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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and MUB returned +0.1%, so MUB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, FXI or MUB?

FXI charges 0.73% a year and MUB charges 0.05%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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FXI vs MUB: how they differ

FXI and MUB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and MUB returned more over the year.

iShares China Large-Cap ETF and iShares National Muni Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FXI and MUB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in FXI	Only in MUB
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 9.88%	HOUSTON TEX HIGHER ED FIN CORP 0.13%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 9.14%	DISTRICT COLUMBIA UNIV REV 0.10%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 8.34%	ECTOR CNTY TEX 0.08%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 6.56%	NEW ORLEANS LA 0.08%
XIAOMI 4.83%	PORT TACOMA WASH REV 0.08%
MEITUAN 4.36%	CONTRA COSTA CALIF CMNTY COLLE 0.06%
BANK OF CHINA LTD H 4.32%	LOS ANGELES CALIF 0.06%
PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) CO OF CH 3.80%	LOS ANGELES CNTY CALIF 0.06%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

FXI and MUB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF	MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	China Large-Cap	National Muni Bond
Total return, 1 year	−13.8%	+0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−31.3 pts	−17.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.05%
Holdings	53	5215

FXI in plain words

FXI is an index equity fund tracking the China Large-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.73% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 53 positions, with the top ten at 57.9%. It sat 28.5% below its high of Feb 17, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

MUB in plain words

MUB is a bond fund tracking the National Muni Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +0.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or MUB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and MUB returned +0.1%, so MUB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FXI or MUB?: FXI charges 0.73% a year and MUB charges 0.05%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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