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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AVUS vs FXI: how they differ

AVUS and FXI hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AVUS returned more over the year.

Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and iShares China Large-Cap ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and FXI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AVUSOnly in FXI
NVIDIA Corp 5.49%Alibaba Group Holding Limited 8.66%
Apple Inc 5.37%CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION 8.25%
Microsoft Corp 3.85%Tencent Holdings Limited 7.72%
Amazon.com Inc 3.68%INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA 6.02%
Alphabet Inc 2.42%XIAOMI CORPORATION 5.41%
Micron Technology Inc 2.40%MEITUAN 4.79%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.21%Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of Chi 4.41%
Alphabet Inc 1.94%BYD COMPANY LIMITED 4.09%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

AVUS and FXI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AVUS
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF
FXI
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAvantisiShares
What it isU.S. EquityChina Large-Cap
Total return, 1 year+21.6%−13.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+4.1 pts−31.3 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.73%
Already in the S&P 50084.4%0.0%
Holdings187552

AVUS in plain words

AVUS is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Equity. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1875 positions, with the top ten at 29.7%.

FXI in plain words

FXI is an index equity fund tracking the China Large-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.73% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 52 positions, with the top ten at 56.6%. It sat 28.5% below its high of Feb 17, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or FXI?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and FXI returned −13.8%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AVUS or FXI?
AVUS charges 0.15% a year and FXI charges 0.73%, so AVUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVUS and FXI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 0% of FXI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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AVUS against FXI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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