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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and ILF returned +28.1%, so ILF returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or ILF?

IBIT charges 0.25% a year and ILF charges 0.47%, so IBIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs ILF: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and iShares Latin America 40 ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions IBIT and ILF both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IBIT	ILF
USD CASH	0.00%	1.11%

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in ILF
BITCOIN 100.00%	NU HOLDINGS CLASS A 7.95%
	VALE ADR REPRESENTING ONE 7.43%
	ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING ADR REP PRE 6.78%
	PETROLEO BRASILEIRO ADR REPTG PRE 6.35%
	PETROLEO BRASILEIRO ADR REPTG SA 5.92%
	GRUPO MEXICO B 5.85%
	GPO FINANCE BANORTE 4.15%
	CREDICORP LTD 3.97%

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 18, 2026.

IBIT and ILF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	ILF iShares Latin America 40 ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks an index of Latin America 40
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	+28.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	+11.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.47%
Holdings	2	56
Net assets	$63.7bn	$3.9bn

IBIT in plain words

IBIT holds bitcoin. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −31.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 35.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2025 on Sep 18, 2026.

ILF in plain words

ILF tracks an index of Latin America 40. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +28.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 56 positions, with the top ten at 54.5%. It sat 6.9% below its high of Apr 14, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or ILF?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and ILF returned +28.1%, so ILF returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or ILF?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and ILF charges 0.47%, so IBIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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