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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and PDBC +55.6%.

Which is cheaper, FXI or PDBC?

PDBC is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FXI vs PDBC: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FXI returned −19.1% to PDBC's +55.6%; 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 $8.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF.

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At a glance

−19.1%

FXI total return, 1 year

+55.6%

PDBC total return, 1 year

0.73%

FXI expense ratio

0.59%

PDBC expense ratio

Pair scorecard

PDBC costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 74.7 points; PDBC is 2.2 times larger.

FXI vs PDBC: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FXI	PDBC
Return
Measure	FXI	PDBC
Total return, 1 year	−19.1%	+55.6%
Drawdown
Measure	FXI	PDBC
Below its high	32.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	FXI	PDBC
What it tracks	FTSE China 50 Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	FXI	PDBC
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.59%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$3.7bn	$8.1bn
Holdings
Measure	FXI	PDBC
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	58.4%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FXI and PDBC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FXI PDBC

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 PDBC

POWERSHARES CAYMAN FUND 19.37%

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Side by side

FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF PDBC Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer iShares Invesco

What it is Tracks an index of China Large-Cap Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −19.1% +55.6%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +54.6% (DBC)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +1.0 pts vs DBC

Expense ratio 0.73% 0.59%

Holdings 51 1

Net assets, FXI as of Oct 28, 2026 and PDBC as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.7bn $8.0bn

FXI and PDBC 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.

PDBC

PDBC is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +55.6% with distributions reinvested, against +54.6% for its benchmark, the DBIQ Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Index Excess Return. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or PDBC?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and PDBC +55.6%.
Which is cheaper, FXI or PDBC?: PDBC is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

FXI on its own →PDBC on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →FXI dividend history →FXI holdings →PDBC dividend history →PDBC holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FXI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FXI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for FXI ↗

PDBC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PDBC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Invesco page for PDBC ↗

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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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