Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
FXI vs VNQ: how they differ
FXI and VNQ hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VNQ returned more over the year.
iShares China Large-Cap ETF and Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FXI and VNQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in FXI | Only in VNQ |
|---|---|
| Alibaba Group Holding Limited 8.66% | Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund 14.67% |
| CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION 8.25% | Welltower Inc 7.86% |
| Tencent Holdings Limited 7.72% | Prologis Inc 7.02% |
| INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA 6.02% | Equinix Inc 5.66% |
| XIAOMI CORPORATION 5.41% | American Tower Corp 4.55% |
| MEITUAN 4.79% | Digital Realty Trust Inc 3.67% |
| Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of Chi 4.41% | Simon Property Group Inc 3.54% |
| BYD COMPANY LIMITED 4.09% | Realty Income Corp 3.12% |
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.
| FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF | VNQ Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | China Large-Cap | US real estate |
| Total return, 1 year | −13.8% | +5.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −31.3 pts | −11.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.73% | 0.13% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 63.3% |
| Holdings | 52 | 146 |
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.
VNQ in plain words
VNQ is an index equity fund tracking the US real estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +5.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 63% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 54.9%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, FXI or VNQ?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and VNQ returned +5.6%, so VNQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, FXI or VNQ?
- FXI charges 0.73% a year and VNQ charges 0.13%, so VNQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do FXI and VNQ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FXI and 63% of VNQ 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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