Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
BOXX vs EWT: Differences, Returns & Fees
BOXX is an actively managed short-term fund and EWT an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWT returned +69.9% against +4.0%.
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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $14.5bn for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF and $12.0bn for iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF.
Pair scorecard
BOXX costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 65.9 points; BOXX is 1.2 times larger.
| Measure | BOXX | EWT |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +4.0% | +69.9% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 7.7%, high on Oct 5, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | MSCI Taiwan 25/50 Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.19% | 0.59% |
| Net assets | $14.5bn | $12.0bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 0% | |
| Holdings dated | Oct 27, 2026 | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 47.7% | |
Side by side
BOXX and EWT on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BOXX
BOXX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.
EWT
EWT tracks the MSCI Taiwan. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +69.9% with distributions reinvested, against +16.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 79 positions, with the top ten at 47.7%. It sat 7.7% below its high of Oct 5, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or EWT?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and EWT +69.9%.
- Which is cheaper, BOXX or EWT?
- BOXX is cheaper, by 0.40 percentage points a year. That is about $40 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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