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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and SPLG returned +17.6%, so SPLG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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FXI vs SPLG: how they differ

FXI and SPLG are both equity index funds, and over the year SPLG returned more, +17.6% against −13.8%.

iShares China Large-Cap ETF and S&P 500, book from IVV.

FXI and SPLG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF	SPLG S&P 500, book from IVV
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	S&P
What it is	China Large-Cap	S&P 500, book from IVV
Total return, 1 year	−13.8%	+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−31.3 pts	+0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.73%	not published
Holdings	52	not filed

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.

SPLG in plain words

SPLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or SPLG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and SPLG returned +17.6%, so SPLG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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