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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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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
EPU trades at 44.50 USD today, its price has fallen −1.61% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on EPU price chart.
EPU net asset value is 45.81 today — it's risen 3.48% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
EPU assets under management is 141.88 M USD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
EPU price has risen by 0.68% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −0.40% decrease. See more dynamics on EPU price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a 6.03% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 9.72% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a 6.03% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 9.72% in a year.
Since ETFs work like an individual stock, they can be bought and sold on exchanges (e.g. NASDAQ, NYSE, EURONEXT). As it happens with stocks, you need to select a brokerage to access trading. Explore our list of available brokers to find the one to help execute your strategies. Don't forget to do your research before getting to trading. Explore ETFs metrics in our ETF screener to find a reliable opportunity.
EPU invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.
EPU expense ratio is 0.59%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, EPU isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, EPU technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating EPU shows the strong buy signal. See more of EPU technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, EPU technical analysis shows the buy rating and its 1-week rating is buy. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating EPU shows the strong buy signal. See more of EPU technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Yes, EPU pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 5.02%.
EPU trades at a premium (0.87%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
EPU shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc.
EPU follows the MSCI All Peru Capped. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Jun 19, 2009.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.