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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and SIVR +15.0%.

Which is cheaper, FXI or SIVR?

SIVR is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FXI vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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FXI is an equity index fund and SIVR a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SIVR returned +15.0% against −19.1%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $3.7bn for iShares China Large-Cap ETF and $3.7bn for abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF.

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At a glance

−19.1%

FXI total return, 1 year

+15.0%

SIVR total return, 1 year

0.73%

FXI expense ratio

0.30%

SIVR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SIVR costs 0.43 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 34.1 points.

FXI vs SIVR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FXI	SIVR
Return
Measure	FXI	SIVR
Total return, 1 year	−19.1%	+15.0%
Drawdown
Measure	FXI	SIVR
Below its high	32.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021	53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FXI	SIVR
What it tracks	FTSE China 50 Index	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	FXI	SIVR
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.30%
Net assets	$3.7bn	$3.7bn
Holdings
Measure	FXI	SIVR
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Holdings dated	Oct 27, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	58.4%

Method

Side by side

FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer iShares abrdn

What it is Tracks an index of China Large-Cap Holds silver

Total return, 1 year −19.1% +15.0%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.9% (SLV)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.1 pts vs SLV

Expense ratio 0.73% 0.30%

Holdings 51 not counted

Net assets $3.7bn $3.7bn

FXI and SIVR 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.

SIVR

Its expense ratio is 0.30% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

SIVR holds silver. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.0% with distributions reinvested, against +14.9% for its benchmark, the price of silver. It sat 53.5% below its high of Jan 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or SIVR?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and SIVR +15.0%.
Which is cheaper, FXI or SIVR?: SIVR is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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

Sources and dates

FXI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FXI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for FXI ↗

abrdn website ↗

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