Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
BOXX vs EWY: Differences, Returns & Fees
BOXX is an actively managed short-term fund and EWY an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWY returned +79.7% against +4.0%.
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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $14.5bn for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF and $24.4bn for iShares MSCI South Korea ETF.
Pair scorecard
BOXX costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 75.7 points; EWY is 1.7 times larger.
| Measure | BOXX | EWY |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +4.0% | +79.7% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 24.3%, high on Jun 18, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | MSCI Korea 25/50 Daily 25 Capped Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.19% | 0.59% |
| Net assets | $14.5bn | $24.4bn |
| 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 | 60.9% | |
Side by side
BOXX and EWY 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.
EWY
EWY tracks the MSCI South Korea. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +79.7% 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 78 positions, with the top ten at 60.9%. It sat 24.3% below its high of Jun 18, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or EWY?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and EWY +79.7%.
- Which is cheaper, BOXX or EWY?
- 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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