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iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF

EPP
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Oct 25, 2001
Expense Ratio
0.47%
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
Fund Owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$12,117,926
AUM
$1,788,812,646
Associated Index
MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus

Top 10 Holdings

BHP
BHP Group Limited
8.55%
CBA
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
6.38%
1299
AIA Group Limited
5.68%
CSL
CSL Ltd.
4.63%
NAB
National Australia Bank Limited
3.45%
ANZ
ANZ Group Holdings Ltd
2.86%
WBC
Westpac Banking Corp
2.82%
388
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.
2.68%
WDS
Woodside Energy Group Ltd
2.62%
DEVL
DBS Group Holdings Ltd
2.6%

What is EPP?

The iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance before fees and expenses of publicly traded securities in the Australia Hong Kong New Zealand and Singapore markets as represented by the MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index.

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EPP
Performance Measures**

for the time period Oct 26, 2001 to Dec 5, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return: -0.8%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 1-month period.

3M Trailing Return: -0.8%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 3-month period.

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown: -66.0%

The greatest percent loss from peak to trough in value over the time period.

Standard Deviation: 23.2%

The typical amount that daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio: 0.47

The annualized arithmetic mean of the daily returns divided by the annualized standard deviation of the daily returns for the selected time period.

Calmar Ratio: 0.13

The annualized return divided by the max drawdown for the selected time period.

ETFs related toEPP

ETFs correlated to EPP include BBAX, EWA, CWI

EPP
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF
BBAX
J.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust - JPMorgan BetaBuilders Developed Asia Pacific ex-Japan ETF
EWA
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI Australia ETF
CWI
SSgA Active Trust - SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF
ACWX
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
VXUS
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
VEU
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
IXUS
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
DFAX
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF
IQDF
FlexShares Trust - FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund
VSGX
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

Trading Strategies
Related toEPP

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Category

Trend-following, RSI momentum, volatility hedging, leveraged ETFs, inverse ETFs, managed futures (KMLM), bonds/cash, tech/semis/small-cap/biotech, risk-on/off

OOS Cumulative Return

96.99%

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Category

Tactical asset allocation, volatility trading, market timing, risk management, leveraged ETFs, trend-following, mean reversion

OOS Cumulative Return

17.63%

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FAQ

EPP is a Global Ex. US Equities ETF. The iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance before fees and expenses of publicly traded securities in the Australia Hong Kong New Zealand and Singapore markets as represented by the MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index.

EPP tracks the MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index.

No, EPP is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, EPP is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on EPP is 0.0045%. This is the percent change in the value of EPP over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on EPP is -0.0416%. This is the percent change in the value of EPP over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of EPP for the past year is 0.1898%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to EPP include EZU, VEA, and EFA.

ETFs correlated to EPP include BBAX, EWA, and CWI.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to EPP include EFZ, EDZ, and EPV.

Disclaimers

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