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iShares Latin America 40 ETF

ILFNYSE ArcaB

$37.87−0.34 (−0.89%)

At close: Oct 13, 2026, 4:00 PM

B63/ 100

Rank 9 of 22 in Emerging Markets Stocks

B63/100Rank 9 of 22inEmerging Markets Stocks
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 38.21 to 37.87. Range 37.73 to 38.02. Use the arrow keys to read each point.37.8038.0038.1010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.47%
Fund size
$4.2B
1Y total return
+45.7%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.09%
Holdings
50
Avg volume · 30D
2.5M sh
NAV per share
$38.16
52W range
low $27.35high $38.50
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net ILF Grade

B

Score 63 out of 100

Category
Emerging Markets Stocks⁠
Rank
9 of 22
Six-pillar profile for ILF. Scores out of 100: Cost 64, Risk 45, Mission 63, Tradability 100, Holdings 28, Durability 91. Strongest: Tradability (100). Weakest: Holdings (28). Leans toward Tradability.

Score 63 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    B64 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 22

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    B63 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 17

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C45 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 22

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 22

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D28 out of 100
    Rank 17 of 19

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A91 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 22

Our read on ILF

ETF.net Research

BOne of the original ways to own Latin America in a single ticker. Since 2001, ILF has held about 40 of the region's largest listed companies: a concentrated regional slice, not a broad international fund.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track an index consisting of 40 of the largest Latin American equities.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Launched in 2001, making it one of the longest-running single-ticker routes into Latin American equities, across multiple regional booms and busts.
  2. 02A multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, so getting in and out is rarely the hard part.
  3. 03Simple, rules-based mandate: an index of 40 of the largest Latin American equities. What the label says is what sits in the basket.ishares.com
  4. 04Income from those large caps is passed through on a quarterly schedule.

Worth knowing

  1. 01At 0.47% a year it costs more than the typical broad international fund (cohort median 0.35%) and well above index giants like VXUS at 0.05%.
  2. 02About 40 stocks across a handful of Latin American markets. Concentration cuts both ways, and one country's politics can drive most of the ride.
  3. 03The stocks trade in local currencies while the fund is priced in dollars, so exchange rates add a second layer of movement on top of the shares.ishares.com

ILF Holdings

As of Oct 12, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
50
Top-10 weight
56%
Largest holding
NU8.6%

Geography

  • Brazil59.87%
  • Mexico23.12%
  • Chile6.86%
  • Peru6.35%
  • Colombia2.64%
  • Sweden1.16%

Developed 1% · Emerging 99% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 4.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001NUNu Holdings Class A8.61%22,200,551$358M156
002ITUBItau Unibanco Holding Adr Rep Pre7.70%31,534,345$320M47
003PBR.APetroleo Brasileiro Adr Reptg Pre6.95%12,859,661$289M27
004PBRPetroleo Brasileiro Adr Reptg SA6.60%10,846,763$274M52
005VALEVale Adr Representing One6.53%19,927,294$271M51
006GMEXICOB.MXGrupo Mexico B5.79%18,247,705$241M100
007BAPCredicorp Ltd3.63%396,172$151M79
008GFNORTEO.MXGpo Finance Banorte3.55%14,286,040$148M111
009BBDBanco Bradesco Adr Reptg Pref3.37%32,635,432$140M35
010B3SA3.SAB3 Brasil Bolsa Balcao SA3.32%29,463,338$138M96
011FEMSAUBD.MXFomento Economico Mexicano2.80%9,762,797$116M69
012SCCOSouthern Copper Corp2.72%541,466$113M213
013AMXB.MXAmerica Movil B2.70%104,795,914$112M82
014ITSA4.SAItausa Investimentos Itau Pref SA2.70%34,281,691$112M80
015SBSP3.SACompanhia De Saneamento Basico De2.24%13,795,586$93M81

Showing 1–15 of 50 holdings

ILF Performance

Launched Oct 25, 2001

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

ILF$14,565
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$12,044
Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 12, 2026. ILF $14,565. SPY $12,044. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,382$12,165$14,949Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 10, 2025 – Oct 12, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for ILF. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodILF
Year to date+27.1%
1 month+6.2%
3 months+10.7%
1 year+45.7%
3 yearsper year+21.4%
5 yearsper year+15.8%
10 yearsper year+7.8%

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for ILF
YearReturn barILF
2026 YTD+27.1%
2025+52.7%
2024−23.1%
2023+33.2%
2022+10.0%
2021−13.5%
2020−11.7%

ILF in the news

ILF Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 12, 2026.
3.09%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.18Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.44 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 21 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2017 $0.31; Dec 21, 2017 $0.28; Dec 28, 2017 $0.03; Jun 19, 2018 $0.51; Dec 18, 2018 $0.45; Jun 17, 2019 $0.48; Dec 16, 2019 $0.57; Jun 15, 2020 $0.27; Dec 14, 2020 $0.28; Jun 10, 2021 $0.38; Dec 13, 2021 $1.61; Jun 9, 2022 $1.10; Dec 13, 2022 $1.81; Jun 7, 2023 $0.48; Dec 20, 2023 $0.86; Jun 11, 2024 $0.66; Dec 17, 2024 $0.89; Jun 16, 2025 $0.60; Dec 16, 2025 $0.54; Dec 30, 2025 $0.20; Jun 15, 2026 $0.44. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.44
Dec 30, 2025Jan 5, 2026$0.20
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.54
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.60
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.89
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.66
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.86
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$0.48
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$1.81
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$1.10
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$1.61
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$0.38

ILF Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
19.1%
Annualised · 36 months to Sep 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.66
vs 3-month T-bills · to Sep 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−29.6%
Trough Jul 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.93
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

ILF Cost

Expense ratio0.47%
  • The middle half of Emerging Markets Stocks funds
  • Median 0.53%

8 of the 22 Emerging Markets Stocks funds charge less.

ILF costs $47.00 a year on $10,000. The median Emerging Markets Stocks fund costs $52.50.

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