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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and SGOV returned +3.8%, so SGOV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, FXI or SGOV?

FXI charges 0.73% a year and SGOV charges 0.09%, so SGOV 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 SGOV: how they differ

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

iShares China Large-Cap ETF and iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FXI and SGOV 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 SGOV
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 9.88%	TREASURY BILL 0.94%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 9.14%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.51%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 8.34%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 6.56%
XIAOMI 4.83%
MEITUAN 4.36%
BANK OF CHINA LTD H 4.32%
PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) CO OF CH 3.80%

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 SGOV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF	SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	China Large-Cap	0-3 month T-bills
Total return, 1 year	−13.8%	+3.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−31.3 pts	−13.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.09%
Holdings	53	23

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.

SGOV in plain words

SGOV is a cash and treasury bills tracking the 0-3 month T-bills. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or SGOV?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and SGOV returned +3.8%, so SGOV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FXI or SGOV?: FXI charges 0.73% a year and SGOV charges 0.09%, so SGOV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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