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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and IWF +0.9%.

Which is cheaper, FXI or IWF?

IWF 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 IWF overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FXI and 94% of IWF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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FXI vs IWF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FXI returned −19.1% to IWF's +0.9%; 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 $124.7bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF.

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At a glance

−19.1%

FXI total return, 1 year

+0.9%

IWF total return, 1 year

0.73%

FXI expense ratio

0.18%

IWF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWF costs 0.55 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.0 points; IWF is far larger, $123.5bn against $3.7bn.

FXI vs IWF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FXI	IWF
Return
Measure	FXI	IWF
Total return, 1 year	−19.1%	+0.9%
Drawdown
Measure	FXI	IWF
Below its high	32.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021	4.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FXI	IWF
What it tracks	FTSE China 50 Index	Russell 1000 Growth Index
Cost and size
Measure	FXI	IWF
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$3.7bn	$123.5bn
Holdings
Measure	FXI	IWF
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	58.4%	57.5%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FXI and IWF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FXI IWF

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 IWF

NVIDIA 15.30%

APPLE 8.18%

MICROSOFT 5.94%

ALPHABET CLASS A 5.62%

BROADCOM INC 4.79%

ALPHABET CLASS C 4.53%

TESLA INC 3.58%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.36%

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Side by side

FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of China Large-Cap Tracks the Russell 1000 growth

Total return, 1 year −19.1% +0.9%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +1.1% (VONG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs VONG

Expense ratio 0.73% 0.18%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 93.5%

Holdings 51 374

Net assets, FXI as of Oct 28, 2026 and IWF as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.7bn $124.7bn

FXI and IWF 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.

IWF

IWF tracks the Russell 1000 growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +0.9% with distributions reinvested, against +1.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 374 positions, with the top ten at 57.5%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or IWF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and IWF +0.9%.
Which is cheaper, FXI or IWF?: IWF 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 IWF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FXI and 94% of IWF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

FXI and IWF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FXI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for FXI ↗

IWF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWF ↗

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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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