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About iShares MSCI Pacific Ex-Japan Index Fund
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Inception date
Oct 25, 2001
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
EPP provides plain vanilla exposure as it captures the developed economies of Asia-Pacific outside Japan. The fund primarily holds companies from Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore while the Underlying Index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. EPP's overall sector and geographic exposures look market-like. South Korea is excluded by rule as the index classifies it as emerging, not developed. A representative sampling indexing strategy is utilized in order to manage the Fund.
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Non-Energy Minerals
Stocks99.82%
Finance51.30%
Non-Energy Minerals10.94%
Retail Trade9.33%
Health Technology5.49%
Transportation4.60%
Utilities2.89%
Technology Services2.71%
Energy Minerals2.67%
Consumer Services2.39%
Communications2.02%
Producer Manufacturing0.92%
Health Services0.91%
Consumer Durables0.85%
Consumer Non-Durables0.53%
Electronic Technology0.48%
Distribution Services0.47%
Commercial Services0.41%
Industrial Services0.39%
Miscellaneous0.29%
Process Industries0.22%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.18%
Cash0.18%
Stock breakdown by region
Oceania65.16%
Asia33.64%
North America0.64%
Europe0.56%
Latin America0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
EPP invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 51.30% stocks, and Non-Energy Minerals, with 10.94% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Pacific region.
EPP top holdings are Commonwealth Bank of Australia and BHP Group Ltd, occupying 9.80% and 6.28% of the portfolio correspondingly.
EPP last dividends amounted to 0.97 USD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 0.70 USD in dividends, which shows a 27.51% increase.
EPP assets under management is 1.85 B USD. It's fallen 5.27% over the last month.
EPP fund flows account for −331.08 M USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, EPP pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.38%. The last dividend (Dec 20, 2024) amounted to 0.97 USD. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
EPP shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Oct 25, 2001, and its management style is Passive.
EPP expense ratio is 0.48% meaning you'd have to pay 0.48% of your investment to help manage the fund.
EPP follows the MSCI Pacific ex JP. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
EPP invests in stocks.
EPP price has risen by 5.90% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 11.62% increase. See more dynamics on EPP price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.32% over the last month, showed a 9.39% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 16.81% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.32% over the last month, showed a 9.39% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 16.81% in a year.
EPP trades at a premium (0.15%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.