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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −14.9% and IBIT returned −31.1%, so FXI returned more.

Which is cheaper, FXI or IBIT?

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

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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FXI vs IBIT: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

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

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

Only in each
Only in FXI	Only in IBIT
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 9.20%	BITCOIN 100.00%
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.

FXI and IBIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Tracks an index of China Large-Cap	Holds bitcoin
Total return, 1 year	−14.9%	−31.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−31.5 pts	−47.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.25%
Holdings	60	2
Net assets	$4.1bn	$63.7bn

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.

IBIT in plain words

IBIT holds bitcoin. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −31.1% 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 35.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2025 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or IBIT?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −14.9% and IBIT returned −31.1%, so FXI returned more.
Which is cheaper, FXI or IBIT?: FXI charges 0.73% a year and IBIT charges 0.25%, so IBIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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