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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 NOBL: how they differ

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

iShares China Large-Cap ETF and ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FXI and NOBL 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 NOBL
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 8.66%Nucor Corp. 1.77%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION 8.25%West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.73%
Tencent Holdings Limited 7.72%International Business Machines Corp. 1.71%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA 6.02%Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 1.68%
XIAOMI CORPORATION 5.41%Franklin Resources, Inc. 1.67%
MEITUAN 4.79%Colgate-Palmolive Co. 1.62%
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of Chi 4.41%Caterpillar, Inc. 1.61%
BYD COMPANY LIMITED 4.09%Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 1.61%

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 NOBL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FXI
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
NOBL
ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesProShares
What it isChina Large-CapS&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats
Total return, 1 year−13.8%+9.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−31.3 pts−8.1 pts
Expense ratio0.73%0.35%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%100.0%
Holdings5269

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.

NOBL in plain words

NOBL is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or NOBL?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and NOBL returned +9.4%, so NOBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FXI or NOBL?
FXI charges 0.73% a year and NOBL charges 0.35%, so NOBL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FXI and NOBL overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FXI and 100% of NOBL 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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