Which returned more over the last year, EMB or FXI?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and FXI returned −13.8%, so EMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMB or FXI?

EMB charges 0.39% a year and FXI charges 0.73%, so EMB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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EMB vs FXI: how they differ

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

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and iShares China Large-Cap ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB 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 EMB	Only in FXI
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 1.12%	Alibaba Group Holding Limited 8.66%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.73%	CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION 8.25%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.64%	Tencent Holdings Limited 7.72%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.53%	INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA 6.02%
Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.52%	XIAOMI CORPORATION 5.41%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.51%	MEITUAN 4.79%
Republic of Poland Government Internatio 0.40%	Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of Chi 4.41%
UKRAINE GOVERNMENT 0.38%	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.

EMB and FXI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	China Large-Cap
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	−13.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	−31.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.73%
Holdings	681	52

EMB in plain words

EMB is a bond fund tracking the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year.

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, EMB or FXI?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and FXI returned −13.8%, so EMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or FXI?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and FXI charges 0.73%, so EMB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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