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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and MTUM +18.4%.

Which is cheaper, FXI or MTUM?

MTUM is cheaper, by 0.58 percentage points a year. That is about $58 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FXI and 93% of MTUM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FXI vs MTUM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FXI returned −19.1% to MTUM's +18.4%; 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 $18.7bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF.

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At a glance

−19.1%

FXI total return, 1 year

+18.4%

MTUM total return, 1 year

0.73%

FXI expense ratio

0.15%

MTUM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MTUM costs 0.58 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 37.5 points; MTUM is 5.0 times larger.

FXI vs MTUM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FXI	MTUM
Return
Measure	FXI	MTUM
Total return, 1 year	−19.1%	+18.4%
Drawdown
Measure	FXI	MTUM
Below its high	32.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021	11.9%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FXI	MTUM
What it tracks	FTSE China 50 Index	MSCI USA Momentum SR Variant Index
Cost and size
Measure	FXI	MTUM
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$3.7bn	$18.4bn
Holdings
Measure	FXI	MTUM
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	58.4%	35.5%

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

What they share

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

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 MTUM

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 6.06%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 5.00%

INTEL CORPORATION 3.92%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 3.64%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.45%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.96%

PALO ALTO NETWORKS 2.88%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.62%

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Side by side

FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF MTUM iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of China Large-Cap Tracks the MSCI USA Momentum Factor

Total return, 1 year −19.1% +18.4%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +4.8 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.73% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 93.2%

Holdings 51 126

Net assets, FXI as of Oct 28, 2026 and MTUM as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.7bn $18.7bn

FXI and MTUM 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.

MTUM

MTUM tracks the MSCI USA Momentum Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.4% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 126 positions, with the top ten at 35.5%. It sat 11.9% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or MTUM?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and MTUM +18.4%.
Which is cheaper, FXI or MTUM?: MTUM is cheaper, by 0.58 percentage points a year. That is about $58 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FXI and MTUM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FXI and 93% of MTUM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

FXI and MTUM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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

iShares page for FXI ↗

iShares page for MTUM ↗

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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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