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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +84.9% and JNK returned +3.3%, so EWT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EWT or JNK?

EWT charges 0.59% a year and JNK charges 0.40%, so JNK 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 JNK: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWT and JNK 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 JNK
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 19.35%	1261229 BC LTD 0.64%
MediaTek Inc. 7.56%	MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 0.58%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 5.64%	ECHOSTAR CORP 0.52%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 4.09%	PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.49%
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. 2.86%	CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.42%
ELITE MATERIAL CO., LTD. 2.75%	QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.41%
UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP. 2.73%	DISH NETWORK CORP 0.41%
United Microelectronics Corporation 2.25%	SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.40%

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.

EWT and JNK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EWT iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF	JNK State Street(R) SPDR(R) Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	MSCI Taiwan	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond
Total return, 1 year	+84.9%	+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+67.4 pts	−14.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.40%
Holdings	85	1198

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%.

JNK in plain words

JNK is a bond fund tracking the SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWT or JNK?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +84.9% and JNK returned +3.3%, so EWT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWT or JNK?: EWT charges 0.59% a year and JNK charges 0.40%, so JNK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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