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FXI vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FXI returned −19.1% to VTIP's +2.2%; 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 $20.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares.

FXI on its own →VTIP on its own →
At a glance
−19.1%
FXI total return, 1 year
+2.2%
VTIP total return, 1 year
0.73%
FXI expense ratio
0.03%
VTIP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTIP costs 0.70 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 21.3 points; VTIP is 5.4 times larger.

FXI vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureFXIVTIP
Return
Total return, 1 year−19.1%+2.2%
Drawdown
Below its high32.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021
Benchmark
What it tracksFTSE China 50 IndexBloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.73%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$3.9bn$20.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund58.4%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, FXI and VTIP 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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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FXI VTIP
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 VTIP
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.30%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.22%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.22%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.14%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.97%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.96%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.87%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.83%
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Side by side

FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares
Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index of China Large-Cap Tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year −19.1% +2.2%
Expense ratio 0.73% 0.03%
Holdings 51 26
Net assets, FXI as of Oct 28, 2026 and VTIP as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.7bn $20.9bn

FXI and VTIP 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.

VTIP

VTIP tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or VTIP?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and VTIP +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, FXI or VTIP?
VTIP 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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Sources and dates
FXI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
FXI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for FXI ↗
VTIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VTIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VTIP ↗

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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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