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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so SPSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, FXI or SPSB?

FXI charges 0.73% a year and SPSB charges 0.04%, so SPSB 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 SPSB: how they differ

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

iShares China Large-Cap ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FXI and SPSB 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 SPSB
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 8.66%	SALESFORCE INC 0.59%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION 8.25%	AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.46%
Tencent Holdings Limited 7.72%	BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.44%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA 6.02%	CITIGROUP INC 0.44%
XIAOMI CORPORATION 5.41%	MORGAN STANLEY 0.40%
MEITUAN 4.79%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.39%
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of Chi 4.41%	PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER 0.39%
BYD COMPANY LIMITED 4.09%	SPRINT CAPITAL CORP 0.39%

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 Jun 30, 2026.

FXI and SPSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF	SPSB State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	China Large-Cap	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	−13.8%	+2.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−31.3 pts	−15.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.04%
Holdings	52	1599

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.

SPSB in plain words

SPSB is a bond fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or SPSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so SPSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FXI or SPSB?: FXI charges 0.73% a year and SPSB charges 0.04%, so SPSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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FXI against SPSB, 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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