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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and SHY returned +1.7%, so SHY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, FXI or SHY?

FXI charges 0.73% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so SHY 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 SHY: how they differ

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

iShares China Large-Cap ETF and iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FXI and SHY 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 SHY
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 8.66%	United States of America 1.97%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION 8.25%	United States of America 1.86%
Tencent Holdings Limited 7.72%	United States of America 1.72%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA 6.02%	United States of America 1.62%
XIAOMI CORPORATION 5.41%	United States of America 1.61%
MEITUAN 4.79%	United States of America 1.53%
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of Chi 4.41%	United States of America 1.49%
BYD COMPANY LIMITED 4.09%	United States of America 1.47%

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 SHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF	SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	China Large-Cap	1-3 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	−13.8%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−31.3 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.15%
Holdings	52	89

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.

SHY in plain words

SHY is a bond fund tracking the 1-3 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or SHY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and SHY returned +1.7%, so SHY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FXI or SHY?: FXI charges 0.73% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so SHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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