Which returned more over the last year, EWY or HYG?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWY returned +147.9% and HYG returned +2.9%, so EWY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EWY or HYG?

EWY charges 0.59% a year and HYG charges 0.49%, so HYG 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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EWY vs HYG: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWY and HYG 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 EWY	Only in HYG
SK HYNIX 24.02%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.68%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 22.13%	1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%
SK SQUARE 3.01%	MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.47%
KRW CASH 2.49%	PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.35%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 2.46%	WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.29%
KB FINANCIAL GROUP 1.92%	GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.28%
HYUNDAI MOTOR 1.60%	PANTHER ESCROW ISSUER LLC 144A 0.28%
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP 1.57%	SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.28%

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 Sep 10, 2026.

EWY and HYG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EWY iShares MSCI South Korea ETF	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	MSCI South Korea	US high yield bonds
Total return, 1 year	+147.9%	+2.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+130.4 pts	−14.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.49%
Holdings	80	1326

EWY in plain words

EWY is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI South Korea. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +147.9% 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 80 positions, with the top ten at 61.9%. It sat 13.9% below its high of Jun 18, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

HYG in plain words

HYG is a bond fund tracking the US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWY or HYG?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWY returned +147.9% and HYG returned +2.9%, so EWY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWY or HYG?: EWY charges 0.59% a year and HYG charges 0.49%, so HYG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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