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About ISHARES TRUST
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Inception date
Jun 19, 2009
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
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
EPU offers adequate exposure to broad Peru equities, given the constraints as an emerging market and its diversification needs. The index targets a minimum of 25 securities and 20 issuers classified in Peru according to MSCIs country classification, together with companies headquartered or listed in Peru and have significant economic exposure to the country in terms of assets, revenues, or employee base. The fund holds a portfolio that meets the IRSs diversification requirements by applying the MSCI 25/50 weight capping methodology for Peruvian firms. Securities considered to be an affiliated firm are capped at 22.5%, with the aggregate of those with a weight greater than 4.5% capped at 45% weight of the portfolio. The portfolio will hold stocks of all capitalizations. A representative sampling indexing strategy and derivatives are used to manage the fund. The index is rebalanced quarterly. Prior to April 10, 2023, the fund traded under the name iShares MSCI Peru ETF.
Classification
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Non-Energy Minerals
Finance
Stock breakdown by region
Top 10 holdings
Peru: 75% upside in Peru in the long termLooks like a very low risk buy opportunity, as part of an investment in emerging markets.
The Peru ETF, EPU has a nice technical chart, and would be a fine addition to an emerging markets portfolio. It's also a dollar short, due to the heavy weight of commodities in Peru's GDP.
Good luck,
Ivan Lab
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