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EWZ vs IWB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWZ returned +13.7% to IWB's +13.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $10.3bn for iShares MSCI Brazil ETF and $49.1bn for iShares Russell 1000 ETF.

EWZ on its own →IWB on its own →
At a glance
+13.7%
EWZ total return, 1 year
+13.1%
IWB total return, 1 year
0.59%
EWZ expense ratio
0.15%
IWB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWB costs 0.44 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; IWB is 4.8 times larger.

EWZ vs IWB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEWZIWB
Return
Total return, 1 year+13.7%+13.1%
Drawdown
Below its high25.4%, high on May 20, 2008
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Brazil 25/50 IndexRussell 1000 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.59%0.15%
Net assets$10.3bn$49.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund57.5%35.3%

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

What they share

0%

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EWZ IWB
NU HOLDINGS CLASS A 8.54% 0.06%
JBS N V NV CLASS A 1.02% 0.01%
XP CLASS A INC 1.37% 0.01%
AURA MINERALS INC 0.59% 0.00%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in EWZ
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%
AXIA ENERGIA SA 3.08%
Only in IWB
NVIDIA 7.15%
APPLE 7.06%
MICROSOFT 5.56%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.46%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.63%
BROADCOM INC 2.24%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.12%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.92%
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Side by side

EWZ iShares MSCI Brazil ETF IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks the MSCI Brazil Tracks the Russell 1000
Total return, 1 year +13.7% +13.1%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.2% (VONE)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs VONE
Expense ratio 0.59% 0.15%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 91.7%
Holdings 59 1025
Net assets $10.3bn $49.1bn

EWZ and IWB 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.

IWB

IWB tracks the Russell 1000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.2% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,025 positions, with the top ten at 35.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWZ or IWB?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +13.7% and IWB +13.1%.
Which is cheaper, EWZ or IWB?
IWB is cheaper, by 0.44 percentage points a year. That is about $44 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EWZ and IWB overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWZ and 92% of IWB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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EWZ on its own →IWB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EWZ dividend history →EWZ holdings →IWB dividend history →IWB holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
EWZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EWZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EWZ ↗
IWB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IWB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IWB ↗

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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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