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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and INDA −14.2%.

Which is cheaper, FXI or INDA?

INDA is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FXI vs INDA: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FXI returned −19.1% to INDA's −14.2%; 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 $5.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares MSCI India ETF.

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At a glance

−19.1%

FXI total return, 1 year

−14.2%

INDA total return, 1 year

0.73%

FXI expense ratio

0.61%

INDA expense ratio

Pair scorecard

INDA costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.9 points; INDA is 1.5 times larger.

FXI vs INDA: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FXI	INDA
Return
Measure	FXI	INDA
Total return, 1 year	−19.1%	−14.2%
Drawdown
Measure	FXI	INDA
Below its high	32.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021	20.4%, high on Sep 26, 2024
Benchmark
Measure	FXI	INDA
What it tracks	FTSE China 50 Index	MSCI India Index
Cost and size
Measure	FXI	INDA
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.61%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$3.7bn	$5.7bn
Holdings
Measure	FXI	INDA
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	58.4%	34.8%

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

What they share

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

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 INDA

HDFC BANK 6.21%

ICICI BANK 5.90%

RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD 5.50%

BHARTI AIRTEL LTD 4.44%

INFOSYS 2.83%

AXIS BANK 2.23%

MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA LTD 1.99%

LARSEN AND TOUBRO LTD 1.97%

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Side by side

FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF INDA iShares MSCI India ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of China Large-Cap Tracks the MSCI India

Total return, 1 year −19.1% −14.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +16.3% (EEM)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −30.5 pts vs EEM

Expense ratio 0.73% 0.61%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 51 166

Net assets, FXI as of Oct 28, 2026 and INDA as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.7bn $5.8bn

FXI and INDA 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.

INDA

INDA tracks the MSCI India. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −14.2% with distributions reinvested, against +16.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.61% 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 166 positions, with the top ten at 34.8%. It sat 20.4% below its high of Sep 26, 2024 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or INDA?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and INDA −14.2%.
Which is cheaper, FXI or INDA?: INDA is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FXI and INDA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FXI and 0% of INDA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where to next

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Sources and dates

FXI and INDA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FXI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for FXI ↗

INDA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for INDA ↗

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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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