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iShares MSCI Philippines ETF

EPHENYSE ArcaiSharesC

$22.63−0.23 (−1.01%)

As of Nov 10, 2026, 11:15 AM ET

C41/ 100

Rank 14 of 22 in Emerging Markets Single Country

C41/100Rank 14 of 22inEmerging Markets Single Country
Intraday session: down, 22 prints from 22.86 to 22.63. Range 22.59 to 22.72. Use the arrow keys to read each point.22.6022.7022.7522.8010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.59%
Fund size
$144M
1Y total return
−1.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.97%
Holdings
37
Avg volume · 30D
148K sh
52W range
low $22.25high $28.40
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net EPHE Grade

C

Score 41 out of 100

Category
Emerging Markets Single Country⁠
Rank
14 of 22
Six-pillar profile for EPHE. Scores out of 100: Cost 50, Risk 50, Mission 31, Tradability 48, Holdings 16, Durability 51. Strongest: Durability (51). Weakest: Holdings (16). No single pillar leads.

Score 41 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 22

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    D31 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 22

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 22

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C48 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 22

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    F16 out of 100
    Rank 19 of 20

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C51 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 22

Our read on EPHE

ETF.net Research

In short

CA single-ticker route into the Philippine stock market: roughly 30 large, mid and small caps from an MSCI index, in an iShares wrapper that has traded since 2010. Narrow by design, so the country's biggest listed names set the tone.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track an index composed of Philippine equities.

Why people hold it

  • Straight Philippines exposure in one US-listed fund, tracking the MSCI Philippines IMI 25/50 Index, which reaches past the mega caps into mid and small caps.ishares.com
  • Fee sits at 0.59%, dead center for single-country emerging-market funds and the same sticker as EPOL and EZA.
  • The 25/50 capping rules built into its index limit how much weight any one issuer can carry, a real constraint in a market this small.
  • iShares has run it since 2010 on a plain index mandate: no manager stock picks, no strategy drift.ishares.com

Worth knowing

  • About 30 stocks in the whole basket, so a handful of Philippine heavyweights drive most of the movement, up or down.
  • Moderately traded and mid-sized, and US hours never overlap Manila's, so the share price can drift from the value of the stocks inside.
  • One country, one currency: peso moves land in your dollar return, and the index counts dividends after foreign withholding tax. Payouts come once or twice a year, not monthly.

EPHE Performance

Launched Sep 28, 2010

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

EPHE$9,863
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,339
Nov 7, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. EPHE $9,863. SPY $11,339. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 7, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 9, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for EPHE. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodEPHE
Year to date−6.6%
1 month+0.3%
3 months−12.0%
1 year−1.4%
3 yearsper year−0.2%
5 yearsper year−5.3%
10 yearsper year−2.7%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for EPHE
YearReturn barEPHE
2026 YTD−6.6%
2025+1.5%
2024−1.4%
2023+1.3%
2022−15.9%
2021−2.2%
2020−3.9%

EPHE in the news

EPHE Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Nov 9, 2026.
2.97%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.68Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.48 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 19 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2017 $0.12; Dec 19, 2017 $0.03; Jun 19, 2018 $0.12; Dec 18, 2018 $0.02; Jun 17, 2019 $0.24; Dec 16, 2019 $0.03; Jun 15, 2020 $0.16; Dec 14, 2020 $0.07; Jun 10, 2021 $0.21; Dec 13, 2021 $0.12; Jun 9, 2022 $0.33; Dec 13, 2022 $0.12; Jun 7, 2023 $0.31; Dec 20, 2023 $0.21; Jun 11, 2024 $0.36; Dec 17, 2024 $0.22; Jun 16, 2025 $0.33; Dec 16, 2025 $0.20; Jun 15, 2026 $0.48. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.48
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.20
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.33
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.22
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.36
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.21
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$0.31
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.12
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$0.33
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$0.12
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$0.21
Dec 14, 2020Dec 18, 2020$0.07

See all 32 payments⁠

$10,000 in EPHE 10 years ago paid $1,158 in dividends.⁠

EPHE Risk

Risk pillarC50 out of 100Rank 13 of 22 in Emerging Markets Single Country
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
17.6%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
−0.12
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−32.9%
Trough Sep 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.68
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

EPHE Cost

Compare EPHE and FLMX

Overpaying vs FLMX, cheapest in Emerging Markets Single Country

$7,683

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • EPHE 0.59%

    $11,635

  • FLMX 0.19% Cheapest

    $3,952

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • EPHE 0.59%
  • FLMX 0.19%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530EPHE $11,635FLMX $3,952

Year by year

YearEPHEFLMXOverpaying
10$1,058$347$711
20$4,051$1,351$2,700
30$11,635$3,952$7,683

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