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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 IYE: how they differ

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

iShares China Large-Cap ETF and iShares U.S. Energy ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FXI and IYE 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 IYE
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 8.66%EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 21.74%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION 8.25%CHEVRON CORPORATION 15.41%
Tencent Holdings Limited 7.72%CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.51%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA 6.02%THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. 4.38%
XIAOMI CORPORATION 5.41%SLB N.V. 3.95%
MEITUAN 4.79%EOG RESOURCES, INC. 3.56%
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of Chi 4.41%VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION 3.54%
BYD COMPANY LIMITED 4.09%MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION 3.44%

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.

FXI and IYE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FXI
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
IYE
iShares U.S. Energy ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isChina Large-CapU.S. Energy
Total return, 1 year−13.8%+48.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−31.3 pts+31.3 pts
Expense ratio0.73%0.37%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%89.0%
Holdings5238

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.

IYE in plain words

IYE is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +48.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 89% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 38 positions, with the top ten at 69.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or IYE?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and IYE returned +48.8%, so IYE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FXI or IYE?
FXI charges 0.73% a year and IYE charges 0.37%, so IYE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FXI and IYE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FXI and 89% of IYE 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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FXI against IYE, 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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