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iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF EWZS

Issuer: iShares SEC registrant: iShares Trust Equity · International
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Last price 16.80 USD Change: Up +0.69 Percent change: Up +4.28%

Source: Yahoo Finance (opens in a new tab) Observed · 1 day ago Quotes may be delayed

Expense ratio
0.59%
Prospectus 30 Dec 2025
Net assets
$250.7M
As of 31 May 2026
Holdings
76
As of 31 May 2026
12-month distribution yield
1.36%
Twice a year
Asset class
Equity
From holdings

iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF (EWZS) is an exchange-traded fund listed on the Nasdaq in the United States, issued by iShares. Its category is Equity · International (equity). Its last price was US$16.80 on 20 Oct 2026. Its expense ratio is 0.59% a year, from its prospectus dated 30 Dec 2025. It reported net assets of US$250.74 million as of 31 May 2026. Its latest holdings report lists 76 holdings as of 31 May 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid distributions of US$0.23 a unit, a 12-month distribution yield of 1.36%, paid twice a year.

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Fees

Total annual operating expenses (gross)
0.59%
Net, after fee waivers or reimbursements
No waiver stated
Management fee
0.59%
Prospectus date
30 Dec 2025
Filed with the SEC
19 Dec 2025

Source: SEC prospectus risk/return data sets (opens in a new tab) Filed

Size and reporting

Net assets
$250,735,222
Total assets
$251,241,017
Holdings as of
31 May 2026
Report made public
27 Jul 2026 (57 days after the month end)

Net assets are for the whole fund series, which for some funds (Vanguard's, for example) also includes mutual fund share classes.

Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Filed

Top holdings

Largest 25 of 76 positions, as of 31 May 2026. Weight is the percent of net assets the fund reported.

EWZS top holdings as of 31 May 2026
# Holding Identifier Weight Value (USD) Type Country Currency
1 Lojas Renner S.A. BRLRENACNOR1 4.90% $12.3M Equity (common) Brazil BRL
2 Aura Minerals Inc. VGG069731120 4.25% $10.7M Equity (common) British Virgin Islands USD
3 Sendas Distribuidora S.A. BRASAIACNOR0 3.87% $9.7M Equity (common) Brazil BRL
4 Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG CIA DE SANEAMENTO DE MINAS GERAIS COPASA BRCSMGACNOR5 3.27% $8.2M Equity (common) Brazil BRL
5 ALLOS S.A. BRALOSACNOR5 3.25% $8.1M Equity (common) Brazil BRL
6 Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios S.A. BRMULTACNOR5 3.24% $8.1M Equity (common) Brazil BRL
7 Natura Cosmeticos S.A. BRNATUACNOR6 2.90% $7.3M Equity (common) Brazil BRL
8 METALURGICA GERDAU S.A. BRGOAUACNPR8 2.68% $6.7M Equity (preferred) Brazil BRL
9 PAGSEGURO DIGITAL LTD. KYG687071012 2.56% $6.4M Equity (common) Cayman Islands USD
10 Inter & Co, Inc. KYG4R20B1074 2.45% $6.2M Equity (common) Cayman Islands USD
11 Brava Energia S.A. BRBRAVACNOR3 2.45% $6.1M Equity (common) Brazil BRL
12 Smartfit Escola de Ginastica e Danca S.A. BRSMFTACNOR1 2.42% $6.1M Equity (common) Brazil BRL
13 Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica S/A BRTAEECDAM10 2.40% $6.0M Other Brazil BRL
14 HYPERA S.A. BRHYPEACNOR0 2.26% $5.7M Equity (common) Brazil BRL
15 Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participacoes BRCYREACNOR7 1.97% $4.9M Equity (common) Brazil BRL
16 BRADESPAR S.A. BRBRAPACNPR2 1.93% $4.8M Equity (common) Brazil BRL
17 Companhia de Saneamento do Parana - Sanepar CIA DE SANENA DO PARANA BRSAPRCDAM13 1.90% $4.8M Other Brazil BRL
18 Iguatemi S.A. BRIGTICDAM16 1.83% $4.6M Other Brazil BRL
19 GPS PARTICIPACOES E EMPREENDIMENTOS S.A. BRGGPSACNOR9 1.79% $4.5M Equity (common) Brazil BRL
20 Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S/A - USIMINAS BRUSIMACNPA6 1.78% $4.5M Equity (common) Brazil BRL
21 Alupar Investimento S.A. BRALUPCDAM15 1.75% $4.4M Other Brazil BRL
22 Sigma Lithium Corp CA8265991023 1.69% $4.2M Equity (common) Canada USD
23 Cogna Educacao S.A. BRCOGNACNOR2 1.68% $4.2M Equity (common) Brazil BRL
24 Cosan S.A. BRCSANACNOR6 1.59% $4.0M Equity (common) Brazil BRL
25 Cury Construtora e Incorporadora S.A. BRCURYACNOR3 1.51% $3.8M Equity (common) Brazil BRL

Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Made public Holdings as of 31 May 2026

All 76 stored holdings

Breakdowns

Sums of reported weights over every position in the report. Totals can differ from 100% because of derivatives, borrowing and cash.

Asset type

Asset type by weight
TypeWeightBar
Equity (common) 87.91%
Other 8.13%
Equity (preferred) 2.68%
Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) 0.11%
Equity derivatives -0.06%

Country

Country by weight
CountryWeightBar
Brazil 85.33%
Cayman Islands 7.42%
British Virgin Islands 4.25%
Canada 1.70%
United States 0.11%
United Kingdom -0.03%

The country each issuer is assigned to in the report.

Currency exposure

Currency exposure by weight
CurrencyWeightBar
Brazilian real (BRL) 85.33%
US dollar (USD) 13.45%
Canadian dollar (CAD) <0.01%
British pound (GBP) <0.01%

The currency each holding is denominated in. Currency hedges are not netted off, so a hedged fund still shows its holdings' currencies.

Sector

Sector weights for holdings matched to listed stocks
SectorWeightBar
Basic Materials 4.25%
Finance 3.72%
Technology 2.56%

Partial coverage: sectors are known for 10.5% of net assets (12% of the fund's equity weight), the holdings matched by CUSIP or ticker to US stocks listed on this site. The rest is not assigned a sector.

Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Holdings as of

Distributions

Paid in the last 12 months
$0.2280
2 payments per unit
12-month yield
1.36%
Distributions only, not total return
Frequency
Twice a year
From the gaps between ex-dates
Latest ex-date
15 Jun 2026

12-month yield = distributions per unit with an ex-date in the last 12 months ($0.2280) ÷ latest price ($16.80) × 100 = 1.36%. It looks back, so it is not a forecast; special distributions in the window are included.

Why a distribution yield is not the fund's return: yield vs total return

Distribution history table (12 payments)
EWZS distributions per unit by ex-date
Ex-dateAmount per unit
15 Jun 2026$0.1380
30 Dec 2025$0.0900
16 Dec 2025$0.2820
16 Jun 2025$0.1290
17 Dec 2024$0.2430
11 Jun 2024$0.2140
20 Dec 2023$0.2450
7 Jun 2023$0.1690
13 Dec 2022$0.3210
9 Jun 2022$0.2180
30 Dec 2021$0.0340
13 Dec 2021$0.3410

Source: Yahoo Finance (opens in a new tab) Checked · 2 days ago Amounts are adjusted for later unit splits

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