Skip to content
Beacon

EWZiShares MSCI Brazil ETF

Grow my money26y track recordRanked #355 of 2,993 in this goal

Tracks the investment results of the MSCI Brazil 25/50 Index.

By iShares · Launched 2000

Annual Cost

0.59%

#3,117 of 5,853 · average

Fund Size

$9.1B

#306 of 5,853 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+42.4%

Track Record

26 years

#95 of 5,853 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$12,545+25.4%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Region

Latin america

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

MSCI Brazil 25/50 Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 57.0% of fundmoderately concentrated

Vale SA
11.1%
NU Holdings Ltd/Cayman Islands
9.2%
Itau Unibanco Holding SA
9.0%
Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras
6.2%
Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras
5.6%
Banco Bradesco SA
3.6%
B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao
3.5%
WEG SA
3.1%
Ambev SA
2.9%
Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP
2.9%

Asset allocation

Stocks
97.3%
Cash
1.8%
Preferred
0.9%

By sector

Financial Services
34.5%
Energy
15.1%
Basic Materials
14.4%
Utilities
13.5%
Industrials
11.6%
Consumer Defensive
4.7%
Healthcare
2.2%
Communication
2.1%
Other
1.8%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
25.2%High

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-57.0%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.31Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.44Moderate downside risk

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Tracks the investment results of the MSCI Brazil 25/50 Index.
Strategy
Invests primarily in Brazilian equities, seeking to track the MSCI Brazil 25/50 Index using a representative sampling indexing strategy. Focuses on large- and mid-capitalization segments of the Brazilian equity market.
Inception date
July 10, 2000
Fund family
iShares

What's next?

You've looked at EWZ. Save it to your watchlist to weigh it against other funds, then turn your shortlist into a portfolio.

See other funds for this goal

Data updated on 2026-08-02