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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and SLV +14.9%.

Which is cheaper, FXI or SLV?

SLV is cheaper, by 0.23 percentage points a year. That is about $23 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 SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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FXI is an equity index fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SLV returned +14.9% against −19.1%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $3.7bn for iShares China Large-Cap ETF and $26.9bn for iShares Silver Trust.

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At a glance

−19.1%

FXI total return, 1 year

+14.9%

SLV total return, 1 year

0.73%

FXI expense ratio

0.50%

SLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SLV costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 34.0 points; SLV is 7.3 times larger.

FXI vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FXI	SLV
Return
Measure	FXI	SLV
Total return, 1 year	−19.1%	+14.9%
Drawdown
Measure	FXI	SLV
Below its high	32.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021	53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FXI	SLV
What it tracks	FTSE China 50 Index	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	FXI	SLV
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.50%
Net assets	$3.7bn	$26.9bn
Holdings
Measure	FXI	SLV
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 SLV iShares Silver Trust

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

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

Total return, 1 year −19.1% +14.9%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +15.0% (SIVR)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs SIVR

Expense ratio 0.73% 0.50%

Holdings 51 not counted

Net assets $3.7bn $26.9bn

FXI and SLV 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.

SLV

Its expense ratio is 0.50% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

SLV holds silver. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested, against +15.0% 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 SLV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and SLV +14.9%.
Which is cheaper, FXI or SLV?: SLV is cheaper, by 0.23 percentage points a year. That is about $23 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

FXI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FXI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for FXI ↗

iShares page for SLV ↗

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