EPP
iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan ETF
The iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of publicly traded securities in the Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and Singapore markets, as represented by the MSCI Pacific Free ex-Japan Index.
Fund Basics
Fund sponsor | Barclays Global Investors |
Category | International Equities |
Asset class | Equity |
Website | link... |
Inception date | Oct 25, 2001 |
Assets (mns) | $1,936 |
Expense ratio | 47 bp |
Currency | USD |
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
Regulation | Open-Ended Fund |
Distributions | Semi-Annually |
Taxation | 1099 |
Stock selection | Market Cap |
Weighting | Market Cap |
Holdings Transparency | Full |
Derivatives-based | No |
Options available | Yes |
Currency hedged | No |
Fund of funds | No |
Top 10 Holdings
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BHP BILLITON LTD | 8.6 % |
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRAL | 7.1 % |
CSL LIMITED | 5.0 % |
AIA GROUP LTD | 4.1 % |
NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LTD | 3.9 % |
WESTPAC BANKING CORP | 3.4 % |
AUST AND NZ BANKING GROUP | 3.2 % |
WESFARMERS LIMITED | 2.8 % |
DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | 2.6 % |
MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | 2.6 % |
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings | 115 |
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index | 277 |
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) | $55,504 |
Large cap (>$10bn) | 83.7% |
Mid cap ($2-10bn) | 16.1% |
Small cap (<$2bn) | 0.2% |
Developed mkts. | 98.3% |
Emerging mkts. | 1.7% |
Country Exposure
AUSTRALIA | 66.6 % | |
HONG KONG | 16.4 % | |
SINGAPORE | 12.7 % | |
NEW ZEALAND | 2.5 % | |
IRELAND | 0.9 % |
Historical Performance
Standardized Annual Returns (as of 03/31/2024)
YTD | 1 YR | 2 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | Incep. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-2.8% | 0.4% | -3.4% | -1.5% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 9.8% |
Market Correlations
versus... | Beta | R-squared |
S&P 500 | 0.85 | 58% |
MSCI EAFE | 1.06 | 84% |
MSCI Emg Mkts | 0.96 | 74% |
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000) | 327 |
Turnover | 0.7% |
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.03% |
ADV of underlying (mns) | $4,015 |
Technical Indicators
Recent close | $42.74 |
30d moving avg. | $40.85 |
Annualized volatility | 19.8% |
Relative strength (RSI) | 64 |
Short interest (ETF) | 0.1% |
Short interest (underlying) | 0.0% |
Distributions
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Long Money Flows (mns)
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Comparable ETFs Based on Overlap
Ticker | Fund Name | Overlap vs. EPP |
Expenses vs. EPP |
ALTAR Score™ vs. EPP |
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BBAX | JPMorgan BetaBuilders Developed Asia Pacific-ex Japan ETF | 92.4% | -28 bp | +0.5% |
EWA | iShares MSCI Australia ETF | 68.2% | +3 bp | +0.0% |
FLAU | Franklin FTSE Australia ETF | 68.2% | -38 bp | +0.5% |
DVYA | iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF | 32.5% | +2 bp | +3.7% |
IPAC | iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF | 25.3% | -38 bp | +1.3% |
FPA | First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund | 24.6% | +33 bp | +4.6% |
VPL | Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF | 21.9% | -39 bp | +1.6% |
HDEF | Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF | 19.7% | -38 bp | +4.5% |
EWH | iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF | 16.9% | +3 bp | +1.3% |
HDMV | First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Developed Intl ETF | 16.8% | +33 bp | +0.1% |
Risk and Returns: EPP vs. Comps (1 YR)
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Results & Estimates
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Valuation Metrics
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Based on closing prices from 5/2/2024
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ETF Research Center Fund Rating
Our measure of an ETF's overall investment merit
ALTAR Score™
EPP
5.2%
Cat. Avg
7.1%
Fund Category: International Equities
Avg. Return on Equity | --% |
Divided by: Fwd. P/BV | --x |
Less: Expenses | -- bp |
Equals: ALTAR Score™ | 5.2% |
Recommendation
UNDERWEIGHT
Below average appreciation potential. A rating of UNDERWEIGHT is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the 2nd quintile (ranking higher than only 20%-40%) of their category. Typically, funds in this category consist of stocks trading at relatively expensive valuations and/or having below-average fundamentals.
Category Overview
There are 257 funds in the International Equities category, with an average ALTAR Score™
of 7.1% and a standard deviation of
2.5%. EPP's ALTAR Score™ is approximately
0.8 standard deviations
below
the category average. This places EPP in the 22nd percentile among funds in the category.
Consensus Recommendation
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Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp) (A) |
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp) (B) |
TCO (bp) (A)+(B) |
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EPP | 47.0 | 2.6 | 49.6 |
Peer Avg. | -- | -- | -- |
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