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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 VONG: how they differ

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

iShares Latin America 40 ETF and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

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

Positions ILF and VONG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingILFVONG
Nu Holdings Ltd.8.25%0.13%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in ILFOnly in VONG
VALE S.A. 8.48%NVIDIA Corp 13.09%
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. 7.11%Apple Inc 11.97%
Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. 5.68%Microsoft Corp 8.98%
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 5.19%Broadcom Inc 5.78%
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 4.83%Amazon.com Inc 5.07%
CREDICORP LTD. 4.26%Alphabet Inc 3.91%
Grupo Financiero Banorte, S.A.B. de C.V. 4.11%Tesla Inc 3.48%
America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V. 3.76%Meta Platforms Inc 3.20%

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 VONG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ILF
iShares Latin America 40 ETF
VONG
Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isLatin America 40Russell 1000 Growth
Total return, 1 year+33.4%+7.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+15.9 pts−10.3 pts
Expense ratio0.47%0.07%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%95.6%
Holdings45387

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.

VONG in plain words

VONG is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 387 positions, with the top ten at 61.3%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ILF or VONG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ILF returned +33.4% and VONG returned +7.2%, so ILF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, ILF or VONG?
ILF charges 0.47% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so VONG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ILF and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ILF and 96% of VONG 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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