78 positions as filed for Sep 10, 2026, with the top ten at 48.6% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.

How far is EWT below its high?

1.1% below its high of Sep 4, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

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EWT · iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

EWT tracks the MSCI Taiwan and returned +84.9% over the past year.

Index equity fund · MSCI Taiwan · data as of Sep 11, 2026

+84.9%Total return, 1 year

0.59%Expense ratio

78Holdings

−1.1%Below its high

Its ten largest equity positions

EWT top ten by weight, 48.6% of its 78 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. An index fund holds what the index holds, so this is the index. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.
Holding		Weight
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING		22.07%
MEDIATEK		7.03%
DELTA ELECTRONICS		3.53%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY		3.28%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING		2.79%
UNITED MICRO ELECTRONICS CORP		2.09%
ELITE MATERIAL		2.08%
NAN YA PLASTICS CORP		2.04%
UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY		1.87%
ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS		1.86%

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Period by period

EWT over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
Window	Total return	S&P 500	Gap to S&P 500	Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months	+8.1%	+3.3%	+4.8 pts	+8.9 pts
6 months	+58.5%	+16.0%	+42.5 pts	+37.8 pts
1 year	+84.9%	+17.5%	+67.4 pts	+61.9 pts
3 years	+197.4%	+77.9%	+119.5 pts	+102.3 pts
Since listing	+691.3%	+804.4%	−113.1 pts	−982.6 pts

In plain words

EWT is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Taiwan. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +84.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 78 positions, with the top ten at 48.6%.

What it tracks	MSCI Taiwan
Fund type	Index equity fund
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Dec 19, 2025)	0.59%
Price	$110.91
Listed since	Jan 4, 2010
Net assets (the issuer own daily fund list, as of Sep 11, 2026)	$12.0bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)	−1.1%
Holdings	78
Top ten weight	48.6%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)	Sep 10, 2026
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)	0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)	100.0%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)	0.0%

Questions people ask

How has EWT performed?: Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, EWT returned +84.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +197.4%.
What does EWT cost?: The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year.
What does EWT hold?: 78 positions as filed for Sep 10, 2026, with the top ten at 48.6% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
How far is EWT below its high?: 1.1% below its high of Sep 4, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

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