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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 XBI: how they differ

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

iShares Latin America 40 ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ILF and XBI 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 XBI
VALE S.A. 8.48%Apogee Therapeutics Inc 1.49%
Nu Holdings Ltd. 8.25%Moderna Inc 1.41%
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. 7.11%Twist Bioscience Corp 1.41%
Grupo Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. 5.68%Oruka Therapeutics Inc 1.38%
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 5.19%Kymera Therapeutics Inc 1.36%
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) 4.83%Viking Therapeutics Inc 1.31%
CREDICORP LTD. 4.26%Praxis Precision Medicines Inc 1.29%
Grupo Financiero Banorte, S.A.B. de C.V. 4.11%Erasca Inc 1.27%

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 XBI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ILF
iShares Latin America 40 ETF
XBI
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesState Street
What it isLatin America 40SPDR S&P Biotech
Total return, 1 year+33.4%+64.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+15.9 pts+46.5 pts
Expense ratio0.47%0.35%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%8.5%
Holdings45150

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.

XBI in plain words

XBI is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Biotech. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +64.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 8% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 150 positions, with the top ten at 13.3%. It sat 9.6% below its high of Feb 8, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ILF or XBI?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ILF returned +33.4% and XBI returned +64.0%, so XBI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, ILF or XBI?
ILF charges 0.47% a year and XBI charges 0.35%, so XBI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ILF and XBI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ILF and 8% of XBI 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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