iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF
$55.15+0.26 (+0.47%)
- 0.47%
- $2.2B
- +12.6%
- 3.41%
- 0.3M sh
- $54.86
- low $48.93high $58.56
The ETF.net EPP Grade
C
Score 52 out of 100
- 5 of 7
Score 52 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.D36 out of 100Rank 5 of 7Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B69 out of 100Rank 6 of 7Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C52 out of 100Rank 3 of 7Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B63 out of 100Rank 3 of 7Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C49 out of 100Rank 4 of 7Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B60 out of 100Rank 4 of 7
Our read on EPP
CEPP is the Pacific minus Japan: one ticket for the region's developed markets, with Japan deliberately left out so you can size that exposure yourself. It has tracked an MSCI index of roughly 90 stocks since 2001.
The fund seeks to track an index of developed-market equities in the Pacific region, excluding Japan, providing diversified regional exposure.
Why people hold it
- Japan is carved out by mandate, not by accident, so Japanese stocks are a decision you make separately instead of a weight you inherit.ishares.com
- Launched in 2001 under iShares, one of the longest-running US-listed ways to hold developed Pacific ex Japan in a single line item.
- Plain index wrapper: one declared benchmark (MSCI Pacific ex Japan Index, Net), roughly 90 holdings, no stock picking.
- A billion-dollar-plus, moderately traded fund rather than a thin niche listing, and it sits in the upper half of its index-wrapper peer group.
Worth knowing
- At 0.47%, regional exposure costs more than broad index staples like SCHK (0.03%) or VT (0.06%). You pay for the geographic slice.
- Roughly 90 stocks across a handful of Pacific markets means country, sector, and currency swings land harder than in a global fund.
- Distributions run annual or semiannual rather than quarterly, so income arrives in lumps.
EPP Holdings
- Stocks
- 95
- 48%
- BHP.AX
Sectors
- Financials45.3%
- Materials16.1%
- Industrials9.4%
- Real Estate6.6%
- Consumer Discretionary6.3%
- Health Care4.3%
- Utilities3.4%
- Consumer Staples3.0%
- Energy2.9%
- Communication2.2%
- Information Technology0.5%
Geography
- Australia62.59%
- Singapore17.73%
- Hong Kong16.19%
- New Zealand2.04%
- Bermuda0.79%
- China0.48%
- Macao0.16%
- United States0.02%
Developed 99% · Emerging 1%
EPP Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
EPP$11,258
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 | EPP |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +10.4% |
| 1 month | −2.9% |
| 3 months | +0.5% |
| 1 year | +12.6% |
| 3 years | +15.8% |
| 5 years | +6.3% |
| 10 years | +6.9% |
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 | EPP |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +10.4% | |
| 2025 | +19.7% | |
| 2024 | +4.8% | |
| 2023 | +5.8% | |
| 2022 | −6.6% | |
| 2021 | +4.3% | |
| 2020 | +6.0% |
EPP in the news
EPP Dividends
- 3.41%
- $1.87
- $0.82 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
EPP Risk
- 14.1%
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.
- 0.79
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.
- −24.2%
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.
- 0.79
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EPP Cost
0.47%
EPP0.47%
- The middle half of Asia-Pacific Region funds
- Median 0.19%
4 of the 7 Asia-Pacific Region funds charge less.
Other funds in Asia-Pacific Region
- AIPACiShares Core MSCI Pacific ETFExpense ratio 0.09%1 year return +23.7%
- BFLAXFranklin FTSE Asia ex Japan ETFExpense ratio 0.19%1 year return +30.4%
- CBBAXJPMorgan BetaBuilders Developed Asia Pacific ex-Japan ETFExpense ratio 0.19%1 year return +15.9%
- CAAXJiShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETFExpense ratio 0.72%1 year return +30.6%
- CAIAiShares Asia 50 ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +55.6%