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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +69.9% and IUSB −1.2%.

Which is cheaper, EWT or IUSB?

IUSB is cheaper, by 0.53 percentage points a year. That is about $53 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EWT vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWT returned +69.9% to IUSB's −1.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $12.0bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF, and $49.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+69.9%

EWT total return, 1 year

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

0.59%

EWT expense ratio

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.53 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 71.1 points; IUSB is 4.2 times larger.

EWT vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EWT	IUSB
Return
Measure	EWT	IUSB
Total return, 1 year	+69.9%	−1.2%
Drawdown
Measure	EWT	IUSB
Below its high	7.7%, high on Oct 5, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EWT	IUSB
What it tracks	MSCI Taiwan 25/50 Index	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index
Cost and size
Measure	EWT	IUSB
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$11.8bn	$49.8bn
Holdings
Measure	EWT	IUSB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	47.7%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EWT and IUSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EWT IUSB

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EWT

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 22.12%

MEDIATEK 6.03%

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 3.31%

DELTA ELECTRONICS 3.25%

ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 2.86%

NAN YA PLASTICS CORP 2.54%

UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY 2.04%

ELITE MATERIAL 1.88%

Only in IUSB

BLK Liquidity Temp Cash Inst #21 4.75%

TREASURY NOTE 0.49%

TREASURY NOTE 0.42%

TREASURY NOTE 0.41%

TREASURY NOTE 0.38%

TREASURY NOTE 0.37%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.36%

UMBS 15YR TBA(REG B) 0.35%

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Side by side

EWT iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI Taiwan Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond

Total return, 1 year +69.9% −1.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +16.3% (EEM) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +53.6 pts vs EEM not measured

Expense ratio 0.59% 0.06%

Holdings 79 18338

Net assets, EWT as of Oct 28, 2026 and IUSB as of Oct 27, 2026 $12.0bn $49.8bn

EWT and IUSB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

EWT

EWT tracks the MSCI Taiwan. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +69.9% 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 79 positions, with the top ten at 47.7%. It sat 7.7% below its high of Oct 5, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

IUSB

IUSB tracks an index of Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWT or IUSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +69.9% and IUSB −1.2%.
Which is cheaper, EWT or IUSB?: IUSB is cheaper, by 0.53 percentage points a year. That is about $53 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EWT on its own →IUSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EWT dividend history →EWT holdings →IUSB dividend history →IUSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

EWT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EWT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EWT ↗

IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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