iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF
$85.13+0.19 (+0.22%)
- 0.09%
- $2.8B
- +23.7%
- 3.76%
- 0.1M sh
- $85.15
- low $71.45high $87.31
The ETF.net IPAC Grade
A
Score 70 out of 100
- 2 of 7
Score 70 of 100 falls in the A 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.A77 out of 100Rank 2 of 7Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A81 out of 100Rank 4 of 7Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B62 out of 100Rank 1 of 7Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C47 out of 100Rank 6 of 7Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A81 out of 100Rank 1 of 7Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C51 out of 100Rank 6 of 7
Our read on IPAC
AThe developed Pacific in one line item: roughly 1,400 large, mid and small caps for 0.09% a year, well under the 0.35% median for its international peer group. iShares has run it as a core building block since 2014.
The fund seeks to track an index of large-, mid-, and small-cap equities from the Pacific region.
Why people hold it
- Charges 0.09% a year against a 0.35% median for its international cohort. Among its closest-graded peers, only VXUS (0.05%) costs less.
- Follows the MSCI Pacific Investable Market Index closely, among the tightest index-tracking in its peer group.ishares.com
- "Investable Market" means small caps ride along with the blue chips: roughly 1,400 holdings rather than a short list of household names.
- Sits in the top quartile of the broad international funds we grade, with no structural flags on the wrapper and a multi-billion-dollar asset base.
Worth knowing
- One region, not the world. Broader options like VXUS hold developed and emerging markets across the globe in a single ticker.
- A Pacific-only mandate rides on a handful of economies and their currencies, a narrower base than a globally spread stock fund.
- Volume is moderate rather than heavy, so spreads can run wider than the largest international funds, and income arrives once or twice a year.
IPAC Holdings
- Stocks
- 1,343
- 19%
- 8306.T
Sectors
- Financials23.3%
- Industrials20.1%
- Information Technology14.1%
- Consumer Discretionary12.1%
- Materials8.6%
- Communication5.1%
- Health Care5.0%
- Real Estate4.4%
- Consumer Staples4.1%
- Utilities1.7%
- Energy1.6%
Geography
- Japan71.02%
- Australia18.73%
- Singapore4.81%
- Hong Kong4.47%
- New Zealand0.59%
- Bermuda0.19%
- China0.12%
- United States0.03%
- 0.03%
Developed 100% · Emerging 0%
IPAC Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
IPAC$12,372
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 | IPAC |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +17.3% |
| 1 month | −1.6% |
| 3 months | +2.0% |
| 1 year | +23.7% |
| 3 years | +19.5% |
| 5 years | +9.0% |
| 10 years | +8.8% |
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 | IPAC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +17.3% | |
| 2025 | +25.2% | |
| 2024 | +6.2% | |
| 2023 | +14.6% | |
| 2022 | −13.7% | |
| 2021 | +3.1% | |
| 2020 | +12.4% |
IPAC in the news
IPAC Dividends
- 3.76%
- $3.20
- $0.88 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
IPAC Risk
- 11.9%
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.
- 1.18
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.
- −27.1%
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.
- 0.86
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IPAC Cost
0.09%
IPAC0.09%
- The middle half of Asia-Pacific Region funds
- Median 0.19%
1 of the 7 Asia-Pacific Region funds charge less.
Other funds in Asia-Pacific Region
- AVPLVanguard FTSE Pacific ETFExpense ratio 0.07%1 year return +35.9%
- 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%
- CEPPiShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETFExpense ratio 0.47%1 year return +12.6%
- CAAXJiShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETFExpense ratio 0.72%1 year return +30.6%