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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and VCIT −1.8%.

Which is cheaper, FXI or VCIT?

VCIT is cheaper, by 0.70 percentage points a year. That is about $70 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FXI vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FXI returned −19.1% to VCIT's −1.8%; 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 $66.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−19.1%

FXI total return, 1 year

−1.8%

VCIT total return, 1 year

0.73%

FXI expense ratio

0.03%

VCIT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCIT costs 0.70 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.3 points; VCIT is 17.1 times larger.

FXI vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FXI	VCIT
Return
Measure	FXI	VCIT
Total return, 1 year	−19.1%	−1.8%
Drawdown
Measure	FXI	VCIT
Below its high	32.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021	3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FXI	VCIT
What it tracks	FTSE China 50 Index	Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	FXI	VCIT
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$3.9bn	$66.6bn
Holdings
Measure	FXI	VCIT
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 Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FXI and VCIT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FXI VCIT

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 VCIT

MKTLIQ 0.58%

Amazon.com Inc 0.29%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp 0.28%

Meta Platforms Inc 0.27%

Boeing Co 0.27%

Bank of America Corp 0.27%

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.26%

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc 0.26%

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Side by side

FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of China Large-Cap Tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −19.1% −1.8%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.8% (SCHI)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHI

Expense ratio 0.73% 0.03%

Holdings 51 2340

Net assets, FXI as of Oct 28, 2026 and VCIT as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.7bn $66.6bn

FXI and VCIT 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.

VCIT

VCIT tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or VCIT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and VCIT −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, FXI or VCIT?: VCIT is cheaper, by 0.70 percentage points a year. That is about $70 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

FXI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FXI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for FXI ↗

VCIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCIT ↗

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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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