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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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DVY vs EWY: how they differ

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

iShares Select Dividend ETF and iShares MSCI South Korea ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DVY and EWY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DVY and EWY both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDVYEWY
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY0.18%0.05%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DVYOnly in EWY
HP INC 2.46%SK HYNIX 24.02%
PFIZER 2.24%SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 22.13%
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 2.17%SK SQUARE 3.01%
ALTRIA GROUP INC 2.12%KRW CASH 2.49%
T ROWE PRICE GROUP 2.06%SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 2.46%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.87%KB FINANCIAL GROUP 1.92%
ONEOK 1.85%HYUNDAI MOTOR 1.60%
TARGET CORP 1.69%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 Sep 10, 2026.

DVY and EWY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DVY
iShares Select Dividend ETF
EWY
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isUS dividendMSCI South Korea
Total return, 1 year+18.0%+147.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+0.5 pts+130.4 pts
Expense ratio0.38%0.59%
Already in the S&P 50080.5%0.0%
Holdings10180

DVY in plain words

DVY is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 19.5%.

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, DVY or EWY?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +18.0% and EWY returned +147.9%, so EWY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DVY or EWY?
DVY charges 0.38% a year and EWY charges 0.59%, so DVY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DVY and EWY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 80% of DVY and 0% of EWY 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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