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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +13.7% and SIVR +15.0%.

Which is cheaper, EWZ or SIVR?

SIVR is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EWZ vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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EWZ is an equity index fund and SIVR a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SIVR returned +15.0% against +13.7%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $10.3bn for iShares MSCI Brazil ETF and $3.7bn for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF.

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At a glance

+13.7%

EWZ total return, 1 year

+15.0%

SIVR total return, 1 year

0.59%

EWZ expense ratio

0.30%

SIVR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SIVR costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.3 points; EWZ is 2.8 times larger.

EWZ vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EWZ	SIVR
Return
Measure	EWZ	SIVR
Total return, 1 year	+13.7%	+15.0%
Drawdown
Measure	EWZ	SIVR
Below its high	25.4%, high on May 20, 2008	53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EWZ	SIVR
What it tracks	MSCI Brazil 25/50 Index	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	EWZ	SIVR
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.30%
Net assets	$10.3bn	$3.7bn
Holdings
Measure	EWZ	SIVR
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Holdings dated	Oct 27, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	57.5%

Method

Side by side

EWZ iShares MSCI Brazil ETF SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer iShares abrdn

What it is Tracks the MSCI Brazil Holds silver

Total return, 1 year +13.7% +15.0%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.9% (SLV)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.1 pts vs SLV

Expense ratio 0.59% 0.30%

Holdings 59 not counted

Net assets $10.3bn $3.7bn

EWZ and SIVR 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.

SIVR

Its expense ratio is 0.30% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

SIVR holds silver. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.0% with distributions reinvested, against +14.9% for its benchmark, the price of silver. It sat 53.5% below its high of Jan 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWZ or SIVR?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +13.7% and SIVR +15.0%.
Which is cheaper, EWZ or SIVR?: SIVR is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

EWZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EWZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EWZ ↗

abrdn website ↗

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