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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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EWY vs IALT: how they differ

EWY and IALT hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF and iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWY and IALT 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 EWYOnly in IALT
SK hynix Inc. 31.02%Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 17.26%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO.,LTD 3.44%PRIME SECSRVC BRW/FINANC 1.29%
SK Square Co., Ltd. 3.10%PHINIA INC 0.94%
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 2.45%DISH DBS CORP 0.21%
KB Financial Group Inc. 1.40%DISH DBS CORP 0.19%
HYUNDAI MOBIS CO.,LTD 1.22%DISH DBS CORP 0.10%
DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD. 1.22%
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 1.15%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

EWY and IALT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EWY
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
IALT
iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isMSCI South KoreaSystematic Alternatives Active
Total return, 1 year+147.9%+17.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+12.1%
Gap to the S&P 500+130.4 pts+5.4 pts
Expense ratio0.59%not published
Already in the S&P 5000.0%54.9%
Holdings828

EWY in plain words

EWY is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI South Korea. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +147.9% 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 82 positions, with the top ten at 70.0%. It sat 13.9% below its high of Jun 18, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

IALT in plain words

IALT is an index equity fund tracking the Systematic Alternatives Active. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%.

Questions people ask

How much do EWY and IALT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWY and 55% of IALT 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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EWY against IALT, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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