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EWZ vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWZ returned +13.7% to VYMI's +22.3%; 1% 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 $21.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF.

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At a glance
+13.7%
EWZ total return, 1 year
+22.3%
VYMI total return, 1 year
0.59%
EWZ expense ratio
0.07%
VYMI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VYMI costs 0.52 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.6 points; VYMI is 2.5 times larger.

EWZ vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEWZVYMI
Return
Total return, 1 year+13.7%+22.3%
Drawdown
Below its high25.4%, high on May 20, 20084.6%, high on Sep 3, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Brazil 25/50 IndexFTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.59%0.07%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$8.6bn$21.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund57.5%13.8%

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

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, EWZ and VYMI hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EWZ VYMI
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA PETROBRAS 8.07% 0.21%
B3 BRASIL BOLSA BALCAO SA 3.27% 0.10%
AXIA ENERGIA SA 3.08% 0.07%
BANCO BRADESCO 0.86% 0.07%
AMBEV SA 2.99% 0.07%
BANCO BRADESCO PREF 3.39% 0.06%
BANCO DO BRASIL SA 1.23% 0.04%
VIBRA ENERGIA SA 1.49% 0.04%
LOCALIZA RENT A CAR 1.18% 0.04%
CIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA COPEL 1.18% 0.03%
GERDAU PREF SA 1.39% 0.03%
ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING SA 0.35% 0.02%
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%
WEG 3.13%
BCO BTG PACTUAL UNT SA 2.94%
EMBRAER 2.80%
COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO BASICO DE 2.56%
Only in VYMI
HSBC Holdings PLC 1.81%
Roche Holding AG 1.56%
Shell PLC 1.48%
Royal Bank of Canada 1.47%
Novartis AG 1.42%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.35%
Nestle SA 1.25%
MediaTek Inc 1.21%
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Side by side

EWZ iShares MSCI Brazil ETF VYMI Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks the MSCI Brazil Tracks an index of International High Dividend Yield
Total return, 1 year +13.7% +22.3%
Expense ratio 0.59% 0.07%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 59 1509
Net assets, EWZ as of Oct 28, 2026 and VYMI as of Sep 30, 2026 $10.3bn $21.4bn

EWZ and VYMI 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.

VYMI

VYMI tracks an index of International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +22.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,509 positions, with the top ten at 13.8%. It sat 4.6% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWZ or VYMI?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWZ returned +13.7% and VYMI +22.3%.
Which is cheaper, EWZ or VYMI?
VYMI is cheaper, by 0.52 percentage points a year. That is about $52 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EWZ and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWZ and 0% of VYMI 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 ↗
VYMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VYMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VYMI ↗

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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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