Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
EWY vs PDBC: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWY returned +79.7% to PDBC's +55.6%; 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 $8.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF.
Pair scorecard
Both cost 0.59% a year; their one-year returns differ by 24.1 points; EWY is 2.8 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | EWY | PDBC |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +79.7% | +55.6% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 24.3%, high on Jun 18, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | MSCI Korea 25/50 Daily 25 Capped Index | No index, actively managed |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.59% | 0.59% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026 | $22.5bn | $8.1bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 0% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 60.9% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, EWY and PDBC 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
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Side by side
EWY and PDBC on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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.
PDBC
PDBC is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +55.6% with distributions reinvested, against +54.6% for its benchmark, the DBIQ Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Index Excess Return.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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