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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWY returned +129.6% and IBIT returned −31.1%, so EWY returned more.

Which is cheaper, EWY or IBIT?

EWY charges 0.59% a year and IBIT charges 0.25%, so IBIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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EWY vs IBIT: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF and iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWY and IBIT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions EWY and IBIT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	EWY	IBIT
USD CASH	-1.33%	0.00%

Only in each
Only in EWY	Only in IBIT
SK HYNIX 24.54%	BITCOIN 100.00%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 21.97%
KRW CASH 3.10%
SK SQUARE 2.93%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 2.49%
KB FINANCIAL GROUP 1.98%
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP 1.61%
HYUNDAI MOTOR 1.53%

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 18, 2026.

EWY and IBIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EWY iShares MSCI South Korea ETF	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Tracks the MSCI South Korea	Holds bitcoin
Total return, 1 year	+129.6%	−31.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	+113.1 pts	−47.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.25%
Holdings	89	2
Net assets	$26.3bn	$63.7bn

EWY in plain words

EWY tracks the MSCI South Korea. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +129.6% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 89 positions, with the top ten at 62.8%. It sat 17.3% below its high of Jun 18, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

IBIT in plain words

IBIT holds bitcoin. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −31.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 35.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2025 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWY or IBIT?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWY returned +129.6% and IBIT returned −31.1%, so EWY returned more.
Which is cheaper, EWY or IBIT?: EWY charges 0.59% a year and IBIT charges 0.25%, so IBIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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