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 78.10 | TWD 35.53 |
| Assets under management | TWD 508M | TWD 661.5B |
| Beneficiaries | 1,607 | 1,685,601 |
| Trailing 12-month distribution yield | — | 7.01% |
| Total expense ratio | — | — |
| Management fee | 0.45% | 0.30% |
| Custody fee | 0.20% | 0.04% |
Performance and risk
| Metric | 00657 | 00878 |
|---|---|---|
| 1-year return | +38.84% | +78.00% |
| 3-year return | +106.40% | +105.06% |
| 5-year return | +123.02% | +142.84% |
| 1-year volatility | 29.60% | 20.91% |
| 1-year max drawdown | -14.81% | -9.88% |
| 1-year Sharpe ratio | 1.48 | 3.31 |
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 Oct 16, 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 · ADVANTEST CORP. | 10.87% |
| 2 | 9983 · FAST RETAILING CO., LTD. | 9.04% |
| 3 | 8035 · TOKYO ELECTRON LTD. | 7.84% |
| 4 | 9984 · SOFTBANK GROUP CORP. | 5.83% |
| 5 | 6098 · RECRUIT HOLDINGS CO., LTD. | 2.64% |
| 6 | 6762 · TDK CORP. | 2.17% |
| 7 | 4062 · IBIDEN CO., LTD. | 1.87% |
| 8 | 9433 · KDDI CORP. | 1.72% |
| 9 | 6954 · FANUC CORP. | 1.46% |
| 10 | 4063 · SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD. | 1.45% |
| 11 | 6971 · KYOCERA CORP. | 1.43% |
| 12 | 285A · KIOXIA HOLDINGS CORP. | 1.39% |
| 13 | 5803 · FUJIKURA LTD. | 1.31% |
| 14 | 9766 · KONAMI HOLDINGS CORP. | 1.19% |
| 15 | 8015 · TOYOTA TSUSHO CORP. | 1.07% |
| 16 | 6367 · DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD. | 1.02% |
| 17 | 6758 · SONY CORP. | 0.96% |
| 18 | 4519 · CHUGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. | 0.91% |
| 19 | 7832 · BANDAI NAMCO HOLDINGS INC. | 0.90% |
| 20 | 4543 · TERUMO CORP. | 0.90% |
| 21 | 6988 · NITTO DENKO CORP. | 0.89% |
| 22 | 6920 · LASERTEC CORP. | 0.82% |
| 23 | 6981 · MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. | 0.80% |
| 24 | 7203 · TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. | 0.75% |
| 25 | 8058 · MITSUBISHI CORP. | 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 | Oct 16, 2026 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Holdings date | Oct 16, 2026 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Eligible stock positions | 225 | 29 |
| Premium / discount | +0.39% | +0.14% |
Switching estimate
Estimate how many units of the other ETF the current market value could purchase.
0065700878
Current market valueTWD 781K
Unrealized gain / lossTWD 0
Estimated 00878 units21,981
Estimated annual distribution changeTWD 54.7K
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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