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iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF

EPUNYSE ArcaC

$90.28−0.42 (−0.46%)

At close: Oct 13, 2026, 4:00 PM

C51/ 100

Rank 8 of 22 in Emerging Markets Single Country

C51/100Rank 8 of 22inEmerging Markets Single Country
Intraday session: down, 61 prints from 90.70 to 90.28. Range 89.77 to 90.81. Use the arrow keys to read each point.89.8090.0090.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.59%
Fund size
$558M
1Y total return
+51.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.88%
Holdings
34
Avg volume · 30D
0.1M sh
NAV per share
$90.78
52W range
low $59.08high $95.28
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net EPU Grade

C

Score 51 out of 100

Category
Emerging Markets Single Country⁠
Rank
8 of 22
Six-pillar profile for EPU. Scores out of 100: Cost 50, Risk 59, Mission 63, Tradability 50, Holdings 12, Durability 72. Strongest: Durability (72). Weakest: Holdings (12). Leans toward Durability.

Score 51 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.
    B63 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 22

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B59 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 22

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 22

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    F12 out of 100
    Rank 20 of 20

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A72 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 22

Our read on EPU

ETF.net Research

CPeru in one ticker. iShares has run this since 2009, tracking a capped MSCI Peru index that holds only about two dozen names, and the fund's own title flags exposure reaching beyond Lima-listed shares.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track an equity index with exposure to Peru, specifically the MSCI All Peru Capped Index.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Launched in 2009, a long run for a single-country emerging-market fund, and still run by iShares.
  2. 02No clever overlay. It samples the MSCI All Peru Capped Index, a capped design that limits how large any single name gets in the basket.ishares.com
  3. 03Priced at 0.59%, the middle of its single-country emerging-market cohort. Same sticker as the iShares Poland (EPOL) and South Africa (EZA) funds.
  4. 04Lands in the upper half of its single-country emerging-market peer group on our review.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Around 25 holdings in one emerging market. That is a concentrated slice of the world, and it moves with a handful of large names rather than a broad economy.
  2. 02Moderately traded rather than heavily traded, so bid-ask spreads deserve a look before an order goes in.
  3. 03Distributions land once or twice a year, not monthly. Fine for total-return holders, lumpy for anyone budgeting off payouts.

EPU Holdings

As of Oct 12, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
34
Top-10 weight
73%
Largest holding
SCCO24.2%

Geography

  • Peru44.50%
  • United States27.00%
  • Canada9.66%
  • Chile6.39%
  • United Kingdom3.69%
  • Australia2.91%
  • Colombia2.84%
  • Panama2.01%
  • Other countries (1)1.00%

Developed 24% · Emerging 76% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001SCCOSouthern Copper Corp24.25%646,603$135M213
002BAPCredicorp Ltd23.30%341,076$130M79
003BVNBuenaventura Adr Representing4.19%719,673$23M72
004HOC.LHochschild Mining PLC3.69%2,983,312$21M61
005—Ferreyros Saa2.99%12,279,510$17M1
006—Cerro Verde2.91%235,589$16M1
007—Volcan Compania Minera B Pref2.90%63,595,714$16M2
0081208.HKMmg Ltd2.88%14,448,000$16M81
009ISA.CLInterconexion Electrica SA2.83%1,728,727$16M56
010IFSIntercorp Financial Services Inc2.74%284,230$15M33
011LAURLaureate Education2.73%385,852$15M132
012FVI.TOFortuna Mining Corp2.56%1,309,178$14M49
013FALABELLA.SNFalabella Saci2.55%2,107,694$14M78
014WPM.TOWheaton Precious Metals2.48%100,015$14M93
015PAAS.TOPan American Silver2.41%290,740$13M76

Showing 1–15 of 34 holdings

EPU Performance

Launched Jun 19, 2009

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

EPU$15,195
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$12,044
Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 12, 2026. EPU $15,195. SPY $12,044. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,274$12,838$16,402Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 10, 2025 – Oct 12, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for EPU. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodEPU
Year to date+27.4%
1 month0.0%
3 months+5.0%
1 year+51.9%
3 yearsper year+52.1%
5 yearsper year+31.6%
10 yearsper year+14.7%

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 EPU
YearReturn barEPU
2026 YTD+27.4%
2025+86.8%
2024+21.8%
2023+25.3%
2022+2.1%
2021−11.8%
2020−4.3%

EPU in the news

Filtered to EPU · Emerging Markets Single Country

EPU 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 Oct 12, 2026.
1.88%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.71Last 12 months
Last payment
$1.42 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 $0.61; Dec 19, 2017 $0.75; Jun 19, 2018 $0.39; Dec 18, 2018 $0.16; Jun 17, 2019 $0.67; Dec 16, 2019 $0.33; Jun 15, 2020 $0.48; Dec 14, 2020 $0.18; Jun 10, 2021 $0.26; Dec 13, 2021 $0.67; Jun 9, 2022 $1.09; Dec 13, 2022 $0.51; Jun 7, 2023 $0.72; Dec 20, 2023 $0.71; Jun 11, 2024 $0.99; Dec 17, 2024 $1.30; Jun 16, 2025 $0.90; Dec 16, 2025 $0.28; Jun 15, 2026 $1.42. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$1.42
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.28
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.90
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$1.30
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.99
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.71
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$0.72
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.51
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$1.09
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$0.67
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$0.26
Dec 14, 2020Dec 18, 2020$0.18

EPU Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
22.9%
Annualised · 36 months to Sep 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.
1.67
vs 3-month T-bills · to Sep 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.
−35.5%
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.
1.13
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.

EPU 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.

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

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