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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and IJR +17.5%.

Which is cheaper, FXI or IJR?

IJR is cheaper, by 0.67 percentage points a year. That is about $67 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FXI vs IJR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FXI returned −19.1% to IJR's +17.5%; 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 $104.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF.

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At a glance

−19.1%

FXI total return, 1 year

+17.5%

IJR total return, 1 year

0.73%

FXI expense ratio

0.06%

IJR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJR costs 0.67 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 36.6 points; IJR is far larger, $104.0bn against $3.7bn.

FXI vs IJR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FXI	IJR
Return
Measure	FXI	IJR
Total return, 1 year	−19.1%	+17.5%
Drawdown
Measure	FXI	IJR
Below its high	32.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021	6.8%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FXI	IJR
What it tracks	FTSE China 50 Index	S&P SmallCap 600
Cost and size
Measure	FXI	IJR
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$3.7bn	$104.0bn
Holdings
Measure	FXI	IJR
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	58.4%	5.3%

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

What they share

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

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 IJR

GLAUKOS 0.61%

PAYCOM SOFTWARE 0.57%

MATCH GROUP INC 0.57%

VIASAT INC 0.55%

SM ENERGY 0.53%

PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 0.52%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.51%

JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.48%

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Side by side

FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of China Large-Cap Tracks the S&P SmallCap 600

Total return, 1 year −19.1% +17.5%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +17.6% (SPSM)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs SPSM

Expense ratio 0.73% 0.06%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 51 642

Net assets, FXI as of Oct 28, 2026 and IJR as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.7bn $104.6bn

FXI and IJR 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.

IJR

IJR tracks the S&P SmallCap 600. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.6% for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% 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 642 positions, with the top ten at 5.3%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or IJR?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and IJR +17.5%.
Which is cheaper, FXI or IJR?: IJR is cheaper, by 0.67 percentage points a year. That is about $67 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FXI and IJR overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FXI and 0% of IJR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

FXI and IJR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FXI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for FXI ↗

IJR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJR ↗

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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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