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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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FXI vs VGLT: how they differ

FXI and VGLT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VGLT returned more over the year.

iShares China Large-Cap ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FXI and VGLT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in FXIOnly in VGLT
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 9.88%JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.62%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 9.14%Mexico Government International Bond 0.50%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 8.34%United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.49%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 6.56%United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48%
XIAOMI 4.83%United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48%
MEITUAN 4.36%Mexico Government International Bond 0.48%
BANK OF CHINA LTD H 4.32%United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.44%
PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) CO OF CH 3.80%Province of British Columbia Canada 0.43%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

FXI and VGLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FXI
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
VGLT
Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isChina Large-CapLong-term Treasury
Total return, 1 year−13.8%−5.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−31.3 pts−22.9 pts
Expense ratio0.73%not published
Holdings531703

FXI in plain words

FXI is an index equity fund tracking the China Large-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.73% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 53 positions, with the top ten at 57.9%. It sat 28.5% below its high of Feb 17, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

VGLT in plain words

VGLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −5.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 39.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or VGLT?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so VGLT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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FXI against VGLT, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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