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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +84.9% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so EWT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EWT or VCIT?

EWT charges 0.59% a year and VCIT charges 0.03%, so VCIT 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 VCIT: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWT and VCIT 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 VCIT
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 19.35%	Amazon.com Inc 0.31%
MediaTek Inc. 7.56%	Boeing Co/The 0.28%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 5.64%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.28%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 4.09%	Bank of America Corp 0.27%
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. 2.86%	Oracle Corp 0.27%
ELITE MATERIAL CO., LTD. 2.75%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP. 2.73%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.27%
United Microelectronics Corporation 2.25%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.25%

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 May 31, 2026.

EWT and VCIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EWT iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF	VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	MSCI Taiwan	Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+84.9%	−1.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+67.4 pts	−18.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.03%
Holdings	85	2302

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%.

VCIT in plain words

VCIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.2% 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. It sat 3.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWT or VCIT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +84.9% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so EWT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWT or VCIT?: EWT charges 0.59% a year and VCIT charges 0.03%, so VCIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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