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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +32.9% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so EWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EWZ or VUSB?

EWZ charges 0.59% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB 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 VUSB: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWZ and VUSB 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 VUSB
VALE S.A. 11.62%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
Nu Holdings Ltd. 8.80%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. 8.57%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 6.77%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
B3 S.A - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcao 3.61%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
AMBEV S.A. 3.23%	US Bancorp 0.51%
WEG S.A. 3.08%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado 2.90%	Truist Bank 0.45%

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 VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EWZ iShares MSCI Brazil ETF	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	MSCI Brazil	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+32.9%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+15.4 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.10%
Holdings	47	1281

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.

VUSB in plain words

VUSB is a cash and treasury bills tracking the Ultra-Short Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWZ or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +32.9% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so EWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWZ or VUSB?: EWZ charges 0.59% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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