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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +32.9% and IGSB returned +1.7%, so EWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EWZ or IGSB?

EWZ charges 0.59% a year and IGSB charges 0.04%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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EWZ vs IGSB: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF and iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWZ and IGSB 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 IGSB
CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH 9.71%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.56%
NU HOLDINGS CLASS A 9.13%	EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO S. R.L. 144A 0.29%
ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING PREF SA 7.83%	SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.15%
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO PREF SA 7.30%	DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.10%
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETROBRAS 6.86%	BAYER US FINANCE II LLC 144A 0.09%
BANCO BRADESCO PREF 3.70%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%
B3 BRASIL BOLSA BALCAO SA 3.48%	GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA (FXD-FRN) 0.08%
WEG 3.28%	GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE MTN 0.08%

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 10, 2026.

EWZ and IGSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EWZ iShares MSCI Brazil ETF	IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	MSCI Brazil	1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+32.9%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+15.4 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.04%
Holdings	50	4496

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 Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 50 positions, with the top ten at 57.1%. It sat 7.6% below its high of Apr 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

IGSB in plain words

IGSB is a bond fund tracking the 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWZ or IGSB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +32.9% and IGSB returned +1.7%, so EWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWZ or IGSB?: EWZ charges 0.59% a year and IGSB charges 0.04%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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