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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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FXI vs ITOT: how they differ

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

iShares China Large-Cap ETF and iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FXI and ITOT 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 FXIOnly in ITOT
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 8.66%NVIDIA Corp. 6.64%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION 8.25%Apple, Inc. 5.82%
Tencent Holdings Limited 7.72%Microsoft Corp. 3.80%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA 6.02%Amazon.com, Inc. 3.20%
XIAOMI CORPORATION 5.41%Alphabet, Inc. 2.87%
MEITUAN 4.79%Broadcom, Inc. 2.45%
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of Chi 4.41%Alphabet, Inc. 2.29%
BYD COMPANY LIMITED 4.09%Micron Technology, Inc. 1.78%

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 Jun 30, 2026.

FXI and ITOT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FXI
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
ITOT
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isChina Large-CapCore S&P Total U.S. Stock Market
Total return, 1 year−13.8%+17.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−31.3 pts−0.3 pts
Expense ratio0.73%0.03%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%88.3%
Holdings522497

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.

ITOT in plain words

ITOT is an index equity fund tracking the Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2497 positions, with the top ten at 32.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or ITOT?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and ITOT returned +17.2%, so ITOT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FXI or ITOT?
FXI charges 0.73% a year and ITOT charges 0.03%, so ITOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FXI and ITOT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FXI and 88% of ITOT 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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