TAIWAN ETF COMPARISON
00657 vs 00878
Cathay Nikkei 225 Currency-hedged ETF Fund compared with Cathay MSCI Taiwan ESG Sustainability High Dividend Yield ETF.
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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 | 00657 Cathay Nikkei 225 Currency-hedged ETF Fund | 00878 Cathay MSCI Taiwan ESG Sustainability High Dividend Yield ETF |
|---|---|---|
| Latest close | TWD 76.20 | TWD 32.43 |
| Assets under management | TWD 481M | TWD 566.6B |
| Beneficiaries | 1,660 | 1,617,951 |
| Trailing 12-month distribution yield | — | 5.80% |
| Total expense ratio | — | — |
| Management fee | 0.45% | 0.30% |
| Custody fee | 0.20% | 0.04% |
Performance and risk
| Metric | 00657 | 00878 |
|---|---|---|
| 1-year return | +59.48% | +62.99% |
| 3-year return | +92.04% | +73.71% |
| 5-year return | +128.49% | +120.65% |
| 1-year volatility | 29.01% | 20.51% |
| 1-year max drawdown | -14.81% | -9.88% |
| 1-year Sharpe ratio | 2.09 | 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 31, 2026.
No data is currently available.
Holdings unique to each ETF
These securities appear in one disclosed portfolio but not the other.
| # | Security | 00657 weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6857 JP · ADVANTEST CORP. | 11.47% |
| 2 | 9983 JP · FAST RETAILING CO. LTD. | 9.10% |
| 3 | 8035 JP · TOKYO ELECTRON LTD. | 8.24% |
| 4 | 9984 JP · SOFTBANK GROUP CORP. | 6.18% |
| 5 | 6762 JP · TDK CORP. | 2.21% |
| 6 | 6098 JP · RECRUIT HOLDINGS CO. LTD. | 1.86% |
| 7 | 6954 JP · FANUC CORP. | 1.75% |
| 8 | 9433 JP · KDDI CORP. | 1.72% |
| 9 | 4062 JP · IBIDEN CO. LTD. | 1.60% |
| 10 | 6971 JP · KYOCERA CORP. | 1.45% |
| 11 | 4063 JP · SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO. LTD. | 1.42% |
| 12 | 5803 JP · FUJIKURA LTD. | 1.34% |
| 13 | 6367 JP · DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD. | 1.12% |
| 14 | 285A JP · KIOXIA HOLDINGS CORP. | 1.12% |
| 15 | 4519 JP · CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO. LTD. | 1.03% |
| 16 | 8015 JP · TOYOTA TSUSHO CORP. | 1.00% |
| 17 | 9766 JP · KONAMI HOLDINGS CORP. | 0.99% |
| 18 | 6758 JP · SONY CORP. | 0.93% |
| 19 | 4543 JP · TERUMO CORP. | 0.91% |
| 20 | 6981 JP · MURATA MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. | 0.86% |
| 21 | 6988 JP · NITTO DENKO CORP. | 0.81% |
| 22 | 6920 JP · LASERTEC CORP. | 0.76% |
| 23 | 7203 JP · TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. | 0.75% |
| 24 | 8058 JP · MITSUBISHI CORP. | 0.71% |
| 25 | 7832 JP · BANDAI NAMCO HOLDINGS INC. | 0.68% |
Fund profile and disclosure dates
| Metric | 00657 | 00878 |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Cathay Securities Investment Trust | Cathay Securities Investment Trust |
| Tracking index / benchmark | — | — |
| Listing date | May 9, 2016 | Jul 20, 2020 |
| Latest market date | Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Holdings date | Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Eligible stock positions | 225 | 30 |
| Premium / discount | +0.63% | +0.53% |
Switching estimate
Estimate how many units of the other ETF the current market value could purchase.
0065700878
Current market valueTWD 762K
Unrealized gain / lossTWD 0
Estimated 00878 units23,496
Estimated annual distribution changeTWD 44.2K
This estimate excludes brokerage fees, taxes, bid-ask spreads and intraday price movement.
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Taiwan ETF comparison FAQ
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