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

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FXI vs ILF: how they differ

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

iShares China Large-Cap ETF and iShares Latin America 40 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FXI 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 FXIOnly in ILF
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 8.66%VALE S.A. 8.48%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION 8.25%Nu Holdings Ltd. 8.25%
Tencent Holdings Limited 7.72%Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. 7.11%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA 6.02%Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. 5.68%
XIAOMI CORPORATION 5.41%Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 5.19%
MEITUAN 4.79%Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 4.83%
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of Chi 4.41%CREDICORP LTD. 4.26%
BYD COMPANY LIMITED 4.09%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.

FXI and ILF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FXI
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
ILF
iShares Latin America 40 ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isChina Large-CapLatin America 40
Total return, 1 year−13.8%+33.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−31.3 pts+15.9 pts
Expense ratio0.73%0.47%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%0.0%
Holdings5245

FXI in plain words

FXI is an index equity fund tracking the China Large-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.73% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 52 positions, with the top ten at 56.6%. It sat 28.5% below its high of Feb 17, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, FXI or ILF?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FXI returned −13.8% and ILF returned +33.4%, so ILF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FXI or ILF?
FXI charges 0.73% a year and ILF charges 0.47%, so ILF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FXI and ILF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FXI 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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