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EWT vs XLRE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWT returned +69.9% to XLRE's +4.3%; 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 $8.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF.

At a glance
+69.9%
EWT total return, 1 year
+4.3%
XLRE total return, 1 year
0.59%
EWT expense ratio
0.08%
XLRE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLRE costs 0.51 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 65.6 points; EWT is 1.5 times larger.

EWT vs XLRE: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEWTXLRE
Return
Total return, 1 year+69.9%+4.3%
Drawdown
Below its high7.7%, high on Oct 5, 20267.7%, high on Jul 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Taiwan 25/50 IndexReal Estate Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.59%0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$11.8bn$8.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund47.7%58.9%

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

What they share

0%

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EWT XLRE
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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 XLRE
WELLTOWER INC 11.14%
PROLOGIS INC 8.19%
EQUINIX INC 6.72%
AMERICAN TOWER CORP 5.84%
PUBLIC STORAGE 4.87%
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC 4.76%
VIVMARK RESIDENTIAL 4.42%
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC 4.34%
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Side by side

EWT iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF XLRE State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks the MSCI Taiwan Tracks an index of Real estate
Total return, 1 year +69.9% +4.3%
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% 0.08%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 99.5%
Holdings 79 31
Net assets, EWT as of Oct 28, 2026 and XLRE as of Oct 27, 2026 $12.0bn $8.0bn

EWT and XLRE 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.

XLRE

XLRE tracks an index of Real estate. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 31 positions, with the top ten at 58.9%. It sat 7.7% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWT or XLRE?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +69.9% and XLRE +4.3%.
Which is cheaper, EWT or XLRE?
XLRE is cheaper, by 0.51 percentage points a year. That is about $51 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EWT and XLRE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWT and 100% of XLRE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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