Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
ILF vs VXF: how they differ
ILF and VXF hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and ILF returned more over the year.
iShares Latin America 40 ETF and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ILF and VXF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ILF | Only in VXF |
|---|---|
| VALE S.A. 8.48% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19% |
| Nu Holdings Ltd. 8.25% | Snowflake Inc 1.03% |
| Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. 7.11% | Bloom Energy Corp 0.93% |
| Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. 5.68% | Cloudflare Inc 0.92% |
| Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 5.19% | Astera Labs Inc 0.76% |
| Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 4.83% | Rocket Lab Corp 0.61% |
| CREDICORP LTD. 4.26% | Cheniere Energy Inc 0.59% |
| Grupo Financiero Banorte, S.A.B. de C.V. 4.11% | Ferguson Enterprises Inc 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.
| ILF iShares Latin America 40 ETF | VXF Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | Latin America 40 | Extended Market |
| Total return, 1 year | +33.4% | +14.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +15.9 pts | −3.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.47% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 45 | 3365 |
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.
VXF in plain words
VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% 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 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ILF or VXF?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ILF returned +33.4% and VXF returned +14.1%, so ILF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, ILF or VXF?
- ILF charges 0.47% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do ILF and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ILF and 0% of VXF 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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