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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +32.3% and ILF returned +33.4%, so ILF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EEM or ILF?

EEM charges 0.72% a year and ILF charges 0.47%, so ILF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 0% of ILF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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EEM vs ILF: how they differ

EEM and ILF hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and ILF returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and iShares Latin America 40 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EEM and ILF hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions EEM and ILF both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	EEM	ILF
NU HOLDINGS CLASS A	0.43%	8.61%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY	0.39%	0.31%
GRUPO MEXICO B	0.30%	6.02%
GPO FINANCE BANORTE	0.22%	4.24%
CREDICORP LTD	0.20%	3.85%
FOMENTO ECONOMICO MEXICANO	0.16%	2.93%
AMERICA MOVIL B	0.14%	3.08%
B3 BRASIL BOLSA BALCAO SA	0.14%	2.62%
SOUTHERN COPPER CORP	0.14%	2.45%
CEMEX CPO	0.13%	2.41%
ITAUSA INVESTIMENTOS ITAU PREF SA	0.13%	2.42%
WEG	0.12%	2.25%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in EEM	Only in ILF
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.18%	VALE ADR REPRESENTING ONE 8.00%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 7.46%	ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING ADR REP PRE 6.71%
SK HYNIX 6.07%	PETROLEO BRASILEIRO ADR REPTG PRE 6.33%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.65%	PETROLEO BRASILEIRO ADR REPTG SA 5.94%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.82%	BANCO BRADESCO ADR REPTG PREF 2.83%
MEDIATEK 1.71%	AMBEV ADR REPRESENTING ONE SA 1.93%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.97%	GRUPO CIBEST AMERICAN DEPOSITARY S 1.69%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.83%	SOCIEDAD QUIMICA Y MINERA DE CHILE 1.55%

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 Sep 10, 2026.

EEM and ILF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	ILF iShares Latin America 40 ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Emerging markets	Latin America 40
Total return, 1 year	+32.3%	+33.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+14.8 pts	+15.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.72%	0.47%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.0%
Holdings	965	47

EEM in plain words

EEM is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +32.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.72% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 965 positions, with the top ten at 38.3%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

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 Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 47 positions, with the top ten at 55.7%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Apr 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EEM or ILF?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +32.3% and ILF returned +33.4%, so ILF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EEM or ILF?: EEM charges 0.72% a year and ILF charges 0.47%, so ILF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EEM and ILF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 0% of ILF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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