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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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ILF vs QUAL: how they differ

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

iShares Latin America 40 ETF and iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions ILF and QUAL both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingILFQUAL
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY0.31%0.10%
USD CASH0.53%0.08%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in ILFOnly in QUAL
NU HOLDINGS CLASS A 8.61%MICROSOFT 7.67%
VALE ADR REPRESENTING ONE 8.00%APPLE 7.10%
ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING ADR REP PRE 6.71%NVIDIA 6.44%
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO ADR REPTG PRE 6.33%META PLATFORMS CLASS A 4.32%
GRUPO MEXICO B 6.02%ELI LILLY 3.62%
PETROLEO BRASILEIRO ADR REPTG SA 5.94%LAM RESEARCH 3.59%
GPO FINANCE BANORTE 4.24%TJX 3.23%
CREDICORP LTD 3.85%VISA CLASS A 3.21%

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.

ILF and QUAL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ILF
iShares Latin America 40 ETF
QUAL
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isLatin America 40MSCI USA Quality Factor
Total return, 1 year+33.4%+16.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+15.9 pts−1.5 pts
Expense ratio0.47%0.15%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%98.9%
Holdings47121

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.

QUAL in plain words

QUAL is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Quality Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 121 positions, with the top ten at 44.4%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ILF or QUAL?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ILF returned +33.4% and QUAL returned +16.0%, so ILF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, ILF or QUAL?
ILF charges 0.47% a year and QUAL charges 0.15%, so QUAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ILF and QUAL overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ILF and 99% of QUAL 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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