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EPHEISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI Philippines ETF

$22.61+1.39% vs prior close
222852-WK

Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through Oct 26, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 2026.

The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the underlying index. The index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the large-, mid- and small-capitalization segments of the Philippines equity market. The fund is non-diversified.

EPHE price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateEPHE close
Sep 28, 2026$23.11
Sep 29, 2026$23.02
Sep 30, 2026$22.74
Oct 1, 2026$22.51
Oct 2, 2026$22.64
Oct 5, 2026$23.00
Oct 6, 2026$22.75
Oct 7, 2026$22.72
Oct 8, 2026$22.27
Oct 9, 2026$22.79
Oct 12, 2026$22.92
Oct 13, 2026$22.73
Oct 14, 2026$22.33
Oct 15, 2026$22.67
Oct 16, 2026$22.90
Oct 19, 2026$23.15
Oct 20, 2026$23.09
Oct 21, 2026$22.97
Oct 22, 2026$22.78
Oct 23, 2026$22.57
Oct 26, 2026$22.30
Oct 27, 2026$22.61

Daily net flows, 1M

Net inflow over the range: +$12M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 6Oct 8Oct 12+$7.1MOct 14Oct 16Oct 20Oct 22$0Oct 26Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 6Oct 8Oct 12+$7.1MOct 14Oct 16Oct 20Oct 22$0Oct 26Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12+$7.1MOct 19$0Oct 26
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Sep 28$3.5M
Sep 29$790.9K
Sep 30−$790.9K
Oct 1$0
Oct 2$0
Oct 5$0
Oct 6$0
Oct 7−$845.3K
Oct 8$4M
Oct 9−$6.5M
Oct 12$3M
Oct 13$7.1M
Oct 14$0
Oct 15$0
Oct 16$0
Oct 19$2.3M
Oct 20−$565.6K
Oct 21$565.6K
Oct 22$0
Oct 23$0
Oct 26$0
The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$12M of net inflows over the past month, about 8.9% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -9.3% so far this year. At 0.59% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IWR has a reported fee of 0.19%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$140Massets under management
0.59%expense ratio · $59 per $10,000 a year
+$12Mnet flow, trailing month
105Kavg daily volume, 30 days
34holdings · US-domiciled
2010listed September 28, 2010 · beta 0.62
The book at a glance
PLUSAGI+3.2%DMCSGP+3.3%BPI+1.0%SCCTEL+5.4%SM-2.7%MWC+9.4%CNPF1.9%CNVRG1.4%GTCAP2.1%ICT22.1%JFC2.9%JGSLTG1.9%MBT4.4%MEG1.5%MER3.4%MONDE1.3%MYNLD1.7%PGOLD2.2%PNB1.7%RCR1.1%RLCSMPH6.5%AEV3.2%ALI1.4%APXBDO10.2%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1PLUSEPLUS0.95%$95.81-0.7%
2AGIALAMOS GOLD1.71%$31.18+3.2%
3DMCDel Monte1.18%$28.63-1.6%
4SGPSPYGLASS PHARMA INC1.76%$30.90+3.3%
5BPIGRAYSCALE BITCOIN PREMIUM INCOME ETF4.27%$24.94+1.0%
6SCCPROSHARES ULTRASHORT CONSUMER SERVICES0.75%$14.79-2.1%
7TELTE CONNECTIVITY3.95%$225.35+5.4%
8SMSM ENERGY4.70%$39.07-2.7%
9MWCMICWARE CO LTD1.64%$1.51+9.4%
10CNPFCentury Pacific Food Inc.1.85%———
11CNVRGConverge Information and Communications Technology Solutions Inc.1.37%———
12GTCAPGT Capital Holdings Inc.2.10%———
13ICTJH MULTIFACTOR EM ETF22.09%———
14JFCJollibee Foods Corp2.91%———
15JGSJG SUMMIT HOLDINGS INC COMMON STOCK PHP 11.18%———

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Sector weights

  • Industrials37.36%
  • Financials20.56%
  • Utilities12.18%
  • Real Estate11.69%
  • Consumer Staples6.67%
  • Communication5.32%
  • Consumer Discretionary3.86%
  • Materials1.54%
  • Energy0.75%
  • Cash and/or Derivatives0.09%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Industrials37.36%
Financials20.56%
Utilities12.18%
Real Estate11.69%
Consumer Staples6.67%
Communication5.32%
Consumer Discretionary3.86%
Materials1.54%
Energy0.75%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.09%
Performance
1 week-1.6%
1 month-3.2%
3 months-10.9%
6 months-8.5%
YTD-9.3%
1 year-7.3%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$566K
1 month+$12M
3 months+$25M
YTD+$47M
1 year+$60M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
$0Oct+$2.5MNov+$11.3MDec+$40.3MJan+$16MFeb−$31.6MMar−$2.5MApr$0May+$6.7MJul+$17.1MAug−$8.5MSep+$9MOctOctNovDec+$40.3MJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSep+$9MOctOctDec+$40.3MFebAprJul+$9MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Oct$0
Nov$2.5M
Dec$11.3M
Jan$40.3M
Feb$16M
Mar−$31.6M
Apr−$2.5M
May$0
Jul$6.7M
Aug$17.1M
Sep−$8.5M
Oct$9M
The risk read
19%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
19%realized volatility, 1 year
-21.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-20.3%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 22.1% of the book; the top ten carry 66%. Spread across 36+ names, it behaves like roughly 13 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

The case against EPHE

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat EPHE on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-56bp on fee · 291× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-56bp on fee · 131× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-55bp on fee · 232× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$47M-55bp on fee · 170× the assets · +$47M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-55bp on fee · 133× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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