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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and FXI returned −14.9%, so FXI returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or FXI?

ETHA charges 0.25% a year and FXI charges 0.73%, so ETHA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs FXI: how they differ

ETHA and FXI hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and FXI returned more over the year.

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and iShares China Large-Cap ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ETHA and FXI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ETHA and FXI both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	ETHA	FXI
USD CASH	0.00%	-0.04%

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in FXI
ETHER 100.00%	ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 9.20%
	CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 8.90%
	TENCENT HOLDINGS 8.85%
	INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 6.24%
	XIAOMI 4.73%
	BANK OF CHINA LTD H 4.45%
	MEITUAN 4.41%
	NETEASE 3.74%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 18, 2026.

ETHA and FXI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks an index of China Large-Cap
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	−14.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	−31.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.73%
Holdings	2	60
Net assets	$9.2bn	$4.1bn

ETHA in plain words

ETHA holds ether. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −42.6% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 45.6% below its high of Aug 22, 2025 on Sep 18, 2026.

FXI in plain words

FXI tracks an index of China Large-Cap. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −14.9% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.73% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 60 positions, with the top ten at 57.5%. It sat 28.9% below its high of Feb 17, 2021 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or FXI?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and FXI returned −14.9%, so FXI returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or FXI?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and FXI charges 0.73%, so ETHA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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