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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −1.3% and FXI −19.1%.

Which is cheaper, BND or FXI?

BND is cheaper, by 0.70 percentage points a year. That is about $70 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BND vs FXI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BND returned −1.3% to FXI's −19.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $161.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF, and $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares China Large-Cap ETF.

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At a glance

−1.3%

BND total return, 1 year

−19.1%

FXI total return, 1 year

0.03%

BND expense ratio

0.73%

FXI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BND costs 0.70 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.8 points; BND is far larger, $161.4bn against $3.9bn.

BND vs FXI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BND	FXI
Return
Measure	BND	FXI
Total return, 1 year	−1.3%	−19.1%
Drawdown
Measure	BND	FXI
Below its high	3.5%, high on Aug 6, 2020	32.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	BND	FXI
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index	FTSE China 50 Index
Cost and size
Measure	BND	FXI
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.73%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$161.4bn	$3.9bn
Holdings
Measure	BND	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 Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BND and FXI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BND FXI

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Only in BND

MKTLIQ 0.92%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.41%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.40%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.39%

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

BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Vanguard iShares

What it is Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds Tracks an index of China Large-Cap

Total return, 1 year −1.3% −19.1%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs AGG not measured

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.73%

Holdings 16301 51

Net assets, BND as of Sep 30, 2026 and FXI as of Oct 28, 2026 $161.4bn $3.7bn

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

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About each fund

BND

BND tracks an index of US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, measured by the closely related Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 6, 2020 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, BND or FXI?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −1.3% and FXI −19.1%.
Which is cheaper, BND or FXI?: BND is cheaper, by 0.70 percentage points a year. That is about $70 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BND filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BND prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for BND ↗

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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