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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +69.9% and SPYD +15.3%.

Which is cheaper, EWT or SPYD?

SPYD is cheaper, by 0.52 percentage points a year. That is about $52 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do EWT and SPYD overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWT and 99% of SPYD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EWT vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWT returned +69.9% to SPYD's +15.3%; 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 $7.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

+69.9%

EWT total return, 1 year

+15.3%

SPYD total return, 1 year

0.59%

EWT expense ratio

0.07%

SPYD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPYD costs 0.52 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 54.6 points; EWT is 1.6 times larger.

EWT vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EWT	SPYD
Return
Measure	EWT	SPYD
Total return, 1 year	+69.9%	+15.3%
Drawdown
Measure	EWT	SPYD
Below its high	7.7%, high on Oct 5, 2026	4.1%, high on Aug 24, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EWT	SPYD
What it tracks	MSCI Taiwan 25/50 Index	S&P 500 High Dividend Index
Cost and size
Measure	EWT	SPYD
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$11.8bn	$7.5bn
Holdings
Measure	EWT	SPYD
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	47.7%	16.1%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EWT and SPYD 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 SPYD

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 SPYD

ACCENTURE PLC CL A 2.18%

HP INC 1.74%

HASBRO INC 1.73%

PFIZER INC 1.56%

CHEVRON CORP 1.54%

MEDTRONIC PLC 1.49%

CROWN CASTLE INC 1.47%

BEST BUY CO INC 1.47%

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Side by side

EWT iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF SPYD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the MSCI Taiwan Tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend

Total return, 1 year +69.9% +15.3%

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% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 99.3%

Holdings 79 79

Net assets, EWT as of Oct 28, 2026 and SPYD as of Oct 27, 2026 $12.0bn $7.5bn

EWT and SPYD 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.

SPYD

SPYD tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 79 positions, with the top ten at 16.1%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWT or SPYD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +69.9% and SPYD +15.3%.
Which is cheaper, EWT or SPYD?: SPYD is cheaper, by 0.52 percentage points a year. That is about $52 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EWT and SPYD overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWT and 99% of SPYD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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

Sources and dates

EWT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EWT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EWT ↗

SPYD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPYD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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