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

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FXI vs IGSB: how they differ

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

iShares China Large-Cap ETF and iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions FXI and IGSB both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFXIIGSB
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF6.56%0.01%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in FXIOnly in IGSB
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 9.88%BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.56%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 9.14%EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO S. R.L. 144A 0.29%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 8.34%SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.15%
XIAOMI 4.83%DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.10%
MEITUAN 4.36%BAYER US FINANCE II LLC 144A 0.09%
BANK OF CHINA LTD H 4.32%JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%
PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) CO OF CH 3.80%GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA (FXD-FRN) 0.08%
NETEASE 3.56%GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE MTN 0.08%

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 IGSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FXI
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
IGSB
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isChina Large-Cap1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year−13.8%+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−31.3 pts−15.8 pts
Expense ratio0.73%0.04%
Holdings534496

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.

IGSB in plain words

IGSB is a bond fund tracking the 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or IGSB?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and IGSB returned +1.7%, so IGSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FXI or IGSB?
FXI charges 0.73% a year and IGSB charges 0.04%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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FXI against IGSB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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