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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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ILF vs IWF: how they differ

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

iShares Latin America 40 ETF and iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ILF and IWF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ILF and IWF both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingILFIWF
Nu Holdings Ltd.8.25%0.14%
SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION2.34%0.01%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in ILFOnly in IWF
VALE S.A. 8.48%NVIDIA CORPORATION 13.85%
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. 7.11%APPLE INC. 6.72%
Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. 5.68%ALPHABET INC. 6.18%
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 5.19%BROADCOM INC. 5.21%
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 4.83%ALPHABET INC. 4.98%
CREDICORP LTD. 4.26%MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.11%
Grupo Financiero Banorte, S.A.B. de C.V. 4.11%MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3.86%
America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V. 3.76%TESLA, INC. 3.65%

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.

ILF and IWF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ILF
iShares Latin America 40 ETF
IWF
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isLatin America 40Russell 1000 growth
Total return, 1 year+33.4%+7.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+15.9 pts−10.5 pts
Expense ratio0.47%0.18%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%93.6%
Holdings45368

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.

IWF in plain words

IWF is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 368 positions, with the top ten at 54.4%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ILF or IWF?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ILF returned +33.4% and IWF returned +7.0%, so ILF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, ILF or IWF?
ILF charges 0.47% a year and IWF charges 0.18%, so IWF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ILF and IWF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ILF and 94% of IWF 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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