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EWY vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWY returned +79.7% to MINT's +4.2%; 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 $16.4bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund.

At a glance
+79.7%
EWY total return, 1 year
+4.2%
MINT total return, 1 year
0.59%
EWY expense ratio
0.36%
MINT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MINT costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 75.5 points.

EWY vs MINT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEWYMINT
Return
Total return, 1 year+79.7%+4.2%
Drawdown
Below its high24.3%, high on Jun 18, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Korea 25/50 Daily 25 Capped IndexNo index, actively managed
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.59%0.36%
Net assets, EWY as of Oct 28, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026$24.4bn$16.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund60.9%

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

What they share

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By the books each fund has filed, EWY and MINT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EWY MINT
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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 MINT
United States Treasury 6.21%
Fannie Mae 1.12%
Freddie Mac 0.99%
SUMISHO AIR LEASE CORP 0.87%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.77%
AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.77%
Trillium Credit Card Trust II 0.71%
INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP 0.70%
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Side by side

EWY iShares MSCI South Korea ETF MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund
Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares PIMCO
What it is Tracks the MSCI South Korea Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +79.7% +4.2%
Its benchmark over the same days +16.3% (EEM) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +63.4 pts vs EEM not measured
Expense ratio 0.59% 0.36%
Holdings 78 977
Net assets, EWY as of Oct 28, 2026 and MINT as of Jun 30, 2026 $24.4bn $16.4bn

EWY and MINT 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.

MINT

MINT is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWY or MINT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWY returned +79.7% and MINT +4.2%.
Which is cheaper, EWY or MINT?
MINT is cheaper, by 0.23 percentage points a year. That is about $23 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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