Which returned more over the last year, EMB or ILF?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and ILF returned +33.4%, so ILF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMB or ILF?

EMB charges 0.39% a year and ILF charges 0.47%, so EMB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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EMB vs ILF: how they differ

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

iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and iShares Latin America 40 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMB and ILF 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 EMB	Only in ILF
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 1.12%	VALE S.A. 8.48%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.73%	Nu Holdings Ltd. 8.25%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.64%	Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. 7.11%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.53%	Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. 5.68%
Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.52%	Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 5.19%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.51%	Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 4.83%
Republic of Poland Government Internatio 0.40%	CREDICORP LTD. 4.26%
UKRAINE GOVERNMENT 0.38%	Grupo Financiero Banorte, S.A.B. de C.V. 4.11%

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 Jun 30, 2026.

EMB and ILF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	ILF iShares Latin America 40 ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	Latin America 40
Total return, 1 year	+2.8%	+33.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.7 pts	+15.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.47%
Holdings	681	45

EMB in plain words

EMB is a bond fund tracking the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year.

ILF in plain words

ILF is an index equity fund tracking the Latin America 40. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +33.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 45 positions, with the top ten at 55.1%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Apr 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMB or ILF?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMB returned +2.8% and ILF returned +33.4%, so ILF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMB or ILF?: EMB charges 0.39% a year and ILF charges 0.47%, so EMB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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