iShares MSCI Philippines ETF
$22.73−0.19 (−0.83%)
- 0.59%
- $135M
- −5.4%
- 2.96%
- 0.2M sh
- $22.80
- low $22.27high $28.40
The ETF.net EPHE Grade
D
Score 39 out of 100
- 17 of 22
Score 39 of 100 falls in the D 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 100Rank 7 of 22Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.D31 out of 100Rank 13 of 22Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C45 out of 100Rank 14 of 22Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D35 out of 100Rank 18 of 22Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.F17 out of 100Rank 19 of 20Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C51 out of 100Rank 13 of 22
Our read on EPHE
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.
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 Holdings
- Stocks
- 38
- 65%
- ICTEF
Sectors
- Industrials38.0%
- Financials20.3%
- Utilities11.9%
- Real Estate11.3%
- Consumer Staples7.1%
- Communication5.1%
- Consumer Discretionary3.9%
- Materials1.6%
- Energy0.8%
Geography
- Philippines100.00%
Developed 0% · Emerging 100%
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$9,459
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | EPHE |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −6.3% |
| 1 month | −5.0% |
| 3 months | −9.3% |
| 1 year | −5.4% |
| 3 years | +0.2% |
| 5 years | −4.3% |
| 10 years | −2.9% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | EPHE |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −6.3% | |
| 2025 | +1.5% | |
| 2024 | −1.4% | |
| 2023 | +1.3% | |
| 2022 | −15.9% | |
| 2021 | −2.2% | |
| 2020 | −3.9% |
EPHE in the news
EPHE Dividends
- 2.96%
- $0.68
- $0.48 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
EPHE Risk
- 17.9%
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.
- −0.20
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.
- −32.9%
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.
- 0.68
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
0.59%
EPHE0.59%
- The middle half of Emerging Markets Single Country funds
- Median 0.59%
6 of the 21 Emerging Markets Single Country funds charge less.
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