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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and SHY +1.6%.

Which is cheaper, FXI or SHY?

SHY 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.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FXI vs SHY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FXI returned −19.1% to SHY's +1.6%; 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 $27.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−19.1%

FXI total return, 1 year

+1.6%

SHY total return, 1 year

0.73%

FXI expense ratio

0.15%

SHY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SHY costs 0.58 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.7 points; SHY is 7.4 times larger.

FXI vs SHY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FXI	SHY
Return
Measure	FXI	SHY
Total return, 1 year	−19.1%	+1.6%
Drawdown
Measure	FXI	SHY
Below its high	32.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	FXI	SHY
What it tracks	FTSE China 50 Index	ICE U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	FXI	SHY
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$3.7bn	$27.3bn
Holdings
Measure	FXI	SHY
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 SHY 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 SHY

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 SHY

TREASURY NOTE 2.11%

TREASURY NOTE 1.99%

TREASURY NOTE 1.83%

TREASURY NOTE 1.73%

TREASURY NOTE 1.62%

TREASURY NOTE 1.54%

TREASURY NOTE 1.51%

TREASURY NOTE 1.49%

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Side by side

FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF SHY iShares 1-3 Year 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 1-3 Year Treasury Bond

Total return, 1 year −19.1% +1.6%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +1.7% (BBSB)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs BBSB

Expense ratio 0.73% 0.15%

Holdings 51 90

Net assets, FXI as of Oct 28, 2026 and SHY as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.7bn $27.4bn

FXI and SHY 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.

SHY

SHY tracks an index of 1-3 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.6% with distributions reinvested, against +1.7% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or SHY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and SHY +1.6%.
Which is cheaper, FXI or SHY?: SHY 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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Sources and dates

FXI and SHY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FXI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for FXI ↗

SHY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for SHY ↗

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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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