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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and ILF +17.2%.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or ILF?

ACWX 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 ACWX and ILF overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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ACWX vs ILF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWX returned +14.3% to ILF's +17.2%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $17.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF, and $3.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Latin America 40 ETF.

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At a glance

+14.3%

ACWX total return, 1 year

+17.2%

ILF total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWX expense ratio

0.47%

ILF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

ACWX costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.9 points; ACWX is 5.1 times larger.

ACWX vs ILF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWX	ILF
Return
Measure	ACWX	ILF
Total return, 1 year	+14.3%	+17.2%
Drawdown
Measure	ACWX	ILF
Below its high	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026	13.7%, high on Oct 12, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ACWX	ILF
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA Index	S&P Latin America 40
Cost and size
Measure	ACWX	ILF
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.47%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.9bn	$3.5bn
Holdings
Measure	ACWX	ILF
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	15.6%	55.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and ILF hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACWX ILF

NU HOLDINGS CLASS A 0.13% 7.53%

GRUPO MEXICO B 0.10% 6.26%

GPO FINANCE BANORTE 0.08% 4.48%

CREDICORP LTD 0.07% 3.96%

FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO 0.06% 3.32%

AMERICA MOVIL B 0.05% 3.46%

CEMEX CPO 0.05% 2.57%

SOUTHERN COPPER CORP 0.05% 2.88%

AXIA ENERGIA SA 0.04% 1.54%

B3 BRASIL BOLSA BALCAO SA 0.04% 2.32%

ITAUSA INVESTIMENTOS ITAU PREF SA 0.04% 2.34%

WEG 0.04% 2.08%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ACWX

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 5.07%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.19%

ASML HOLDING 1.77%

SK HYNIX 1.56%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.95%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.85%

SHELL 0.84%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81%

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

ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF ILF iShares Latin America 40 ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Tracks an index of Latin America 40

Total return, 1 year +14.3% +17.2%

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.47%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1939 46

Net assets, ACWX as of Oct 27, 2026 and ILF as of Oct 28, 2026 $17.9bn $3.5bn

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

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About each fund

ACWX

ACWX tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S.. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% 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 1,939 positions, with the top ten at 15.6%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

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, ACWX or ILF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and ILF +17.2%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or ILF?: ACWX 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 ACWX and ILF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 0% of ILF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

ACWX and ILF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACWX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ACWX ↗

ILF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ILF ↗

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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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