Which returned more over the last year, EWT or IBIT?

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +83.1% and IBIT returned −31.1%, so EWT returned more.

Which is cheaper, EWT or IBIT?

EWT charges 0.59% a year and IBIT charges 0.25%, so IBIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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EWT vs IBIT: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF and iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions EWT and IBIT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	EWT	IBIT
USD CASH	-0.01%	0.00%

Only in each
Only in EWT	Only in IBIT
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 22.06%	BITCOIN 100.00%
MEDIATEK 6.98%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 3.64%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 3.26%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 2.73%
UNITED MICRO ELECTRONICS CORP 2.28%
NAN YA PLASTICS CORP 1.98%
ELITE MATERIAL 1.88%

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 18, 2026.

EWT and IBIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EWT iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Tracks the MSCI Taiwan	Holds bitcoin
Total return, 1 year	+83.1%	−31.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	+66.6 pts	−47.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.25%
Holdings	81	2
Net assets	$12.1bn	$63.7bn

EWT in plain words

EWT tracks the MSCI Taiwan. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +83.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 81 positions, with the top ten at 48.5%.

IBIT in plain words

IBIT holds bitcoin. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −31.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 35.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2025 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWT or IBIT?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +83.1% and IBIT returned −31.1%, so EWT returned more.
Which is cheaper, EWT or IBIT?: EWT charges 0.59% a year and IBIT charges 0.25%, so IBIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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