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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and SGOV +3.7%.

Which is cheaper, FXI or SGOV?

SGOV is cheaper, by 0.64 percentage points a year. That is about $64 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FXI vs SGOV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FXI returned −19.1% to SGOV's +3.7%; 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 $117.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−19.1%

FXI total return, 1 year

+3.7%

SGOV total return, 1 year

0.73%

FXI expense ratio

0.09%

SGOV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SGOV costs 0.64 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 22.8 points; SGOV is far larger, $116.9bn against $3.7bn.

FXI vs SGOV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FXI	SGOV
Return
Measure	FXI	SGOV
Total return, 1 year	−19.1%	+3.7%
Drawdown
Measure	FXI	SGOV
Below its high	32.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	FXI	SGOV
What it tracks	FTSE China 50 Index	ICE 0-3 Month US Treasury Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	FXI	SGOV
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.09%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$3.7bn	$116.9bn
Holdings
Measure	FXI	SGOV
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 SGOV 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 SGOV

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 SGOV

TREASURY BILL 8.53%

TREASURY BILL 8.19%

TREASURY BILL 7.63%

TREASURY BILL 6.87%

TREASURY BILL 6.80%

TREASURY BILL 6.00%

TREASURY BILL 5.22%

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Side by side

FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of China Large-Cap Tracks an index of 0-3 month T-bills

Total return, 1 year −19.1% +3.7%

Expense ratio 0.73% 0.09%

Holdings 51 22

Net assets, FXI as of Oct 28, 2026 and SGOV as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.7bn $117.0bn

FXI and SGOV 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.

SGOV

SGOV tracks an index of 0-3 month T-bills. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested. 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 Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and SGOV +3.7%.
Which is cheaper, FXI or SGOV?: SGOV is cheaper, by 0.64 percentage points a year. That is about $64 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 →SGOV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →FXI dividend history →FXI holdings →SGOV dividend history →SGOV holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FXI and SGOV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FXI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for FXI ↗

SGOV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for SGOV ↗

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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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