Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
FXI vs VXF: how they differ
FXI and VXF hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VXF returned more over the year.
iShares China Large-Cap ETF and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FXI and VXF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in FXI | Only in VXF |
|---|---|
| Alibaba Group Holding Limited 8.66% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19% |
| CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION 8.25% | Snowflake Inc 1.03% |
| Tencent Holdings Limited 7.72% | Bloom Energy Corp 0.93% |
| INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA 6.02% | Cloudflare Inc 0.92% |
| XIAOMI CORPORATION 5.41% | Astera Labs Inc 0.76% |
| MEITUAN 4.79% | Rocket Lab Corp 0.61% |
| Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of Chi 4.41% | Cheniere Energy Inc 0.59% |
| BYD COMPANY LIMITED 4.09% | Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.54% |
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 iShares China Large-Cap ETF | VXF Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | China Large-Cap | Extended Market |
| Total return, 1 year | −13.8% | +14.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −31.3 pts | −3.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.73% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 52 | 3365 |
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.
VXF in plain words
VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, FXI or VXF?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and VXF returned +14.1%, so VXF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, FXI or VXF?
- FXI charges 0.73% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do FXI and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FXI and 0% of VXF 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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