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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and HYMB −1.0%.

Which is cheaper, FXI or HYMB?

HYMB is cheaper, by 0.38 percentage points a year. That is about $38 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FXI vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FXI returned −19.1% to HYMB's −1.0%; 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 $3.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−19.1%

FXI total return, 1 year

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

0.73%

FXI expense ratio

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HYMB costs 0.38 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.1 points.

FXI vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FXI	HYMB
Return
Measure	FXI	HYMB
Total return, 1 year	−19.1%	−1.0%
Drawdown
Measure	FXI	HYMB
Below its high	32.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FXI	HYMB
What it tracks	FTSE China 50 Index	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index
Cost and size
Measure	FXI	HYMB
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$3.7bn	$3.8bn
Holdings
Measure	FXI	HYMB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	58.4%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FXI and HYMB 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 HYMB

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 HYMB

PRCGEN 5.000 07/01/58 1.94%

PRCGEN 4.784 07/01/58 1.25%

BUCGEN 5.000 06/01/55 1.08%

PRC 4.000 07/01/46 0.64%

PRCGEN 4.329 07/01/40 0.61%

NYCDEV 5.000 11/15/44 0.49%

PRC 4.000 07/01/41 0.47%

CHIEDU 6.000 12/01/41 0.46%

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Side by side

FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index of China Large-Cap Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond

Total return, 1 year −19.1% −1.0%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.4 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.73% 0.35%

Holdings 51 2105

Net assets, FXI as of Oct 28, 2026 and HYMB as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.7bn $3.8bn

FXI and HYMB 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.

HYMB

HYMB tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 4.7% below its high of Jul 2, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or HYMB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and HYMB −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, FXI or HYMB?: HYMB is cheaper, by 0.38 percentage points a year. That is about $38 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

FXI on its own →HYMB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →FXI dividend history →FXI holdings →HYMB dividend history →HYMB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FXI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FXI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for FXI ↗

HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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