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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, FXI or XOP?

FXI charges 0.73% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so XOP 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 XOP: how they differ

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

iShares China Large-Cap ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FXI and XOP 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 XOP
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 8.66%	Texas Pacific Land Corp 3.17%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION 8.25%	PBF Energy Inc 2.91%
Tencent Holdings Limited 7.72%	Delek US Holdings Inc 2.81%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA 6.02%	Expand Energy Corp 2.80%
XIAOMI CORPORATION 5.41%	CNX Resources Corp 2.78%
MEITUAN 4.79%	EQT Corp 2.75%
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of Chi 4.41%	Valero Energy Corp 2.75%
BYD COMPANY LIMITED 4.09%	Antero Resources Corp 2.68%

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 XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF	XOP State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	China Large-Cap	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year	−13.8%	+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−31.3 pts	+34.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.35%
Holdings	52	51

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.

XOP in plain words

XOP is a commodity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +52.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 26.8% below its high of Jun 23, 2014 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or XOP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FXI or XOP?: FXI charges 0.73% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so XOP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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