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EWY vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWY returned +79.7% to IVV's +13.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $24.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI South Korea ETF, and $885.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.

At a glance
+79.7%
EWY total return, 1 year
+13.7%
IVV total return, 1 year
0.59%
EWY expense ratio
0.03%
IVV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IVV costs 0.56 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 66.0 points; IVV is far larger, $880.6bn against $22.5bn.

EWY vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEWYIVV
Return
Total return, 1 year+79.7%+13.7%
Drawdown
Below its high24.3%, high on Jun 18, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Korea 25/50 Daily 25 Capped IndexS&P 500
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.59%0.03%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$22.5bn$880.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund60.9%38.1%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, EWY and IVV 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 EWY IVV
Only in one fund ↓
Only in EWY
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 23.14%
SK HYNIX 23.11%
SK SQUARE 2.78%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 2.67%
KB FINANCIAL GROUP 2.06%
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP 1.54%
HYUNDAI MOTOR 1.51%
HANA FINANCIAL GROUP 1.39%
Only in IVV
NVIDIA 7.92%
APPLE 7.61%
MICROSOFT 5.93%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.73%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.83%
BROADCOM INC 2.45%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.26%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.05%
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Side by side

EWY iShares MSCI South Korea ETF IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks the MSCI South Korea Tracks the S&P 500
Total return, 1 year +79.7% +13.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +16.3% (EEM) +13.6% (SPY)
Gap to its benchmark +63.4 pts vs EEM +0.1 pts vs SPY
Expense ratio 0.59% 0.03%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 99.8%
Holdings 78 505
Net assets, EWY as of Oct 28, 2026 and IVV as of Oct 27, 2026 $24.4bn $885.1bn

EWY and IVV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
EWY

EWY tracks the MSCI South Korea. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +79.7% 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 78 positions, with the top ten at 60.9%. It sat 24.3% below its high of Jun 18, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

IVV

IVV tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% 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 505 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWY or IVV?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWY returned +79.7% and IVV +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, EWY or IVV?
IVV is cheaper, by 0.56 percentage points a year. That is about $56 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EWY and IVV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWY and 100% of IVV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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