Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
EWT vs VXF: how they differ
EWT and VXF hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EWT returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EWT and VXF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in EWT | Only in VXF |
|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 19.35% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19% |
| MediaTek Inc. 7.56% | Snowflake Inc 1.03% |
| DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 5.64% | Bloom Energy Corp 0.93% |
| HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 4.09% | Cloudflare Inc 0.92% |
| ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. 2.86% | Astera Labs Inc 0.76% |
| ELITE MATERIAL CO., LTD. 2.75% | Rocket Lab Corp 0.61% |
| UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP. 2.73% | Cheniere Energy Inc 0.59% |
| United Microelectronics Corporation 2.25% | Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.54% |
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 iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF | VXF Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | MSCI Taiwan | Extended Market |
| Total return, 1 year | +84.9% | +14.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +67.4 pts | −3.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.59% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 85 | 3365 |
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%.
VXF in plain words
VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, EWT or VXF?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +84.9% and VXF returned +14.1%, so EWT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, EWT or VXF?
- EWT charges 0.59% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do EWT and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWT and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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