Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
FXI vs SPY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FXI returned −19.1% to SPY's +13.6%; 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 $814.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.
Pair scorecard
SPY costs 0.64 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 32.7 points; SPY is far larger, $810.0bn against $3.7bn.
| Measure | FXI | SPY |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −19.1% | +13.6% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 32.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | FTSE China 50 Index | S&P 500 Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.73% | 0.09% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026 | $3.7bn | $810.0bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 58.4% | 38.1% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, FXI and SPY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
FXI and SPY on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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.
SPY
SPY tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.6% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, FXI or SPY?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and SPY +13.6%.
- Which is cheaper, FXI or SPY?
- SPY 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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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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