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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ILF returned +33.4% and SHY returned +1.7%, so ILF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, ILF or SHY?

ILF charges 0.47% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so SHY 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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ILF vs SHY: how they differ

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

iShares Latin America 40 ETF and iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ILF and SHY 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 ILF	Only in SHY
VALE S.A. 8.48%	United States of America 1.97%
Nu Holdings Ltd. 8.25%	United States of America 1.86%
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. 7.11%	United States of America 1.72%
Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. 5.68%	United States of America 1.62%
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 5.19%	United States of America 1.61%
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 4.83%	United States of America 1.53%
CREDICORP LTD. 4.26%	United States of America 1.49%
Grupo Financiero Banorte, S.A.B. de C.V. 4.11%	United States of America 1.47%

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 SHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ILF iShares Latin America 40 ETF	SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Latin America 40	1-3 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+33.4%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+15.9 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.47%	0.15%
Holdings	45	89

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.

SHY in plain words

SHY is a bond fund tracking the 1-3 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ILF or SHY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ILF returned +33.4% and SHY returned +1.7%, so ILF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, ILF or SHY?: ILF charges 0.47% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so SHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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