iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF (EPU)
| Assets | $150.42M |
| Expense Ratio | 0.59% |
| PE Ratio | 12.25 |
| Shares Out | 3.10M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $2.19 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.54% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jun 16, 2025 |
| Payout Frequency | Semi-Annual |
| Payout Ratio | 56.39% |
| Volume | 12,200 |
| Open | 48.30 |
| Previous Close | 48.20 |
| Day's Range | 48.19 - 48.40 |
| 52-Week Low | 37.07 |
| 52-Week High | 50.06 |
| Beta | 0.77 |
| Holdings | 35 |
| Inception Date | Jun 19, 2009 |
About EPU
Fund Home PageThe iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF (EPU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI All Peru Capped index. The fund is passively managed to track market cap -weighted index that seeks to provide broad Peru equity exposure. Selection includes a minimum number of Peruvian securities and issuers before expanding exposure to those stocks with related exposure. EPU was launched on Jun 19, 2009 and is issued by BlackRock.
Top 10 Holdings
72.69% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Credicorp Ltd. | BAP | 24.13% |
| Southern Copper Corporation | SCCO | 22.44% |
| Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. | BVN | 4.88% |
| Hochschild Mining plc | HOC | 4.10% |
| FERREYROS SAA | FERREYC1 | 3.06% |
| Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. | TFPM | 2.85% |
| Fortuna Mining Corp. | FVI | 2.84% |
| Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. | WPM | 2.81% |
| MMG Limited | 1208 | 2.79% |
| Pan American Silver Corp. | PAAS | 2.78% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2025 | $0.896 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | $1.29808 | Dec 20, 2024 |
| Jun 11, 2024 | $0.99301 | Jun 17, 2024 |
| Dec 20, 2023 | $0.70913 | Dec 27, 2023 |
| Jun 7, 2023 | $0.72337 | Jun 13, 2023 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | $0.50658 | Dec 19, 2022 |
Performance
EPU had a total return of 21.07% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.31%.
News
EPU: Interesting Investment At Low Diversification And High Risk
Peru offers an attractive investment opportunity with low debt, low valuations, and strong economic growth, despite high risk. iShares MSCI Peru ETF focuses heavily on Basic Materials and Financials, ...
EPU: Sell This Peruvian ETF Which Lacks Sufficient Exposure To Peru
Peru's economy, driven by the mining sector, offers good growth potential with a 7.5% CAGR in GDP from 2000-2023 and low inflation rates. Peru's exposure to the global copper market is very positive a...
EPU: Has The Peru Rally Lost Steam?
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EPU: A Copper Play When The Time Is Right
Peru offers macroeconomic stability with strong fundamentals and growth potential, supported by new mining projects and structural reforms. iShares MSCI Peru ETF provides targeted exposure to Peru's r...
EPU: Peru Benefits From Copper Bull Market
The iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF is heavily focused on copper-related stocks. Copper prices have been rising due to supply issues, benefiting companies like Southern Copper and driving th...
iShares MSCI Peru ETF: How This Fund Stacks Up To Regional Peers
Peru, and thus iShares MSCI Peru ETF, may not outperform as well as it did in 2009 and 2010. The market still trades at a premium to Colombia and Brazil. Political risks could result in a pullback in ...
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EPU: Peruvian Equities Offer High Long-Term Returns
EPU is a concentrated Peruvian equity portfolio. The fund offers a high multi-year IRR potential.
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Economies of Latin America and Caribbean have continued their strong post-pandemic rebound, but the winds are shifting as global financial conditions are tightening and commodity prices are reversing ...
Supply Chains Disruptions In Latin America
The main disruption for Latin American traders comes from increased shipping costs and long delays to products arriving at their destinations. Latin American exporters of fruit, meat, and other perish...
Emerging Risks In Latin America In 2022
Latin America will start 2022 in a very fragile position given the economic fallout from the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a deteriorated fiscal position, weak FDI, and the erosion of ...
iShares MSCI Peru ETF: A Hazy Outlook
It is difficult to say if the Peruvian president Castillo will be influenced by the hardcore leftist PM or the more moderate FM. EPU's top two holdings that jointly account for almost half the portfol...