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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and IWO +7.9%.

Which is cheaper, FXI or IWO?

IWO is cheaper, by 0.49 percentage points a year. That is about $49 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FXI vs IWO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FXI returned −19.1% to IWO's +7.9%; 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 $14.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF.

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At a glance

−19.1%

FXI total return, 1 year

+7.9%

IWO total return, 1 year

0.73%

FXI expense ratio

0.24%

IWO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWO costs 0.49 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 27.0 points; IWO is 3.7 times larger.

FXI vs IWO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FXI	IWO
Return
Measure	FXI	IWO
Total return, 1 year	−19.1%	+7.9%
Drawdown
Measure	FXI	IWO
Below its high	32.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021	9.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FXI	IWO
What it tracks	FTSE China 50 Index	Russell 2000 Growth Index
Cost and size
Measure	FXI	IWO
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.24%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$3.7bn	$13.7bn
Holdings
Measure	FXI	IWO
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	58.4%	6.4%

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

What they share

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

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 IWO

JFROG 0.74%

TWIST BIOSCIENCE 0.71%

GLAUKOS 0.70%

MOOG INC CLASS A 0.68%

BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.66%

10X GENOMICS CLASS A 0.61%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.60%

INTERDIGITAL INC 0.58%

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Side by side

FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF IWO iShares Russell 2000 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 2000 Growth

Total return, 1 year −19.1% +7.9%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +8.0% (VTWG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs VTWG

Expense ratio 0.73% 0.24%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 51 1122

Net assets, FXI as of Oct 28, 2026 and IWO as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.7bn $14.0bn

FXI and IWO 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.

IWO

IWO tracks the Russell 2000 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +7.9% with distributions reinvested, against +8.0% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% 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 1,122 positions, with the top ten at 6.4%. It sat 9.9% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or IWO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and IWO +7.9%.
Which is cheaper, FXI or IWO?: IWO is cheaper, by 0.49 percentage points a year. That is about $49 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FXI and IWO overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FXI and 0% of IWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

FXI and IWO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FXI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for FXI ↗

IWO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWO ↗

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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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