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

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EWT vs ILF: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF and iShares Latin America 40 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWT and ILF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions EWT and ILF both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingEWTILF
USD CASH0.13%0.53%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY0.07%0.31%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in EWTOnly in ILF
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 22.07%NU HOLDINGS CLASS A 8.61%
MEDIATEK 7.03%VALE ADR REPRESENTING ONE 8.00%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 3.53%ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING ADR REP PRE 6.71%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 3.28%PETROLEO BRASILEIRO ADR REPTG PRE 6.33%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 2.79%GRUPO MEXICO B 6.02%
UNITED MICRO ELECTRONICS CORP 2.09%PETROLEO BRASILEIRO ADR REPTG SA 5.94%
ELITE MATERIAL 2.08%GPO FINANCE BANORTE 4.24%
NAN YA PLASTICS CORP 2.04%CREDICORP LTD 3.85%

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.

EWT and ILF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EWT
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
ILF
iShares Latin America 40 ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isMSCI TaiwanLatin America 40
Total return, 1 year+84.9%+33.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+67.4 pts+15.9 pts
Expense ratio0.59%0.47%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%0.0%
Holdings7847

EWT in plain words

EWT is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Taiwan. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +84.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% 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 78 positions, with the top ten at 48.6%.

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, EWT or ILF?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWT returned +84.9% and ILF returned +33.4%, so EWT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWT or ILF?
EWT charges 0.59% a year and ILF charges 0.47%, so ILF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EWT and ILF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWT and 0% of ILF 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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