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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 SCHD: how they differ

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

iShares China Large-Cap ETF and Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FXI and SCHD 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 SCHD
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 8.66%QUALCOMM Inc 6.75%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION 8.25%Texas Instruments Inc 5.92%
Tencent Holdings Limited 7.72%UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.10%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA 6.02%Coca-Cola Co/The 3.96%
XIAOMI CORPORATION 5.41%Merck & Co Inc 3.87%
MEITUAN 4.79%Chevron Corp 3.84%
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of Chi 4.41%Verizon Communications Inc 3.66%
BYD COMPANY LIMITED 4.09%Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.55%

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 SCHD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FXI
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
SCHD
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesSchwab
What it isChina Large-CapUS dividend
Total return, 1 year−13.8%+27.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−31.3 pts+10.1 pts
Expense ratio0.73%0.06%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%95.1%
Holdings5299

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.

SCHD in plain words

SCHD is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +27.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 43.7%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or SCHD?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and SCHD returned +27.6%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FXI or SCHD?
FXI charges 0.73% a year and SCHD charges 0.06%, so SCHD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FXI and SCHD overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FXI and 95% of SCHD 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 SCHD, 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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