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

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FXI vs XLK: how they differ

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

iShares China Large-Cap ETF and State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FXI and XLK 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 FXIOnly in XLK
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 8.66%NVIDIA Corp 14.66%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION 8.25%Apple Inc 12.86%
Tencent Holdings Limited 7.72%Microsoft Corp 8.38%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA 6.02%Micron Technology Inc 5.42%
XIAOMI CORPORATION 5.41%Broadcom Inc 5.41%
MEITUAN 4.79%Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.28%
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of Chi 4.41%Intel Corp 3.68%
BYD COMPANY LIMITED 4.09%Applied Materials Inc 3.20%

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 XLK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FXI
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
XLK
State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesState Street
What it isChina Large-CapTechnology
Total return, 1 year−13.8%+39.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−31.3 pts+21.7 pts
Expense ratio0.73%0.08%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%100.0%
Holdings5274

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.

XLK in plain words

XLK is an index equity fund tracking the Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +39.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 74 positions, with the top ten at 64.5%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or XLK?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and XLK returned +39.2%, so XLK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FXI or XLK?
FXI charges 0.73% a year and XLK charges 0.08%, so XLK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FXI and XLK overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FXI and 100% of XLK 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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