Which returned more over the last year, BSV or EWY?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and EWY returned +147.9%, so EWY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BSV or EWY?

BSV charges 0.03% a year and EWY charges 0.59%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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BSV vs EWY: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and EWY 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 BSV	Only in EWY
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%	SK HYNIX 24.02%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 22.13%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%	SK SQUARE 3.01%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%	KRW CASH 2.49%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 2.46%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	KB FINANCIAL GROUP 1.92%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%	HYUNDAI MOTOR 1.60%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%	SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP 1.57%

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 EWY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund	EWY iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Short-Term Bond	MSCI South Korea
Total return, 1 year	+1.1%	+147.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−16.4 pts	+130.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.59%
Holdings	3185	80

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.

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 Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 80 positions, with the top ten at 61.9%. It sat 13.9% below its high of Jun 18, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or EWY?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and EWY returned +147.9%, so EWY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BSV or EWY?: BSV charges 0.03% a year and EWY charges 0.59%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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