% and VTI returned +17.2%, so EWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWZ or VTI?
EWZ charges 0.59% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EWZ and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWZ and 88% of VTI 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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