FLTW vs FXI: Differences, Returns & Fees
FLTW and FXI hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and FLTW returned +88.8% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $4.9bn for Franklin FTSE Taiwan ETF and $4.0bn for iShares China Large-Cap ETF.
FLTW costs 0.54 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 102.7 points; FLTW is 1.2 times larger.
| FLTW | FXI | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.19% | 0.73% |
| Net assets | $4.9bn | $4.0bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +88.8% | −13.9% |
| What it tracks | not read by ETFIQ | FTSE China 50 Index |
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 54.1% | 57.4% |
| Below its high | 3.1%, high on Oct 5, 2026 | 29.0%, high on Feb 17, 2021 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FLTW and FXI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
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0% in common
On the same fields
FLTW and FXI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FLTW in plain words
FLTW tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +88.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 133 positions, with the top ten at 54.1%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Oct 5, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
FXI in plain words
FXI tracks an index of China Large-Cap. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −13.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.73% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 52 positions, with the top ten at 57.4%. It sat 29.0% below its high of Feb 17, 2021 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, FLTW or FXI?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLTW returned +88.8% and FXI −13.9%.
- Which is cheaper, FLTW or FXI?
- FLTW is cheaper, by 0.54 percentage points a year. That is about $54 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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