Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
HYG vs ILF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HYG returned +1.3% to ILF's +17.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets: $17.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, and $3.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Latin America 40 ETF.
Pair scorecard
ILF costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.9 points; HYG is 5.0 times larger.
| Measure | HYG | ILF |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +1.3% | +17.2% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 13.7%, high on Oct 12, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index | S&P Latin America 40 |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.47% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 | $17.5bn | $3.5bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 0% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 55.6% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, HYG 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
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Side by side
HYG and ILF on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HYG
HYG tracks an index of US high yield bonds. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.
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, HYG or ILF?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +1.3% and ILF +17.2%.
- Which is cheaper, HYG or ILF?
- ILF is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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