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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and IEF returned −2.7%, so IEF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, FXI or IEF?

FXI charges 0.73% a year and IEF charges 0.15%, so IEF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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FXI vs IEF: how they differ

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

iShares China Large-Cap ETF and iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in FXI	Only in IEF
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 9.88%	TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 9.35%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 9.14%	TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 8.64%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 8.34%	TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 3.84%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 6.56%	TREASURY BOND 0.77%
XIAOMI 4.83%	TREASURY NOTE 0.52%
MEITUAN 4.36%
BANK OF CHINA LTD H 4.32%
PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) CO OF CH 3.80%

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 10, 2026.

FXI and IEF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF	IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	China Large-Cap	7-10 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	−13.8%	−2.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−31.3 pts	−20.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.15%
Holdings	53	15

FXI in plain words

FXI is an index equity fund tracking the China Large-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.73% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 53 positions, with the top ten at 57.9%. It sat 28.5% below its high of Feb 17, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

IEF in plain words

IEF is a bond fund tracking the 7-10 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 13.3% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or IEF?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and IEF returned −2.7%, so IEF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FXI or IEF?: FXI charges 0.73% a year and IEF charges 0.15%, so IEF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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