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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and VTEB −0.4%.

Which is cheaper, FXI or VTEB?

VTEB 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 VTEB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FXI returned −19.1% to VTEB's −0.4%; 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 $49.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−19.1%

FXI total return, 1 year

−0.4%

VTEB total return, 1 year

0.73%

FXI expense ratio

0.03%

VTEB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTEB costs 0.70 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.7 points; VTEB is 12.7 times larger.

FXI vs VTEB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FXI	VTEB
Return
Measure	FXI	VTEB
Total return, 1 year	−19.1%	−0.4%
Drawdown
Measure	FXI	VTEB
Below its high	32.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	FXI	VTEB
What it tracks	FTSE China 50 Index	S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	FXI	VTEB
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$3.9bn	$49.6bn
Holdings
Measure	FXI	VTEB
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 VTEB 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 VTEB

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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 VTEB

Vanguard Municipal Low Duration Fund 0.69%

State of California 0.15%

State of California 0.14%

New York State Dormitory Authority 0.13%

State of Illinois 0.12%

Ohio State University 0.12%

City of New York NY 0.10%

State of Wisconsin 0.10%

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Side by side

FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt 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 Tax-Exempt Bond

Total return, 1 year −19.1% −0.4%

Expense ratio 0.73% 0.03%

Holdings 51 11155

Net assets, FXI as of Oct 28, 2026 and VTEB as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.7bn $49.6bn

FXI and VTEB 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.

VTEB

VTEB tracks an index of Tax-Exempt Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or VTEB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and VTEB −0.4%.
Which is cheaper, FXI or VTEB?: VTEB 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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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

FXI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FXI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for FXI ↗

VTEB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VTEB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VTEB ↗

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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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