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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and ILF returned +33.4%, so ILF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GOVT or ILF?

GOVT charges 0.05% a year and ILF charges 0.47%, so GOVT 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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GOVT vs ILF: how they differ

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

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and iShares Latin America 40 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GOVT 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 GOVT	Only in ILF
United States of America 5.31%	VALE S.A. 8.48%
United States of America 2.96%	Nu Holdings Ltd. 8.25%
United States of America 2.63%	Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. 7.11%
United States of America 2.09%	Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. 5.68%
United States of America 1.61%	Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 5.19%
United States of America 1.57%	Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 4.83%
United States of America 1.53%	CREDICORP LTD. 4.26%
United States of America 1.51%	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.

GOVT and ILF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF	ILF iShares Latin America 40 ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	U.S. Treasury Bond	Latin America 40
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+33.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	+15.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.47%
Holdings	223	45

GOVT in plain words

GOVT is a bond fund tracking the U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 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, GOVT or ILF?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and ILF returned +33.4%, so ILF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or ILF?: GOVT charges 0.05% a year and ILF charges 0.47%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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