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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and XOP +62.5%.

Which is cheaper, FXI or XOP?

XOP is cheaper, by 0.38 percentage points a year. That is about $38 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FXI vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FXI returned −19.1% to XOP's +62.5%; 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 $4.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

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At a glance

−19.1%

FXI total return, 1 year

+62.5%

XOP total return, 1 year

0.73%

FXI expense ratio

0.35%

XOP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XOP costs 0.38 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 81.6 points; XOP is 1.3 times larger.

FXI vs XOP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FXI	XOP
Return
Measure	FXI	XOP
Total return, 1 year	−19.1%	+62.5%
Drawdown
Measure	FXI	XOP
Below its high	32.7%, high on Feb 17, 2021	24.8%, high on Jun 23, 2014
Benchmark
Measure	FXI	XOP
What it tracks	FTSE China 50 Index	S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	FXI	XOP
Expense ratio	0.73%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$3.7bn	$4.7bn
Holdings
Measure	FXI	XOP
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 XOP 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 XOP

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 XOP

RANGE RESOURCES CORP 3.48%

APA CORP 2.92%

MURPHY OIL CORP 2.89%

OVINTIV INC 2.85%

EOG RESOURCES INC 2.82%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.82%

MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 2.81%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 2.79%

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Side by side

FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF XOP State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index of China Large-Cap Tracks the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production

Total return, 1 year −19.1% +62.5%

Expense ratio 0.73% 0.35%

Holdings 51 52

Net assets, FXI as of Oct 28, 2026 and XOP as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.7bn $4.6bn

FXI and XOP 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.

XOP

XOP tracks the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +62.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 24.8% below its high of Jun 23, 2014 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FXI or XOP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −19.1% and XOP +62.5%.
Which is cheaper, FXI or XOP?: XOP is cheaper, by 0.38 percentage points a year. That is about $38 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 ↗

XOP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XOP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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