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

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EWZ vs VBIL: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF and Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWZ and VBIL 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 EWZOnly in VBIL
CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH 9.71%United States Treasury Bill 6.78%
NU HOLDINGS CLASS A 9.13%United States Treasury Bill 6.10%
ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING PREF SA 7.83%United States Treasury Bill 5.61%
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO PREF SA 7.30%United States Treasury Bill 5.41%
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETROBRAS 6.86%United States Treasury Bill 5.18%
BANCO BRADESCO PREF 3.70%United States Treasury Bill 5.17%
B3 BRASIL BOLSA BALCAO SA 3.48%United States Treasury Bill 5.15%
WEG 3.28%United States Treasury Bill 5.13%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

EWZ and VBIL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EWZ
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
VBIL
Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isMSCI Brazil0-3 Month Treasury Bill
Total return, 1 year+32.9%+3.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+15.4 pts−13.7 pts
Expense ratio0.59%0.06%
Holdings5026

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.

VBIL in plain words

VBIL is a cash and treasury bills tracking the 0-3 Month Treasury Bill. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWZ or VBIL?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +32.9% and VBIL returned +3.8%, so EWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWZ or VBIL?
EWZ charges 0.59% a year and VBIL charges 0.06%, so VBIL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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