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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and IJT +15.4%.

Which is cheaper, FXI or IJT?

IJT is cheaper, by 0.55 percentage points a year. That is about $55 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FXI vs IJT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FXI returned −19.1% to IJT's +15.4%; 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 $7.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF.

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At a glance

−19.1%

FXI total return, 1 year

+15.4%

IJT total return, 1 year

0.73%

FXI expense ratio

0.18%

IJT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJT costs 0.55 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 34.5 points; IJT is 2.1 times larger.

FXI vs IJT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FXI	IJT
Return
Measure	FXI	IJT
Total return, 1 year	−19.1%	+15.4%
Drawdown
Measure	FXI	IJT
Below its high	32.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021	8.2%, high on Aug 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FXI	IJT
What it tracks	FTSE China 50 Index	S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index
Cost and size
Measure	FXI	IJT
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$3.7bn	$7.6bn
Holdings
Measure	FXI	IJT
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	58.4%	9.6%

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

What they share

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

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 IJT

VIASAT INC 1.18%

PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 1.11%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 1.10%

TG THERAPEUTICS 0.97%

ETSY 0.91%

ALKERMES 0.90%

GLAUKOS 0.90%

ZURN ELKAY WATER SOLUTIONS CORP 0.88%

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Side by side

FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth 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 Small-Cap 600 Growth

Total return, 1 year −19.1% +15.4%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +15.6% (SLYG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs SLYG

Expense ratio 0.73% 0.18%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 51 369

Net assets, FXI as of Oct 28, 2026 and IJT as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.7bn $7.5bn

FXI and IJT 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.

IJT

IJT tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.4% with distributions reinvested, against +15.6% for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% 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 369 positions, with the top ten at 9.6%. It sat 8.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or IJT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and IJT +15.4%.
Which is cheaper, FXI or IJT?: IJT is cheaper, by 0.55 percentage points a year. That is about $55 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FXI and IJT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FXI and 0% of IJT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

FXI and IJT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FXI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for FXI ↗

IJT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJT ↗

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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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