Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
FXI vs QUAL: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FXI returned −19.1% to QUAL's +13.1%; 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 $48.2bn for iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF.
Pair scorecard
QUAL costs 0.58 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 32.2 points; QUAL is 13.0 times larger.
| Measure | FXI | QUAL |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −19.1% | +13.1% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 32.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | FTSE China 50 Index | MSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.73% | 0.15% |
| Net assets | $3.7bn | $48.2bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 58.4% | 44.5% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, FXI and QUAL 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
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Side by side
FXI and QUAL on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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.
QUAL
QUAL tracks the MSCI USA Quality Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% 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, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 119 positions, with the top ten at 44.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, FXI or QUAL?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and QUAL +13.1%.
- Which is cheaper, FXI or QUAL?
- QUAL 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.
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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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