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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ILF returned +17.2% and IUSB −1.2%.

Which is cheaper, ILF or IUSB?

IUSB is cheaper, by 0.41 percentage points a year. That is about $41 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

ILF vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ILF returned +17.2% to IUSB's −1.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $3.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Latin America 40 ETF, and $49.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+17.2%

ILF total return, 1 year

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

0.47%

ILF expense ratio

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.41 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.4 points; IUSB is 14.2 times larger.

ILF vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ILF	IUSB
Return
Measure	ILF	IUSB
Total return, 1 year	+17.2%	−1.2%
Drawdown
Measure	ILF	IUSB
Below its high	13.7%, high on Oct 12, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ILF	IUSB
What it tracks	S&P Latin America 40	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index
Cost and size
Measure	ILF	IUSB
Expense ratio	0.47%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$3.5bn	$49.8bn
Holdings
Measure	ILF	IUSB
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, ILF and IUSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ILF IUSB

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ILF

NU HOLDINGS CLASS A 7.53%

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%

GRUPO MEXICO B 6.26%

GPO FINANCE BANORTE 4.48%

CREDICORP LTD 3.96%

Only in IUSB

BLK Liquidity Temp Cash Inst #21 4.75%

TREASURY NOTE 0.49%

TREASURY NOTE 0.42%

TREASURY NOTE 0.41%

TREASURY NOTE 0.38%

TREASURY NOTE 0.37%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.36%

UMBS 15YR TBA(REG B) 0.35%

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Side by side

ILF iShares Latin America 40 ETF IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Latin America 40 Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond

Total return, 1 year +17.2% −1.2%

Expense ratio 0.47% 0.06%

Holdings 46 18338

Net assets, ILF as of Oct 28, 2026 and IUSB as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.5bn $49.8bn

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

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About each fund

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.

IUSB

IUSB tracks an index of Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ILF or IUSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ILF returned +17.2% and IUSB −1.2%.
Which is cheaper, ILF or IUSB?: IUSB is cheaper, by 0.41 percentage points a year. That is about $41 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

ILF on its own →IUSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →ILF dividend history →ILF holdings →IUSB dividend history →IUSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

ILF and IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ILF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ILF ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

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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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