Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
EWJ vs ILF: how they differ
EWJ and ILF hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and ILF returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI Japan ETF and iShares Latin America 40 ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EWJ and ILF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in EWJ | Only in ILF |
|---|---|
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 4.08% | VALE S.A. 8.48% |
| TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3.45% | Nu Holdings Ltd. 8.25% |
| SoftBank Group Corp. 3.37% | Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. 7.11% |
| Tokyo Electron Limited 2.90% | Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. 5.68% |
| Hitachi, Ltd. 2.86% | Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 5.19% |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 2.58% | Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 4.83% |
| Sony Group Corporation 2.56% | CREDICORP LTD. 4.26% |
| ADVANTEST CORPORATION 2.41% | 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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF | ILF iShares Latin America 40 ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| What it is | MSCI Japan | Latin America 40 |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.5% | +33.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +9.0 pts | +15.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.47% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 179 | 45 |
EWJ in plain words
EWJ is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Japan. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +26.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 179 positions, with the top ten at 28.4%.
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, EWJ or ILF?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWJ returned +26.5% and ILF returned +33.4%, so ILF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, EWJ or ILF?
- EWJ charges 0.49% a year and ILF charges 0.47%, so ILF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do EWJ and ILF overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWJ and 0% of ILF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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