Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
BSV vs EWT: how they differ
BSV and EWT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EWT returned more over the year.
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BSV and EWT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BSV | Only in EWT |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 19.35% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90% | MediaTek Inc. 7.56% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89% | DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 5.64% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82% | HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 4.09% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81% | ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. 2.86% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81% | ELITE MATERIAL CO., LTD. 2.75% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80% | UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP. 2.73% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78% | United Microelectronics Corporation 2.25% |
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 May 31, 2026.
| BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund | EWT iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | iShares |
| What it is | Short-Term Bond | MSCI Taiwan |
| Total return, 1 year | +1.1% | +84.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −16.4 pts | +67.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.59% |
| Holdings | 3185 | 85 |
BSV in plain words
BSV is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.1% 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.
EWT in plain words
EWT is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Taiwan. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +84.9% 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 May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 85 positions, with the top ten at 51.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BSV or EWT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and EWT returned +84.9%, so EWT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, BSV or EWT?
- BSV charges 0.03% a year and EWT charges 0.59%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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