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BSV vs FXI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BSV returned +1.0% to FXI's −19.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $45.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF, and $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares China Large-Cap ETF.

At a glance
+1.0%
BSV total return, 1 year
−19.1%
FXI total return, 1 year
0.03%
BSV expense ratio
0.73%
FXI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BSV costs 0.70 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.1 points; BSV is 11.6 times larger.

BSV vs FXI: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBSVFXI
Return
Total return, 1 year+1.0%−19.1%
Drawdown
Below its high32.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted IndexFTSE China 50 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.73%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$45.4bn$3.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund58.4%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, BSV 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 BSV FXI
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Only in BSV
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.70%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.09%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.86%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.86%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.83%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.83%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%
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

BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index of Short-Term Bond Tracks an index of China Large-Cap
Total return, 1 year +1.0% −19.1%
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.73%
Holdings 3157 51
Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and FXI as of Oct 28, 2026 $45.4bn $3.7bn

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

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About each fund
BSV

BSV tracks an index of Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% 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, BSV or FXI?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and FXI −19.1%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or FXI?
BSV 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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