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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and IGSB returned +1.7%, so IGSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, FXI or IGSB?

FXI charges 0.73% a year and IGSB charges 0.04%, so IGSB 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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FXI vs IGSB: how they differ

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

iShares China Large-Cap ETF and iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FXI and IGSB 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 FXI	Only in IGSB
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 8.66%	EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.31%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION 8.25%	T-MOBILE USA INC 0.18%
Tencent Holdings Limited 7.72%	BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.16%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA 6.02%	ABBVIE INC 0.14%
XIAOMI CORPORATION 5.41%	AMAZON.COM INC 0.13%
MEITUAN 4.79%	CVS HEALTH CORP 0.13%
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of Chi 4.41%	BOEING CO 0.12%
BYD COMPANY LIMITED 4.09%	MARS INC 0.12%

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.

FXI and IGSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF	IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	China Large-Cap	1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	−13.8%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−31.3 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.04%
Holdings	52	4606

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.

IGSB in plain words

IGSB is a bond fund tracking the 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or IGSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and IGSB returned +1.7%, so IGSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FXI or IGSB?: FXI charges 0.73% a year and IGSB charges 0.04%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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