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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and TLT −7.9%.

Which is cheaper, FXI or TLT?

TLT 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 TLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FXI returned −19.1% to TLT's −7.9%; 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 $47.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−19.1%

FXI total return, 1 year

−7.9%

TLT total return, 1 year

0.73%

FXI expense ratio

0.15%

TLT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

TLT costs 0.58 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.2 points; TLT is 12.9 times larger.

FXI vs TLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FXI	TLT
Return
Measure	FXI	TLT
Total return, 1 year	−19.1%	−7.9%
Drawdown
Measure	FXI	TLT
Below its high	32.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021	42.6%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	FXI	TLT
What it tracks	FTSE China 50 Index	ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	FXI	TLT
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$3.7bn	$47.8bn
Holdings
Measure	FXI	TLT
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 TLT 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 TLT

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 TLT

TREASURY BOND 4.32%

TREASURY BOND 4.12%

TREASURY BOND (OLD) 4.07%

TREASURY BOND 4.02%

TREASURY BOND 3.93%

TREASURY BOND 3.92%

TREASURY BOND 3.89%

TREASURY BOND 3.88%

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Side by side

FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF TLT iShares 20+ 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 20+ year Treasuries

Total return, 1 year −19.1% −7.9%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −7.8% (BBLB)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs BBLB

Expense ratio 0.73% 0.15%

Holdings 51 47

Net assets, FXI as of Oct 28, 2026 and TLT as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.7bn $47.4bn

FXI and TLT 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.

TLT

TLT tracks an index of 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −7.9% with distributions reinvested, against −7.8% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 42.6% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or TLT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and TLT −7.9%.
Which is cheaper, FXI or TLT?: TLT 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 TLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FXI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for FXI ↗

TLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for TLT ↗

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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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