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

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

Which is cheaper, FXI or IXUS?

IXUS is cheaper, by 0.66 percentage points a year. That is about $66 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FXI vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FXI returned −19.1% to IXUS's +14.1%; 3% 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 $57.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

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At a glance

−19.1%

FXI total return, 1 year

+14.1%

IXUS total return, 1 year

0.73%

FXI expense ratio

0.07%

IXUS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IXUS costs 0.66 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 33.2 points; IXUS is 15.4 times larger.

FXI vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FXI	IXUS
Return
Measure	FXI	IXUS
Total return, 1 year	−19.1%	+14.1%
Drawdown
Measure	FXI	IXUS
Below its high	32.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FXI	IXUS
What it tracks	FTSE China 50 Index	MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI
Cost and size
Measure	FXI	IXUS
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 23, 2026	$3.7bn	$57.0bn
Holdings
Measure	FXI	IXUS
Holdings in common	3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	58.4%	13.5%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FXI and IXUS hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FXI IXUS

TENCENT HOLDINGS 8.60% 0.73%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 8.63% 0.50%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 9.81% 0.26%

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 6.69% 0.15%

XIAOMI 4.86% 0.13%

BANK OF CHINA LTD H 4.76% 0.12%

MEITUAN 4.58% 0.11%

NETEASE 3.85% 0.10%

PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) CO OF CH 3.49% 0.10%

BYD H 3.08% 0.08%

JD.COM CLASS A 2.90% 0.07%

AGRICULTURAL BANK OF CHINA H 1.73% 0.06%

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Only in FXI

GIGADEVICE SEMICONDUCTOR INC CLASS 0.13%

JIANGSU HENGRUI PHARMACEUTICALS LT 0.12%

CHINA EVERBRIGHT BANK LTD H 0.10%

MONTAGE TECHNOLOGY CLASS H 0.10%

FTSE CHINA H50 NOV 26 0.00%

Only in IXUS

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.39%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 1.90%

ASML HOLDING 1.53%

SK HYNIX 1.35%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.82%

SHELL 0.73%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.72%

NOVARTIS AG 0.69%

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Side by side

FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of China Large-Cap Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock

Total return, 1 year −19.1% +14.1%

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

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs ACWX

Expense ratio 0.73% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 51 4584

Net assets, FXI as of Oct 28, 2026 and IXUS as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.7bn $57.6bn

FXI and IXUS 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.

IXUS

IXUS tracks the MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 4,584 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or IXUS?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and IXUS +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, FXI or IXUS?: IXUS is cheaper, by 0.66 percentage points a year. That is about $66 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FXI and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FXI and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

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FXI and IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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