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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +13.4% and ILF +17.2%.

Which is cheaper, ACWI or ILF?

ACWI is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do ACWI and ILF overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 61% of ACWI and 0% of ILF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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ACWI vs ILF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWI returned +13.4% to ILF's +17.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $33.0bn for iShares MSCI ACWI ETF and $3.5bn for iShares Latin America 40 ETF.

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At a glance

+13.4%

ACWI total return, 1 year

+17.2%

ILF total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWI expense ratio

0.47%

ILF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

ACWI costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.8 points; ACWI is 9.4 times larger.

ACWI vs ILF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWI	ILF
Return
Measure	ACWI	ILF
Total return, 1 year	+13.4%	+17.2%
Drawdown
Measure	ACWI	ILF
Below its high		13.7%, high on Oct 12, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ACWI	ILF
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI	S&P Latin America 40
Cost and size
Measure	ACWI	ILF
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.47%
Net assets	$33.0bn	$3.5bn
Holdings
Measure	ACWI	ILF
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	24.9%	55.6%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ACWI and ILF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACWI ILF

GRUPO MEXICO B 0.04% 6.26%

NU HOLDINGS CLASS A 0.04% 7.53%

GPO FINANCE BANORTE 0.03% 4.48%

AMERICA MOVIL B 0.02% 3.46%

B3 BRASIL BOLSA BALCAO SA 0.02% 2.32%

CEMEX CPO 0.02% 2.57%

CREDICORP LTD 0.02% 3.96%

FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO 0.02% 3.32%

SOUTHERN COPPER CORP 0.02% 2.88%

AXIA ENERGIA SA 0.01% 1.54%

BANCO DE CHILE 0.01% 1.56%

BANCO DO BRASIL SA 0.01% 1.49%

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Only in ACWI

APPLE 4.97%

NVIDIA 4.89%

MICROSOFT 3.66%

AMAZON.COM INC 2.39%

ALPHABET CLASS A 1.83%

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 1.77%

BROADCOM INC 1.51%

ALPHABET CLASS C 1.44%

Only in ILF

PETROLEO BRASILEIRO ADR REPTG PRE 6.95%

ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING ADR REP PRE 6.61%

PETROLEO BRASILEIRO ADR REPTG SA 6.61%

VALE ADR REPRESENTING ONE 6.45%

BANCO BRADESCO ADR REPTG PREF 2.60%

AMBEV ADR REPRESENTING ONE SA 1.92%

GRUPO CIBEST AMERICAN DEPOSITARY S 1.67%

GERDAU SA ADR REPRESENTING PREF 0.94%

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Side by side

ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF ILF iShares Latin America 40 ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI Tracks an index of Latin America 40

Total return, 1 year +13.4% +17.2%

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.47%

Already in the S&P 500 60.9% 0.0%

Holdings 2197 46

Net assets $33.0bn $3.5bn

ACWI and ILF on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

ACWI

ACWI tracks the MSCI ACWI. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 61% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,197 positions, with the top ten at 24.9%.

ILF

ILF tracks an index of Latin America 40. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 46 positions, with the top ten at 55.6%. It sat 13.7% below its high of Oct 12, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWI or ILF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +13.4% and ILF +17.2%.
Which is cheaper, ACWI or ILF?: ACWI is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWI and ILF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 61% of ACWI and 0% of ILF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

ACWI and ILF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACWI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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