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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BIL returned +3.7% and FXI −19.1%.

Which is cheaper, BIL or FXI?

BIL is cheaper, by 0.59 percentage points a year. That is about $59 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BIL vs FXI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BIL returned +3.7% to FXI's −19.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $48.7bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF, and $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares China Large-Cap ETF.

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At a glance

+3.7%

BIL total return, 1 year

−19.1%

FXI total return, 1 year

0.14%

BIL expense ratio

0.73%

FXI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BIL costs 0.59 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 22.8 points; BIL is 13.5 times larger.

BIL vs FXI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BIL	FXI
Return
Measure	BIL	FXI
Total return, 1 year	+3.7%	−19.1%
Drawdown
Measure	BIL	FXI
Below its high		32.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	BIL	FXI
What it tracks	Bloomberg 1-3 Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index	FTSE China 50 Index
Cost and size
Measure	BIL	FXI
Expense ratio	0.14%	0.73%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$49.8bn	$3.7bn
Holdings
Measure	BIL	FXI
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		58.4%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BIL FXI

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Only in BIL

TREASURY BILL 12/26 0.00000 7.94%

TREASURY BILL 12/26 0.00000 6.66%

TREASURY BILL 12/26 0.00000 6.46%

TREASURY BILL 12/26 0.00000 6.40%

TREASURY BILL 12/26 0.00000 6.39%

TREASURY BILL 11/26 0.00000 6.26%

TREASURY BILL 12/26 0.00000 6.21%

TREASURY BILL 11/26 0.00000 4.85%

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

BIL SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

What it is Tracks an index of 1-3 month T-bills Tracks an index of China Large-Cap

Total return, 1 year +3.7% −19.1%

Expense ratio 0.14% 0.73%

Holdings 26 51

Net assets, BIL as of Oct 27, 2026 and FXI as of Oct 28, 2026 $48.7bn $3.7bn

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

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About each fund

BIL

BIL tracks an index of 1-3 month T-bills. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year.

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, BIL or FXI?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BIL returned +3.7% and FXI −19.1%.
Which is cheaper, BIL or FXI?: BIL is cheaper, by 0.59 percentage points a year. That is about $59 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BIL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BIL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street 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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