Which returned more over the last year, EWT or GOVT?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +84.9% and GOVT returned −1.0%, so EWT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EWT or GOVT?

EWT charges 0.59% a year and GOVT charges 0.05%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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EWT vs GOVT: how they differ

EWT and GOVT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EWT returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF and iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWT and GOVT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in EWT	Only in GOVT
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 19.35%	United States of America 5.31%
MediaTek Inc. 7.56%	United States of America 2.96%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 5.64%	United States of America 2.63%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 4.09%	United States of America 2.09%
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. 2.86%	United States of America 1.61%
ELITE MATERIAL CO., LTD. 2.75%	United States of America 1.57%
UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP. 2.73%	United States of America 1.53%
United Microelectronics Corporation 2.25%	United States of America 1.51%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

EWT and GOVT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EWT iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	MSCI Taiwan	U.S. Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+84.9%	−1.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+67.4 pts	−18.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.05%
Holdings	85	223

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%.

GOVT in plain words

GOVT is a bond fund tracking the U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWT or GOVT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +84.9% and GOVT returned −1.0%, so EWT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWT or GOVT?: EWT charges 0.59% a year and GOVT charges 0.05%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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