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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +13.7% and VPU −3.3%.

Which is cheaper, EWZ or VPU?

VPU is cheaper, by 0.50 percentage points a year. That is about $50 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWZ and 90% of VPU by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EWZ vs VPU: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWZ returned +13.7% to VPU's −3.3%; 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 $7.7bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Utilities ETF.

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At a glance

+13.7%

EWZ total return, 1 year

−3.3%

VPU total return, 1 year

0.59%

EWZ expense ratio

0.09%

VPU expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VPU costs 0.50 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.0 points; EWZ is 1.1 times larger.

EWZ vs VPU: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EWZ	VPU
Return
Measure	EWZ	VPU
Total return, 1 year	+13.7%	−3.3%
Drawdown
Measure	EWZ	VPU
Below its high	25.4%, high on May 20, 2008	8.9%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EWZ	VPU
What it tracks	MSCI Brazil 25/50 Index	MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Utilities 25/50
Cost and size
Measure	EWZ	VPU
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.09%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$8.6bn	$7.7bn
Holdings
Measure	EWZ	VPU
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	57.5%	52.3%

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 VPU 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 VPU

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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 VPU

NextEra Energy Inc 11.39%

Southern Co 6.74%

Duke Energy Corp 6.41%

Constellation Energy Corp 5.72%

American Electric Power Co Inc 4.66%

Dominion Energy Inc 3.84%

Sempra 3.68%

Vistra Corp 3.37%

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Side by side

EWZ iShares MSCI Brazil ETF VPU Vanguard Utilities ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the MSCI Brazil Tracks an index of Utilities

Total return, 1 year +13.7% −3.3%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −3.3% (FUTY)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs FUTY

Expense ratio 0.59% 0.09%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 89.7%

Holdings 59 70

Net assets, EWZ as of Oct 28, 2026 and VPU as of Sep 30, 2026 $10.3bn $7.7bn

EWZ and VPU 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.

VPU

VPU tracks an index of Utilities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −3.3% with distributions reinvested, against −3.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Utilities 25/50. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 70 positions, with the top ten at 52.3%. It sat 8.9% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWZ or VPU?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +13.7% and VPU −3.3%.
Which is cheaper, EWZ or VPU?: VPU is cheaper, by 0.50 percentage points a year. That is about $50 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EWZ and VPU overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWZ and 90% of VPU 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 ↗

VPU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VPU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VPU ↗

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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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