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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 ITOT: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF and iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWY and ITOT 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 ITOT
SK hynix Inc. 31.02%NVIDIA Corp. 6.64%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO.,LTD 3.44%Apple, Inc. 5.82%
SK Square Co., Ltd. 3.10%Microsoft Corp. 3.80%
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 2.45%Amazon.com, Inc. 3.20%
KB Financial Group Inc. 1.40%Alphabet, Inc. 2.87%
HYUNDAI MOBIS CO.,LTD 1.22%Broadcom, Inc. 2.45%
DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD. 1.22%Alphabet, Inc. 2.29%
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 1.15%Micron Technology, Inc. 1.78%

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.

EWY and ITOT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EWY
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
ITOT
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isMSCI South KoreaCore S&P Total U.S. Stock Market
Total return, 1 year+147.9%+17.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+130.4 pts−0.3 pts
Expense ratio0.59%0.03%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%88.3%
Holdings822497

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.

ITOT in plain words

ITOT is an index equity fund tracking the Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2497 positions, with the top ten at 32.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWY or ITOT?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWY returned +147.9% and ITOT returned +17.2%, so EWY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWY or ITOT?
EWY charges 0.59% a year and ITOT charges 0.03%, so ITOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EWY and ITOT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWY and 88% of ITOT 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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