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EWZ vs FBCG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWZ returned +13.7% to FBCG's +9.5%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $10.3bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI Brazil ETF, and $7.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF.

EWZ on its own →FBCG on its own →
At a glance
+13.7%
EWZ total return, 1 year
+9.5%
FBCG total return, 1 year
0.59%
EWZ expense ratio
0.57%
FBCG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

FBCG costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.2 points; EWZ is 1.1 times larger.

EWZ vs FBCG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEWZFBCG
Return
Total return, 1 year+13.7%+9.5%
Drawdown
Below its high25.4%, high on May 20, 20085.7%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Brazil 25/50 IndexNo index, actively managed
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.59%0.57%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$8.6bn$7.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund57.5%57.2%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, EWZ and FBCG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EWZ FBCG
Only in one fund ↓
Only in EWZ
NU HOLDINGS CLASS A 8.54%
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO PREF SA 8.45%
CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH 8.42%
ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING PREF SA 8.20%
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETROBRAS 8.07%
BANCO BRADESCO PREF 3.39%
B3 BRASIL BOLSA BALCAO SA 3.27%
WEG 3.13%
Only in FBCG
NVIDIA CORP 14.90%
APPLE INC 9.31%
ALPHABET INC 9.27%
AMAZON.COM INC 5.86%
MICROSOFT CORP 4.94%
BROADCOM INC 4.38%
ELI LILLY and CO 2.71%
META PLATFORMS INC 2.31%
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Side by side

EWZ iShares MSCI Brazil ETF FBCG Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Fidelity
What it is Tracks the MSCI Brazil Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +13.7% +9.5%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.7% (VOO)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −4.2 pts vs VOO
Expense ratio 0.59% 0.57%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 85.3%
Holdings 59 230
Net assets, EWZ as of Oct 28, 2026 and FBCG as of Sep 30, 2026 $10.3bn $7.6bn

EWZ and FBCG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
EWZ

EWZ tracks the MSCI Brazil. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 59 positions, with the top ten at 57.5%. It sat 25.4% below its high of May 20, 2008 on Oct 28, 2026.

FBCG

FBCG is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +9.5% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.57% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 85% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 230 positions, with the top ten at 57.2%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWZ or FBCG?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +13.7% and FBCG +9.5%.
Which is cheaper, EWZ or FBCG?
FBCG is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EWZ and FBCG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWZ and 85% of FBCG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Sources and dates
EWZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EWZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EWZ ↗
FBCG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
FBCG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Fidelity website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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