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EWT vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWT returned +69.9% to VYMI's +22.3%; 5% 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 $21.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF.

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At a glance
+69.9%
EWT total return, 1 year
+22.3%
VYMI total return, 1 year
0.59%
EWT expense ratio
0.07%
VYMI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VYMI costs 0.52 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 47.6 points; VYMI is 1.7 times larger.

EWT vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEWTVYMI
Return
Total return, 1 year+69.9%+22.3%
Drawdown
Below its high7.7%, high on Oct 5, 20264.6%, high on Sep 3, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Taiwan 25/50 IndexFTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.59%0.07%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$12.3bn$21.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common5%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund47.7%13.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

5%

By the books each fund has filed, EWT and VYMI hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EWT VYMI
MEDIATEK 6.03% 1.21%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 3.31% 0.51%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 2.86% 0.35%
FUBON FINANCIAL HOLDING 1.87% 0.21%
CTBC FINANCIAL HOLDING 1.70% 0.20%
CATHAY FINANCIAL HOLDING 1.39% 0.18%
TS FINANCIAL HOLDING 1.64% 0.17%
QUANTA COMPUTER 1.26% 0.15%
YUANTA FINANCIAL HOLDING 1.29% 0.13%
E.SUN FINANCIAL HOLDING 1.11% 0.12%
ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC 1.06% 0.11%
WIWYNN CORPORATION 1.26% 0.11%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in EWT
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 22.12%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 3.25%
NAN YA PLASTICS CORP 2.54%
UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY 2.04%
ELITE MATERIAL 1.88%
UNITED MICRO ELECTRONICS CORP 1.84%
ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS 1.72%
GLOBAL UNICHIP 1.52%
Only in VYMI
HSBC Holdings PLC 1.81%
Roche Holding AG 1.56%
Shell PLC 1.48%
Royal Bank of Canada 1.47%
Novartis AG 1.42%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.35%
Nestle SA 1.25%
BHP Group Ltd 1.15%
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Side by side

EWT iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF VYMI Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks the MSCI Taiwan Tracks an index of International High Dividend Yield
Total return, 1 year +69.9% +22.3%
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% 0.0%
Holdings 79 1509
Net assets, EWT as of Oct 28, 2026 and VYMI as of Sep 30, 2026 $12.0bn $21.4bn

EWT and VYMI 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.

VYMI

VYMI tracks an index of International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +22.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,509 positions, with the top ten at 13.8%. It sat 4.6% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWT or VYMI?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +69.9% and VYMI +22.3%.
Which is cheaper, EWT or VYMI?
VYMI 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 VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWT and 0% of VYMI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Sources and dates
EWT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EWT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EWT ↗
VYMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VYMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VYMI ↗

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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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