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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and HDV +29.4%.

Which is cheaper, FXI or HDV?

HDV is cheaper, by 0.65 percentage points a year. That is about $65 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do FXI and HDV overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FXI and 90% of HDV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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FXI vs HDV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FXI returned −19.1% to HDV's +29.4%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares China Large-Cap ETF, and $15.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core High Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

−19.1%

FXI total return, 1 year

+29.4%

HDV total return, 1 year

0.73%

FXI expense ratio

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HDV costs 0.65 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 48.5 points; HDV is 4.3 times larger.

FXI vs HDV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FXI	HDV
Return
Measure	FXI	HDV
Total return, 1 year	−19.1%	+29.4%
Drawdown
Measure	FXI	HDV
Below its high	32.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	FXI	HDV
What it tracks	FTSE China 50 Index	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index
Cost and size
Measure	FXI	HDV
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$3.7bn	$16.0bn
Holdings
Measure	FXI	HDV
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	58.4%	55.6%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FXI HDV

Only in one fund ↓

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%

Only in HDV

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 9.48%

CHEVRON 7.22%

ABBVIE 6.77%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 5.46%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 5.12%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 5.04%

HOME DEPOT 4.57%

COCA-COLA 4.26%

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Side by side

FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of China Large-Cap Tracks an index of High Dividend

Total return, 1 year −19.1% +29.4%

Expense ratio 0.73% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 89.5%

Holdings 51 77

Net assets, FXI as of Oct 28, 2026 and HDV as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.7bn $15.9bn

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

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About each fund

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.

HDV

HDV tracks an index of High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +29.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 77 positions, with the top ten at 55.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or HDV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and HDV +29.4%.
Which is cheaper, FXI or HDV?: HDV is cheaper, by 0.65 percentage points a year. That is about $65 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FXI and HDV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FXI and 90% of HDV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

FXI and HDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FXI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for FXI ↗

HDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for HDV ↗

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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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