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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +84.9% and SHY returned +1.7%, so EWT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EWT or SHY?

EWT charges 0.59% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so SHY 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 SHY: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF and iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWT and SHY 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 SHY
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 19.35%	United States of America 1.97%
MediaTek Inc. 7.56%	United States of America 1.86%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 5.64%	United States of America 1.72%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 4.09%	United States of America 1.62%
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. 2.86%	United States of America 1.61%
ELITE MATERIAL CO., LTD. 2.75%	United States of America 1.53%
UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP. 2.73%	United States of America 1.49%
United Microelectronics Corporation 2.25%	United States of America 1.47%

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 May 31, 2026.

EWT and SHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EWT iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF	SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	MSCI Taiwan	1-3 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+84.9%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+67.4 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.15%
Holdings	85	89

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%.

SHY in plain words

SHY is a bond fund tracking the 1-3 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWT or SHY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +84.9% and SHY returned +1.7%, so EWT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWT or SHY?: EWT charges 0.59% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so SHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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