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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 RSP: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWY and RSP 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 RSP
SK hynix Inc. 31.02%Intel Corp. 0.38%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO.,LTD 3.44%Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.34%
SK Square Co., Ltd. 3.10%Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 0.33%
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 2.45%ON Semiconductor Corp. 0.33%
KB Financial Group Inc. 1.40%Sandisk Corp. 0.32%
HYUNDAI MOBIS CO.,LTD 1.22%Western Digital Corp. 0.31%
DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD. 1.22%Ciena Corp. 0.30%
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 1.15%Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 0.29%

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 RSP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EWY
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
RSP
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesInvesco
What it isMSCI South KoreaS&P 500 equal weight
Total return, 1 year+147.9%+14.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+130.4 pts−2.7 pts
Expense ratio0.59%0.20%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%99.1%
Holdings82503

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.

RSP in plain words

RSP is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 equal weight. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 503 positions, with the top ten at 3.2%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWY or RSP?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWY returned +147.9% and RSP returned +14.8%, so EWY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWY or RSP?
EWY charges 0.59% a year and RSP charges 0.20%, so RSP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EWY and RSP overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWY and 99% of RSP 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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