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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +13.7% and PFF −4.2%.

Which is cheaper, EWZ or PFF?

PFF is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do EWZ and PFF overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWZ and 0% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EWZ vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWZ returned +13.7% to PFF's −4.2%; 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 $11.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

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At a glance

+13.7%

EWZ total return, 1 year

−4.2%

PFF total return, 1 year

0.59%

EWZ expense ratio

0.45%

PFF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

PFF costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.9 points.

EWZ vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EWZ	PFF
Return
Measure	EWZ	PFF
Total return, 1 year	+13.7%	−4.2%
Drawdown
Measure	EWZ	PFF
Below its high	25.4%, high on May 20, 2008	7.1%, high on May 8, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EWZ	PFF
What it tracks	MSCI Brazil 25/50 Index	ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	EWZ	PFF
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.45%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$11.3bn	$11.8bn
Holdings
Measure	EWZ	PFF
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	57.5%	22.7%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EWZ PFF

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 PFF

STRATEGY INC 3.53%

BOEING CO 3.11%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CONV PR 2.36%

ALPHABET INC 2.31%

SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC 2.27%

ALPHABET INC 2.26%

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY SERIES L 2.14%

ORACLE CORPORATION 2.06%

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Side by side

EWZ iShares MSCI Brazil ETF PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI Brazil Tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities

Total return, 1 year +13.7% −4.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −17.8 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.59% 0.45%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 59 453

Net assets, EWZ as of Oct 28, 2026 and PFF as of Oct 27, 2026 $10.3bn $11.8bn

EWZ and PFF 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.

PFF

PFF tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −4.2% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% 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 453 positions, with the top ten at 22.7%. It sat 7.1% below its high of May 8, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWZ or PFF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +13.7% and PFF −4.2%.
Which is cheaper, EWZ or PFF?: PFF is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EWZ and PFF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWZ and 0% of PFF 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 ↗

PFF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PFF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for PFF ↗

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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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