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

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

Which is cheaper, FXI or MUB?

FXI charges 0.73% a year and MUB charges 0.05%, so MUB 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 MUB: how they differ

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

iShares China Large-Cap ETF and iShares National Muni Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FXI and MUB 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 MUB
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 8.66%	Board of Regents of the University of Te 0.20%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION 8.25%	New York State Thruway Authority 0.16%
Tencent Holdings Limited 7.72%	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.14%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA 6.02%	Houston Higher Education Finance Corp. 0.13%
XIAOMI CORPORATION 5.41%	Northwest Independent School District 0.13%
MEITUAN 4.79%	Ohio State University (The) 0.13%
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of Chi 4.41%	State of New Jersey 0.13%
BYD COMPANY LIMITED 4.09%	State of California 0.13%

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 MUB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF	MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	China Large-Cap	National Muni Bond
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	−17.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.05%
Holdings	52	6603

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.

MUB in plain words

MUB is a bond fund tracking the National Muni Bond. 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 0.05% a year. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or MUB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and MUB returned +0.1%, so MUB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FXI or MUB?: FXI charges 0.73% a year and MUB charges 0.05%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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