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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +84.9% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so EWT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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EWT vs VGLT: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWT and VGLT 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 VGLT
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 22.07%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.62%
MEDIATEK 7.03%	Mexico Government International Bond 0.50%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 3.53%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.49%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 3.28%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 2.79%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48%
UNITED MICRO ELECTRONICS CORP 2.09%	Mexico Government International Bond 0.48%
ELITE MATERIAL 2.08%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.44%
NAN YA PLASTICS CORP 2.04%	Province of British Columbia Canada 0.43%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

EWT and VGLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EWT iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF	VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	MSCI Taiwan	Long-term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+84.9%	−5.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+67.4 pts	−22.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.59%	not published
Holdings	78	1703

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%.

VGLT in plain words

VGLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −5.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 39.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWT or VGLT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +84.9% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so EWT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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