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About iShares MSCI Philippines ETF
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Inception date
Sep 28, 2010
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
EPHE provides broad exposure exclusively to the Philippine equity market. The index is weighted and rebalanced on a quarterly basis using the MSCI 25/50 methodology that diversifies its holdings by applying limits on RICs in compliance with the US Internal Revenue Code, such that no more than 25% of value to a single issuer, and the sum of the weights of all issuers with more than 5% do not exceed 50% of total assets. Prior to December 1, 2020 the fund tracked an uncapped version of the index.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Transportation
Stocks99.69%
Finance40.10%
Transportation12.86%
Retail Trade9.93%
Utilities8.79%
Consumer Services6.97%
Consumer Non-Durables6.49%
Communications5.73%
Energy Minerals3.64%
Consumer Durables2.94%
Industrial Services1.17%
Process Industries1.06%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.31%
Cash0.31%
Stock breakdown by region
Asia100.00%
North America0.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
EPHE invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 40.10% stocks, and Transportation, with 12.86% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Asia region.
EPHE top holdings are International Container Terminal Services, Inc. and BDO Unibank, Inc., occupying 12.86% and 10.93% of the portfolio correspondingly.
EPHE last dividends amounted to 0.33 USD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 0.22 USD in dividends, which shows a 33.45% increase.
Yes, EPHE pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.01%. The last dividend (Jun 20, 2025) amounted to 0.33 USD. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
EPHE shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Sep 28, 2010, and its management style is Passive.
EPHE expense ratio is 0.59% meaning you'd have to pay 0.59% of your investment to help manage the fund.
EPHE follows the MSCI Philippines IMI 25/50 Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
EPHE invests in stocks.
EPHE price has fallen by −2.10% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 11.39% increase. See more dynamics on EPHE price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −0.67% over the last month, have fallen by −0.67% over the last month, showed a 9.97% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 15.56% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −0.67% over the last month, have fallen by −0.67% over the last month, showed a 9.97% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 15.56% in a year.
EPHE trades at a premium (0.68%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.