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EFA vs FXI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EFA returned +12.1% to FXI's −19.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $76.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, and $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares China Large-Cap ETF.

EFA on its own →FXI on its own →
At a glance
+12.1%
EFA total return, 1 year
−19.1%
FXI total return, 1 year
0.32%
EFA expense ratio
0.73%
FXI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EFA costs 0.41 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 31.2 points; EFA is far larger, $76.4bn against $3.7bn.

EFA vs FXI: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEFAFXI
Return
Total return, 1 year+12.1%−19.1%
Drawdown
Below its high4.7%, high on Aug 25, 202632.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI EAFE IndexFTSE China 50 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.32%0.73%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$76.4bn$3.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund14.3%58.4%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, EFA 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 EFA FXI
Only in one fund ↓
Only in EFA
ASML HOLDING 2.98%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.58%
SHELL 1.42%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.38%
NOVARTIS AG 1.33%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.21%
NESTLE SA 1.21%
SAP 1.13%
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

EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks an index of Developed markets ex US Tracks an index of China Large-Cap
Total return, 1 year +12.1% −19.1%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) not measured
Gap to its benchmark −2.2 pts vs ACWX not measured
Expense ratio 0.32% 0.73%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 665 51
Net assets, EFA as of Oct 27, 2026 and FXI as of Oct 28, 2026 $76.8bn $3.7bn

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

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About each fund
EFA

EFA tracks an index of Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% 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 665 positions, with the top ten at 14.3%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Aug 25, 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, EFA or FXI?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFA returned +12.1% and FXI −19.1%.
Which is cheaper, EFA or FXI?
EFA is cheaper, by 0.41 percentage points a year. That is about $41 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFA and FXI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFA and 0% of FXI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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EFA on its own →FXI on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EFA dividend history →EFA holdings →FXI dividend history →FXI holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
EFA and FXI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EFA and FXI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for EFA ↗
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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