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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +84.9% and VBIL returned +3.8%, so EWT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EWT or VBIL?

EWT charges 0.59% a year and VBIL charges 0.06%, so VBIL 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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EWT vs VBIL: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF and Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWT and VBIL 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 EWT	Only in VBIL
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 22.07%	United States Treasury Bill 6.78%
MEDIATEK 7.03%	United States Treasury Bill 6.10%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 3.53%	United States Treasury Bill 5.61%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 3.28%	United States Treasury Bill 5.41%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 2.79%	United States Treasury Bill 5.18%
UNITED MICRO ELECTRONICS CORP 2.09%	United States Treasury Bill 5.17%
ELITE MATERIAL 2.08%	United States Treasury Bill 5.15%
NAN YA PLASTICS CORP 2.04%	United States Treasury Bill 5.13%

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.

EWT and VBIL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EWT iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF	VBIL Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	MSCI Taiwan	0-3 Month Treasury Bill
Total return, 1 year	+84.9%	+3.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+67.4 pts	−13.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.06%
Holdings	78	26

EWT in plain words

EWT is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Taiwan. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +84.9% 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 78 positions, with the top ten at 48.6%.

VBIL in plain words

VBIL is a cash and treasury bills tracking the 0-3 Month Treasury Bill. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWT or VBIL?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +84.9% and VBIL returned +3.8%, so EWT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWT or VBIL?: EWT charges 0.59% a year and VBIL charges 0.06%, so VBIL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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