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EPHE

GradeDNew York Stock Exchange Arca

iShares MSCI Philippines ETF

Countries & Regions · IShares · Inception 2010-09-27 · SEC filings

$23.07−0.28 (−1.18%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 3:09 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 67 prints from 23.35 to 23.07. Range 23.02 to 23.31. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$23.00$23.20$23.3010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.59%
Fund size
$138M
1Y return
−9.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.91%
Holdings
34
Volume · 30D
0.2M sh
NAV per share
$23.33
52W range
low $23.16high $28.40

The ETF.net EPHE Grade

D

41/ 100

Rank 14 of 22 in Emerging Markets Single Country⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for EPHE. Scores out of 100: Cost 50, Risk 44, Mission 27, Tradability 33, Holdings 54, Durability 50. Strongest: Holdings (54). Weakest: Mission (27). No single pillar leads.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 41 of 100 sits in the D band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    CScore 50
    Category rank10/22 · top 45%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    DScore 27
    Category rank14/22 · mid-pack

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 44
    Category rank15/22 · mid-pack

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    DScore 33
    Category rank18/22 · bottom quartile

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    CScore 54
    Category rank11/20 · mid-pack

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    CScore 50
    Category rank14/22 · mid-pack

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on EPHE

ETF.net Research

DA 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

  1. 01Straight 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
  2. 02Fee sits at 0.59%, dead center for single-country emerging-market funds and the same sticker as EPOL and EZA.
  3. 03The 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.
  4. 04iShares has run it since 2010 on a plain index mandate: no manager stock picks, no strategy drift.ishares.com

Worth knowing

  1. 01About 30 stocks in the whole basket, so a handful of Philippine heavyweights drive most of the movement, up or down.
  2. 02Moderately traded and mid-sized, and US hours never overlap Manila's, so the share price can drift from the value of the stocks inside.
  3. 03One 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 Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 3:23 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
34
Top-10 weight
65%
Largest holding
INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL S22.9%

Sectors

  • Industrials28.7%
  • Financials22.1%
  • Consumer Discr.13.4%
  • Utilities12.0%
  • Real Estate11.6%
  • Communication4.9%
  • Cons. Staples4.8%
  • Materials1.5%
  • Energy1.1%

Geography

  • Philippines100.00%

Developed 0% · Emerging 100% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL S22.91%2,192,643$32M33
002—BDO UNIBANK9.68%7,415,921$13M32
003—SM PRIME HOLDINGS6.02%31,585,535$8M29
004—SM INVESTMENTS4.46%768,636$6M30
005—BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS4.39%3,797,315$6M30
006—METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST CO4.23%6,046,424$6M29
007—MANILA ELECTRIC3.69%666,040$5M33
008—PLDT INC3.68%278,369$5M29
009—JOLLIBEE FOODS2.92%1,731,511$4M19
010—ABOITIZ EQUITY VENTURES PHP12.85%6,687,100$4M18
011—AYALA CORP2.31%394,928$3M29
012—PURE GOLD PRICE CLUB INC2.19%4,620,160$3M18
013—CENTURY PACIFIC FOOD INC2.09%5,504,100$3M25
014—GT CAPITAL HOLDINGS1.98%406,296$3M31
015—LT GROUP1.84%10,565,600$3M28

Showing 1–15 of 37 holdings

EPHE Performance

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

EPHE$9,010
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. EPHE $9,010. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,678$10,334$11,990Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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−4.6%
1 month−7.5%
3 months−5.6%
1 year−9.9%
3 years+1.3%per year
5 years−3.2%per year
10 years−3.6%per year

As of the close, 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−4.6%
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 Sep 22, 2026.
2.91%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

EPHE Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
17.8%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
−0.08
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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.

EPHE Cost

Expense ratio0.59%
  • The middle half of Emerging Markets Single Country funds
  • Median 0.59%

6 of the 21 Emerging Markets Single Country funds charge less.

EPHE costs $59.00 a year on $10,000. The median Emerging Markets Single Country fund costs $59.00.