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iShares Latin America 40 ETF (ILF)

Focused Region | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
37.55 USD +0.29 (0.778%) ⇧ (Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 37.33 -0.22 (-0.222%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:45 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is bullish despite defensive positioning. Price action has decisively broken out of the 34-35 consolidation range, surging to test the 38 level, which aligns with the heavy call open interest at the 40 strike. While traders are buying puts to protect against a pullback, the momentum is clearly upward, targeting the 40-41 zone seen in the options chain. Long-term, this remains a solid hold rather than a buy-the-dip opportunity; the asset offers exposure to Latin American energy and financials with a reasonable valuation, but the multi-year trajectory shows mixed results with flat-to-negative performance recently. The 3.4% yield provides a nice cushion, but the primary driver here is the cyclical recovery thesis in emerging markets.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.048681
MSTL0.062534
AutoETS0.063123
AutoARIMA0.063124

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 50%
H-stat 4.21
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.292
Excess Kurtosis -1.05
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 12.33

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 9:45 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume at near-term strikes (34-35), creating a 'floor' around current prices. However, call activity shows significant interest in upside targets of 40-41, with notable open interest buildup at the 40 strike for November expiration. Implied volatility is elevated on the downside side, suggesting fear of a drop, while the call chain indicates a bullish bias for a move toward 40.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.28% 3.71% 5.27% 7.41%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-15 0.4390 1.275792
2025-12-30 0.2010 0.655791
2025-12-16 0.5400 1.783355
2025-06-16 0.5950 2.317881
2024-12-17 0.8940 4.072893
2024-06-11 0.6620 2.671509
2023-12-20 0.8600 3.043171
2023-06-07 0.4790 1.824067
2022-12-13 1.8140 8.119964
2022-06-09 1.0980 4.299138
2021-12-13 1.6090 6.965368
2021-06-10 0.3780 1.191677
2020-12-14 0.2790 0.977575
2020-06-15 0.2720 1.226330
2019-12-16 0.5700 1.710684
2019-06-17 0.4800 1.476923
2018-12-18 0.4510 1.489924
2018-06-19 0.5110 1.739278
2017-12-28 0.0310 0.091284
2017-12-21 0.2760 0.824127
2017-06-20 0.3100 1.058021
2016-12-22 0.2850 1.068216
2016-06-21 0.1530 0.610778
2015-12-29 0.1430 0.655663
2015-12-21 0.2240 1.040892
2015-06-24 0.3220 1.063057
2014-12-19 0.3500 1.100283
2014-06-24 0.3890 1.007511
2013-12-17 0.6010 1.662977
2013-06-25 0.6280 1.785613
2012-12-27 0.1460 0.336483
2012-12-17 0.3480 0.808550
2012-06-20 0.6420 1.537725
2011-12-19 0.6590 1.615592
2011-06-21 0.7440 1.501514
2010-12-29 0.0370 0.069719
2010-12-20 0.3570 0.688790
2010-06-21 0.7780 1.721620
2009-12-29 0.0360 0.075789
2009-12-21 0.4080 0.887922
2009-06-22 0.3080 0.948568
2008-12-29 0.0760 0.315091
2008-12-22 0.4710 1.912302
2008-06-23 0.5290 0.974217
2007-12-24 0.6944 1.356780
2006-12-21 0.6520 1.975758
2005-12-23 0.3380 1.366650
2004-12-23 0.1876 1.183298
2003-12-31 0.0206 0.175051
2003-12-22 0.0256 0.223113
2003-12-16 0.0460 0.415237
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.66
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.017713368
dividendYield 3.42

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 61.58
All Time Low 6.122
Ask 37.7
Ask Size 500
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,476,780
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,651,778
Average Volume 2,651,778
Average Volume10Days 2,476,780
Beta3 Year 0.86
Bid 37.27
Bid Size 1,500
Book Value 26.571
Category Focused Region
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 37.74
Day Low 37.34
Dividend Yield 3.42
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.0448277
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 35.4504
Fifty Day Average Change 2.099598
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.059226353
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 31.523645
Fifty Two Week High 38.5
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.95000076
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.024675345
Fifty Two Week Low 28.13
Fifty Two Week Low Change 9.42
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.33487383
Fifty Two Week Range 28.13 - 38.5
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,004,103,000,000
Five Year Average Return 0.1438423
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change 0.06820297
Fullday Change Percent 0.1830461
Fullday Price 37.55
Fund Family iShares
Fund Inception Date 1,003,968,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund generally invests at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. It seeks to track the investment results of the S&P Latin America 40TM (the "underlying index"), which is composed of selected equities trading on the exchanges of five Latin American countries. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name iShares Latin America 40 ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_8798151
Nav Price 37.31673
Net Assets 3,843,521,790.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.47
Open 37.53
Phone 415-670-2000
Post Market Change -0.22179794
Post Market Change Percent -0.5906736
Post Market Price 37.3282
Post Market Time 1,792,193,459
Previous Close 37.26
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.4131949
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.290001
Regular Market Change Percent 0.778317
Regular Market Day High 37.74
Regular Market Day Low 37.34
Regular Market Day Range 37.34 - 37.74
Regular Market Open 37.53
Regular Market Previous Close 37.26
Regular Market Price 37.55
Regular Market Time 1,792,180,800
Regular Market Volume 1,518,961
Shares Outstanding 47,750,000
Short Name iShares Latin America 40 ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol ILF
Three Year Average Return 0.20408359
Total Assets 3,843,521,792
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.66
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.017713368
Trailing P E 12.332389
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 2.09461
Trailing Three Month Returns 2.09461
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 35.0467
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.5032997
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.07142755
Type Disp ETF
Volume 1,518,961
Yield 0.0342
Ytd Return 14.45185