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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 MBB: how they differ

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

iShares Latin America 40 ETF and iShares MBS ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ILF and MBB 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 ILFOnly in MBB
VALE S.A. 8.48%Freddie Mac 1.07%
Nu Holdings Ltd. 8.25%Government National Mortgage Association 0.97%
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. 7.11%UMBS, TBA 0.85%
Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. 5.68%Government National Mortgage Association 0.69%
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 5.19%UMBS, TBA 0.66%
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 4.83%Government National Mortgage Association 0.56%
CREDICORP LTD. 4.26%Government National Mortgage Association 0.55%
Grupo Financiero Banorte, S.A.B. de C.V. 4.11%Government National Mortgage Association 0.54%

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.

ILF and MBB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ILF
iShares Latin America 40 ETF
MBB
iShares MBS ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isLatin America 40Mbs
Total return, 1 year+33.4%−0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+15.9 pts−17.6 pts
Expense ratio0.47%0.04%
Holdings4511144

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.

MBB in plain words

MBB is a bond fund tracking the Mbs. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 3.3% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ILF or MBB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ILF returned +33.4% and MBB returned −0.1%, so ILF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, ILF or MBB?
ILF charges 0.47% a year and MBB charges 0.04%, so MBB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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ILF against MBB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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