iShares MSCI Philippines ETF (EPHE)

NYSEARCA: EPHE · Real-Time Price · USD
26.73
-0.13 (-0.48%)
Nov 8, 2024, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed
-0.48%
Assets $104.36M
Expense Ratio 0.59%
PE Ratio 12.79
Shares Out 3.90M
Dividend (ttm) $0.58
Dividend Yield 2.16%
Ex-Dividend Date Jun 11, 2024
Payout Ratio 27.96%
1-Year Return +9.37%
Volume 61,520
Open 26.73
Previous Close 26.86
Day's Range 26.64 - 26.83
52-Week Low 23.12
52-Week High 30.00
Beta 0.80
Holdings 37
Inception Date Sep 28, 2010

About EPHE

Fund Home Page

The iShares MSCI Philippines ETF (EPHE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Philippines IMI 25/50 index, a free float-adjusted market-cap-weighted index of the broader Filipino equity market. EPHE was launched on Sep 28, 2010 and is issued by BlackRock.

Asset Class Equity
Category Miscellaneous Region
Region Asia-Pacific
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol EPHE
ETF Provider BlackRock
Index Tracked MSCI Philippines IMI 25/50 Index

Top 10 Holdings

62.52% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
International Container Terminal Services Inc ICT.PM 11.13%
BDO Unibank Inc BDO.PM 9.63%
SM Prime Holdings Inc SMPH.PM 7.89%
Ayala Land Inc ALI.PM 5.30%
Manila Electric Co MER.PM 5.21%
Bank of the Philippine Islands BPI.PM 5.12%
SM Investments Corp SM.PM 4.98%
Jollibee Foods Corp JFC.PM 4.79%
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co MBT.PM 4.63%
PLDT Inc TEL.PM 3.84%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Jun 11, 2024 $0.364 Jun 17, 2024
Dec 20, 2023 $0.212 Dec 27, 2023
Jun 7, 2023 $0.311 Jun 13, 2023
Dec 13, 2022 $0.124 Dec 19, 2022
Jun 9, 2022 $0.329 Jun 15, 2022
Dec 13, 2021 $0.118 Dec 17, 2021
Full Dividend History

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