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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +17.9% and FXI −19.1%.

Which is cheaper, AVEM or FXI?

AVEM is cheaper, by 0.40 percentage points a year. That is about $40 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do AVEM and FXI overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of FXI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

AVEM vs FXI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVEM returned +17.9% to FXI's −19.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $27.3bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF, and $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares China Large-Cap ETF.

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At a glance

+17.9%

AVEM total return, 1 year

−19.1%

FXI total return, 1 year

0.33%

AVEM expense ratio

0.73%

FXI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AVEM costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 37.0 points; AVEM is 7.2 times larger.

AVEM vs FXI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVEM	FXI
Return
Measure	AVEM	FXI
Total return, 1 year	+17.9%	−19.1%
Drawdown
Measure	AVEM	FXI
Below its high	10.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026	32.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	AVEM	FXI
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	FTSE China 50 Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVEM	FXI
Expense ratio	0.33%	0.73%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$26.8bn	$3.7bn
Holdings
Measure	AVEM	FXI
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	28.7%	58.4%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AVEM and FXI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVEM FXI

CITIC LTD COMMON STOCK 0.11% 0.72%

HUA HONG GRACE SEMICONDUCTOR COMMON STOCK 0.00% 0.55%

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Only in AVEM

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR SP ADR ADR 6.82%

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 6.09%

SAMSUNG ELECTR GDR REG S GDR 5.35%

SK HYNIX INC COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 4.89%

TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD COMMON STOCK HKD.00002 1.49%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK H COMMON STOCK CNY1.0 1.02%

MEDIATEK INC COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.96%

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.73%

Only in FXI

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 9.81%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 8.63%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 8.60%

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 6.69%

XIAOMI 4.86%

BANK OF CHINA LTD H 4.76%

MEITUAN 4.58%

NETEASE 3.85%

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Side by side

AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Avantis iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of China Large-Cap

Total return, 1 year +17.9% −19.1%

Expense ratio 0.33% 0.73%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 4088 51

Net assets, AVEM as of Oct 27, 2026 and FXI as of Oct 28, 2026 $27.3bn $3.7bn

AVEM and FXI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

AVEM

AVEM is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4,088 positions, with the top ten at 28.7%. It sat 10.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

FXI

FXI tracks an index of China Large-Cap. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −19.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.73% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 51 positions, with the top ten at 58.4%. It sat 32.7% below its high of Feb 17, 2021 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVEM or FXI?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVEM returned +17.9% and FXI −19.1%.
Which is cheaper, AVEM or FXI?: AVEM is cheaper, by 0.40 percentage points a year. That is about $40 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVEM and FXI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVEM and 0% of FXI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where to next

AVEM on its own →FXI on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AVEM dividend history →AVEM holdings →FXI dividend history →FXI holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

AVEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

FXI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FXI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for FXI ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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