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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and IWM +14.1%.

Which is cheaper, FXI or IWM?

IWM is cheaper, by 0.54 percentage points a year. That is about $54 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FXI vs IWM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FXI returned −19.1% to IWM's +14.1%; 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 $75.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Russell 2000 ETF.

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At a glance

−19.1%

FXI total return, 1 year

+14.1%

IWM total return, 1 year

0.73%

FXI expense ratio

0.19%

IWM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWM costs 0.54 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 33.2 points; IWM is far larger, $74.6bn against $3.7bn.

FXI vs IWM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FXI	IWM
Return
Measure	FXI	IWM
Total return, 1 year	−19.1%	+14.1%
Drawdown
Measure	FXI	IWM
Below its high	32.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021	7.6%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FXI	IWM
What it tracks	FTSE China 50 Index	Russell 2000 Index
Cost and size
Measure	FXI	IWM
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.19%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$3.7bn	$74.6bn
Holdings
Measure	FXI	IWM
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	58.4%	3.3%

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

What they share

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

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 IWM

JFROG 0.37%

GLAUKOS 0.35%

TWIST BIOSCIENCE 0.35%

MOOG INC CLASS A 0.34%

BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.33%

UMB FINANCIAL 0.33%

SM ENERGY 0.32%

10X GENOMICS CLASS A 0.31%

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Side by side

FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of China Large-Cap Tracks the Russell 2000

Total return, 1 year −19.1% +14.1%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.3% (VTWO)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs VTWO

Expense ratio 0.73% 0.19%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 51 1977

Net assets, FXI as of Oct 28, 2026 and IWM as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.7bn $75.5bn

FXI and IWM 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.

IWM

IWM tracks the Russell 2000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% 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 1,977 positions, with the top ten at 3.3%. It sat 7.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or IWM?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and IWM +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, FXI or IWM?: IWM is cheaper, by 0.54 percentage points a year. That is about $54 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FXI and IWM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FXI and 0% of IWM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

FXI and IWM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FXI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for FXI ↗

IWM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWM ↗

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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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