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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and MBB returned −0.1%, so MBB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, FXI or MBB?

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

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

iShares China Large-Cap ETF and iShares MBS ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FXI and MBB 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 MBB
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 8.66%	Freddie Mac 1.07%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION 8.25%	Government National Mortgage Association 0.97%
Tencent Holdings Limited 7.72%	UMBS, TBA 0.85%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA 6.02%	Government National Mortgage Association 0.69%
XIAOMI CORPORATION 5.41%	UMBS, TBA 0.66%
MEITUAN 4.79%	Government National Mortgage Association 0.56%
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of Chi 4.41%	Government National Mortgage Association 0.55%
BYD COMPANY LIMITED 4.09%	Government National Mortgage Association 0.54%

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 MBB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF	MBB iShares MBS ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	China Large-Cap	Mbs
Total return, 1 year	−13.8%	−0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−31.3 pts	−17.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.04%
Holdings	52	11144

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.

MBB in plain words

MBB is a bond fund tracking the Mbs. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.1% 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. It sat 3.3% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or MBB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and MBB returned −0.1%, so MBB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FXI or MBB?: FXI charges 0.73% a year and MBB charges 0.04%, so MBB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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