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EWY vs XLRE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EWY returned +79.7% to XLRE's +4.3%; 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 State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF.

At a glance
+79.7%
EWY total return, 1 year
+4.3%
XLRE total return, 1 year
0.59%
EWY expense ratio
0.08%
XLRE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLRE costs 0.51 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 75.4 points; EWY is 2.8 times larger.

EWY vs XLRE: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEWYXLRE
Return
Total return, 1 year+79.7%+4.3%
Drawdown
Below its high24.3%, high on Jun 18, 20267.7%, high on Jul 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI Korea 25/50 Daily 25 Capped IndexReal Estate Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.59%0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$22.5bn$8.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund60.9%58.9%

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

What they share

0%

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EWY XLRE
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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 XLRE
WELLTOWER INC 11.14%
PROLOGIS INC 8.19%
EQUINIX INC 6.72%
AMERICAN TOWER CORP 5.84%
PUBLIC STORAGE 4.87%
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC 4.76%
VIVMARK RESIDENTIAL 4.42%
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC 4.34%
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Side by side

EWY iShares MSCI South Korea ETF XLRE State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks the MSCI South Korea Tracks an index of Real estate
Total return, 1 year +79.7% +4.3%
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% 0.08%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 99.5%
Holdings 78 31
Net assets, EWY as of Oct 28, 2026 and XLRE as of Oct 27, 2026 $24.4bn $8.0bn

EWY and XLRE 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.

XLRE

XLRE tracks an index of Real estate. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 31 positions, with the top ten at 58.9%. It sat 7.7% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWY or XLRE?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWY returned +79.7% and XLRE +4.3%.
Which is cheaper, EWY or XLRE?
XLRE is cheaper, by 0.51 percentage points a year. That is about $51 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EWY and XLRE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWY and 100% of XLRE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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