ETF comparison
EWZ vs ILF
Both International Emerging.
Holdings overlap
9 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of EWZ and ILF would leave roughly 24.1% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.
Cost difference
ILF is 12 bps cheaper than EWZ. On a $100,000 position that's about $120/yr more in fees for EWZ.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with EWZ vs ILF.
Top shared holdings
9 shared in total| # | Holding | In EWZ | In ILF | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NU Holdings Ltd/Cayman Islands | 9.15% | 8.50% | 8.50% |
| 2 | B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao | 3.53% | 2.90% | 2.90% |
| 3 | Itausa SA | 2.62% | 2.43% | 2.43% |
| 4 | WEG SA | 3.12% | 2.24% | 2.24% |
| 5 | Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP | 2.85% | 2.23% | 2.23% |
| 6 | Banco do Brasil SA | 1.77% | 1.97% | 1.77% |
| 7 | Axia Energia | 2.79% | 1.60% | 1.60% |
| 8 | Localiza Rent a Car SA | 1.81% | 1.22% | 1.22% |
| 9 | Rede D'Or Sao Luiz SA | 1.26% | 1.17% | 1.17% |
Only in EWZ
39 total- Vale SA 11.14%
- Itau Unibanco Holding SA 8.98%
- Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras 6.18%
- Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras 5.55%
- Banco Bradesco SA 3.61%
- Ambev SA 2.90%
- Banco BTG Pactual SA 2.77%
- Embraer SA 2.46%
- Equatorial SA 1.93%
- PRIO SA/Brazil 1.71%
Only in ILF
32 total- VALE S.A. 8.83%
- Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. 7.02%
- Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 6.40%
- Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 5.98%
- Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. 5.16%
- Grupo Financiero Banorte, S.A.B. de C.V. 4.15%
- CREDICORP LTD. 3.57%
- America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V. 3.56%
- Banco Bradesco S.A. 2.99%
- Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. 2.89%
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions
matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
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