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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BSV vs EWT: how they differ

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

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and EWT 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 BSVOnly in EWT
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 22.07%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%MEDIATEK 7.03%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%DELTA ELECTRONICS 3.53%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 3.28%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 2.79%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%UNITED MICRO ELECTRONICS CORP 2.09%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%ELITE MATERIAL 2.08%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%NAN YA PLASTICS CORP 2.04%

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 Sep 10, 2026.

BSV and EWT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund
EWT
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardiShares
What it isShort-Term BondMSCI Taiwan
Total return, 1 year+1.1%+84.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−16.4 pts+67.4 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.59%
Holdings318578

BSV in plain words

BSV is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.1% 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.

EWT in plain words

EWT is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Taiwan. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +84.9% 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 Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 78 positions, with the top ten at 48.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or EWT?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and EWT returned +84.9%, so EWT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BSV or EWT?
BSV charges 0.03% a year and EWT charges 0.59%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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