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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and IYR +3.4%.

Which is cheaper, FXI or IYR?

IYR is cheaper, by 0.36 percentage points a year. That is about $36 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FXI and 80% of IYR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FXI vs IYR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FXI returned −19.1% to IYR's +3.4%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $3.7bn for iShares China Large-Cap ETF and $3.9bn for iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF.

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At a glance

−19.1%

FXI total return, 1 year

+3.4%

IYR total return, 1 year

0.73%

FXI expense ratio

0.37%

IYR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IYR costs 0.36 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 22.5 points; IYR is 1.1 times larger.

FXI vs IYR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FXI	IYR
Return
Measure	FXI	IYR
Total return, 1 year	−19.1%	+3.4%
Drawdown
Measure	FXI	IYR
Below its high	32.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021	8.6%, high on Jul 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FXI	IYR
What it tracks	FTSE China 50 Index	Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Capped Index
Cost and size
Measure	FXI	IYR
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.37%
Net assets	$3.7bn	$3.9bn
Holdings
Measure	FXI	IYR
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	58.4%	52.5%

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

What they share

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

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 IYR

WELLTOWER 9.85%

PROLOGIS REIT 8.77%

AMERICAN TOWER REIT 4.96%

SIMON PROPERTY GROUP REIT INC 4.71%

EQUINIX REIT 4.57%

DIGITAL REALTY TRUST REIT 4.54%

REALTY INCOME REIT 4.19%

PUBLIC STORAGE REIT 4.10%

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Side by side

FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF IYR iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of China Large-Cap Tracks an index of U.S. Real Estate

Total return, 1 year −19.1% +3.4%

Expense ratio 0.73% 0.37%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 80.0%

Holdings 51 59

Net assets $3.7bn $3.9bn

FXI and IYR 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.

IYR

IYR tracks an index of U.S. Real Estate. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 59 positions, with the top ten at 52.5%. It sat 8.6% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or IYR?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and IYR +3.4%.
Which is cheaper, FXI or IYR?: IYR is cheaper, by 0.36 percentage points a year. That is about $36 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FXI and IYR overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FXI and 80% of IYR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

FXI and IYR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FXI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for FXI ↗

IYR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IYR ↗

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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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