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

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EWT vs IWC: how they differ

EWT and IWC are both equity index funds, and over the year EWT returned more, +84.9% against +31.3%.

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF and iShares Micro-Cap ETF.

EWT and IWC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EWT
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
IWC
iShares Micro-Cap ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isMSCI TaiwanRussell Microcap
Total return, 1 year+84.9%+31.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+67.4 pts+13.8 pts
Expense ratio0.59%not published
Holdings85not filed

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%.

IWC in plain words

IWC is an index equity fund tracking the Russell Microcap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +31.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWT or IWC?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +84.9% and IWC returned +31.3%, so EWT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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