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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +27.3% and IBIT returned −31.1%, so EWZ returned more.

Which is cheaper, EWZ or IBIT?

EWZ charges 0.59% a year and IBIT charges 0.25%, so IBIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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EWZ vs IBIT: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF and iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWZ and IBIT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions EWZ and IBIT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	EWZ	IBIT
USD CASH	-0.02%	0.00%

Only in each
Only in EWZ	Only in IBIT
CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH 9.29%	BITCOIN 100.00%
NU HOLDINGS CLASS A 8.60%
ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING PREF SA 7.98%
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO PREF SA 7.36%
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETROBRAS 6.85%
BANCO BRADESCO PREF 3.67%
B3 BRASIL BOLSA BALCAO SA 3.54%
WEG 3.32%

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 Sep 18, 2026.

EWZ and IBIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EWZ iShares MSCI Brazil ETF	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Tracks the MSCI Brazil	Holds bitcoin
Total return, 1 year	+27.3%	−31.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	+10.8 pts	−47.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.25%
Holdings	51	2
Net assets	$8.6bn	$63.7bn

EWZ in plain words

EWZ tracks the MSCI Brazil. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +27.3% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 51 positions, with the top ten at 56.6%. It sat 9.2% below its high of Apr 14, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

IBIT in plain words

IBIT holds bitcoin. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −31.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 35.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2025 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWZ or IBIT?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +27.3% and IBIT returned −31.1%, so EWZ returned more.
Which is cheaper, EWZ or IBIT?: EWZ charges 0.59% a year and IBIT charges 0.25%, so IBIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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