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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +32.9% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so EWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EWZ or VTIP?

EWZ charges 0.59% a year and VTIP charges 0.03%, so VTIP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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EWZ vs VTIP: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWZ and VTIP 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 EWZ	Only in VTIP
CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH 9.71%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.44%
NU HOLDINGS CLASS A 9.13%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.38%
ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING PREF SA 7.83%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.36%
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO PREF SA 7.30%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.19%
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETROBRAS 6.86%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.02%
BANCO BRADESCO PREF 3.70%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.88%
B3 BRASIL BOLSA BALCAO SA 3.48%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.87%
WEG 3.28%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.79%

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 VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EWZ iShares MSCI Brazil ETF	VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	MSCI Brazil	Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year	+32.9%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+15.4 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.03%
Holdings	50	25

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.

VTIP in plain words

VTIP is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWZ or VTIP?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +32.9% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so EWZ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWZ or VTIP?: EWZ charges 0.59% a year and VTIP charges 0.03%, so VTIP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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