TAIWAN ETF COMPARISON
00779B vs 00878
KGI 25+ Years US Treasury Bond ETF compared with Cathay MSCI Taiwan ESG Sustainability High Dividend Yield ETF.
Four ways to read this comparison
Portfolio similarity, historical return, distribution yield and annual fund cost answer different questions.
Price and return trend
Normalized returns make funds with different unit prices comparable. Switch to price mode to view actual TWD prices.
Key metrics
| Metric | 00779B KGI 25+ Years US Treasury Bond ETF | 00878 Cathay MSCI Taiwan ESG Sustainability High Dividend Yield ETF |
|---|---|---|
| Latest close | TWD 27.98 | TWD 32.43 |
| Assets under management | TWD 36.2B | TWD 566.6B |
| Beneficiaries | 662 | 1,617,951 |
| Trailing 12-month distribution yield | 4.41% | 5.80% |
| Total expense ratio | — | — |
| Management fee | — | 0.30% |
| Custody fee | — | 0.04% |
Performance and risk
| Metric | 00779B | 00878 |
|---|---|---|
| 1-year return | — | +62.99% |
| 3-year return | — | +73.79% |
| 5-year return | — | +120.65% |
| 1-year volatility | 9.51% | 20.51% |
| 1-year max drawdown | -5.31% | -9.88% |
| 1-year Sharpe ratio | -0.71 | 2.66 |
Returns are price returns. Risk statistics use the available one-year price history and are shown only when sufficient observations exist.
Sector allocation
Weights are based on the latest available disclosed portfolios.
Common holdings
0 securities appear in both disclosed portfolios. Data updated Jul 30, 2026.
No data is currently available.
Holdings unique to each ETF
These securities appear in one disclosed portfolio but not the other.
No unique disclosed positions were found for this side.
Fund profile and disclosure dates
| Metric | 00779B | 00878 |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | — | Cathay Securities Investment Trust |
| Tracking index / benchmark | — | — |
| Listing date | Feb 14, 2019 | Jul 20, 2020 |
| Latest market date | Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Holdings date | Jul 29, 2026 | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Eligible stock positions | 0 | 30 |
| Premium / discount | +0.26% | +0.53% |
Switching estimate
Estimate how many units of the other ETF the current market value could purchase.
00779B00878
Current market valueTWD 279.8K
Unrealized gain / lossTWD 0
Estimated 00878 units8,627
Estimated annual distribution changeTWD 3.9K
This estimate excludes brokerage fees, taxes, bid-ask spreads and intraday price movement.
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Taiwan ETF comparison FAQ
What does portfolio overlap measure?
For each common security, ETF Info takes the smaller of the two portfolio weights and adds those amounts. A higher percentage indicates more similar disclosed stock allocation.
Are historical returns shown with distributions?
Use the label shown for each metric. The long-period return fields are based on the return dataset, while the interactive price chart shows price returns and excludes distributions.
Can the lower-fee or higher-return ETF be considered the winner?
No single metric determines suitability. Fees, risk, liquidity, tracking exposure, distributions and portfolio construction answer different questions.
How to use this comparison
Fees, historical returns and overlap answer different questions. Portfolio overlap shows how similar the latest disclosed holdings are; it does not predict future performance or account for every trading cost, tax or distribution policy.