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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 XLRE: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FXI and XLRE 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 XLRE
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 8.66%Welltower Inc 11.07%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION 8.25%Prologis Inc 8.72%
Tencent Holdings Limited 7.72%Equinix Inc 7.10%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA 6.02%American Tower Corp 5.26%
XIAOMI CORPORATION 5.41%Simon Property Group Inc 5.01%
MEITUAN 4.79%Realty Income Corp 4.57%
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of Chi 4.41%Digital Realty Trust Inc 4.55%
BYD COMPANY LIMITED 4.09%Public Storage 4.51%

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 XLRE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FXI
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
XLRE
State Street(R) Real Estate Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesState Street
What it isChina Large-CapReal 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 ratio0.73%0.08%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%100.0%
Holdings5231

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.

XLRE in plain words

XLRE is an index equity fund tracking the 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 0.08% 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 31 positions, with the top ten at 59.4%. It sat 5.6% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or XLRE?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and XLRE returned +5.6%, so XLRE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FXI or XLRE?
FXI charges 0.73% a year and XLRE charges 0.08%, so XLRE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FXI and XLRE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FXI and 100% of XLRE 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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