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EWY vs VXF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWY returned +79.7% to VXF's +10.6%; 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 $30.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Extended Market ETF.

At a glance
+79.7%
EWY total return, 1 year
+10.6%
VXF total return, 1 year
0.59%
EWY expense ratio
0.05%
VXF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VXF costs 0.54 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 69.1 points; VXF is 1.2 times larger.

EWY vs VXF: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEWYVXF
Return
Total return, 1 year+79.7%+10.6%
Drawdown
Below its high24.3%, high on Jun 18, 20266.6%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Korea 25/50 Daily 25 Capped IndexS&P Completion Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.59%0.05%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$26.2bn$30.2bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund60.9%11.3%

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

What they share

0%

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EWY VXF
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 VXF
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 2.50%
SLCMT1142 2.26%
Snowflake Inc 1.42%
Cloudflare Inc 1.35%
Natera Inc 0.72%
Strategy Inc 0.67%
Astera Labs Inc 0.67%
Cheniere Energy Inc 0.67%
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Side by side

EWY iShares MSCI South Korea ETF VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks the MSCI South Korea Tracks an index of Extended Market
Total return, 1 year +79.7% +10.6%
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% 0.05%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 78 3361
Net assets, EWY as of Oct 28, 2026 and VXF as of Sep 30, 2026 $24.4bn $30.2bn

EWY and VXF 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.

VXF

VXF tracks an index of Extended Market. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,361 positions, with the top ten at 11.3%. It sat 6.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWY or VXF?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWY returned +79.7% and VXF +10.6%.
Which is cheaper, EWY or VXF?
VXF is cheaper, by 0.54 percentage points a year. That is about $54 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EWY and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWY and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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