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EWZ vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWZ returned +13.7% to SPSB's +2.2%; 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 $11.3bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF.

EWZ on its own →SPSB on its own →
At a glance
+13.7%
EWZ total return, 1 year
+2.2%
SPSB total return, 1 year
0.59%
EWZ expense ratio
0.04%
SPSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPSB costs 0.55 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.5 points.

EWZ vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEWZSPSB
Return
Total return, 1 year+13.7%+2.2%
Drawdown
Below its high25.4%, high on May 20, 2008
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Brazil 25/50 IndexBloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.59%0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$11.3bn$11.2bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund57.5%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, EWZ and SPSB 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 SPSB
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 SPSB
SALESFORCE INC SR UNSECURED 03/29 4.65 0.66%
AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA COMPANY GUAR 10/28 3 0.47%
PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER COMPANY GUAR 05/28 4.45 0.45%
AMAZON.COM INC SR UNSECURED 03/29 4 0.45%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP SR UNSECURED 12/28 VAR 0.45%
NVIDIA CORP SR UNSECURED 06/29 4.35 0.43%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC SR UNSECURED 05/29 VAR 0.38%
ORACLE CORP SR UNSECURED 02/29 4.55 0.37%
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Side by side

EWZ iShares MSCI Brazil ETF SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares State Street
What it is Tracks the MSCI Brazil Tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year +13.7% +2.2%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.6 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.59% 0.04%
Holdings 59 1684
Net assets, EWZ as of Oct 28, 2026 and SPSB as of Oct 27, 2026 $10.3bn $11.3bn

EWZ and SPSB 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.

SPSB

SPSB tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWZ or SPSB?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +13.7% and SPSB +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, EWZ or SPSB?
SPSB is cheaper, by 0.55 percentage points a year. That is about $55 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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EWZ on its own →SPSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EWZ dividend history →EWZ holdings →SPSB dividend history →SPSB holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
EWZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EWZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EWZ ↗
SPSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SPSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗

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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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