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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +13.7% and VGLT −6.7%.

Which is cheaper, EWZ or VGLT?

VGLT is cheaper, by 0.56 percentage points a year. That is about $56 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EWZ vs VGLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWZ returned +13.7% to VGLT's −6.7%; 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 $10.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF.

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At a glance

+13.7%

EWZ total return, 1 year

−6.7%

VGLT total return, 1 year

0.59%

EWZ expense ratio

0.03%

VGLT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VGLT costs 0.56 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.4 points; VGLT is 1.2 times larger.

EWZ vs VGLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EWZ	VGLT
Return
Measure	EWZ	VGLT
Total return, 1 year	+13.7%	−6.7%
Drawdown
Measure	EWZ	VGLT
Below its high	25.4%, high on May 20, 2008	38.8%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	EWZ	VGLT
What it tracks	MSCI Brazil 25/50 Index	Bloomberg U.S. Long Treasury Index
Cost and size
Measure	EWZ	VGLT
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$8.6bn	$10.4bn
Holdings
Measure	EWZ	VGLT
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	57.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EWZ and VGLT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EWZ VGLT

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 VGLT

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.19%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.13%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.10%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.08%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.07%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.05%

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Side by side

EWZ iShares MSCI Brazil ETF VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the MSCI Brazil Tracks an index of Long-term Treasury

Total return, 1 year +13.7% −6.7%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −6.7% (SCHQ)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHQ

Expense ratio 0.59% 0.03%

Holdings 59 102

Net assets, EWZ as of Oct 28, 2026 and VGLT as of Sep 30, 2026 $10.3bn $10.4bn

EWZ and VGLT 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.

VGLT

VGLT tracks an index of Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −6.7% with distributions reinvested, against −6.7% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Long Treasury Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 38.8% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWZ or VGLT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +13.7% and VGLT −6.7%.
Which is cheaper, EWZ or VGLT?: VGLT is cheaper, by 0.56 percentage points a year. That is about $56 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

EWZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EWZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EWZ ↗

VGLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VGLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VGLT ↗

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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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