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About iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan ETF
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Inception date
Oct 25, 2001
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
Identifiers
3
ISIN US4642866655
EPP provides plain vanilla exposure as it captures the developed economies of Asia-Pacific outside Japan. The fund primarily holds companies from Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore while the Underlying Index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. EPP's overall sector and geographic exposures look market-like. South Korea is excluded by rule as the index classifies it as emerging, not developed. A representative sampling indexing strategy is utilized in order to manage the Fund.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Non-Energy Minerals
Stocks99.84%
Finance52.61%
Non-Energy Minerals14.30%
Retail Trade7.99%
Transportation4.35%
Health Technology3.90%
Utilities3.57%
Energy Minerals2.81%
Communications2.16%
Consumer Services1.96%
Technology Services1.00%
Consumer Durables0.98%
Producer Manufacturing0.86%
Commercial Services0.77%
Consumer Non-Durables0.63%
Electronic Technology0.56%
Health Services0.54%
Distribution Services0.31%
Miscellaneous0.31%
Process Industries0.25%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.16%
Cash0.16%
Stock breakdown by region
Oceania65.12%
Asia33.92%
North America0.97%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
ISVG invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 52.61% stocks, and Non-Energy Minerals, with 14.30% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Pacific region.
ISVG top holdings are Commonwealth Bank of Australia and BHP Group Ltd, occupying 9.23% and 8.01% of the portfolio correspondingly.
ISVG last dividends amounted to 0.89 EUR. Six months before that, the issuer paid 0.74 EUR in dividends, which shows a 16.57% increase.
Yes, ISVG pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 3.43%. The last dividend (Dec 19, 2025) amounted to 0.89 EUR. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
ISVG shares are issued by BlackRock, Inc. under the brand iShares. The ETF was launched on Oct 25, 2001, and its management style is Passive.
ISVG expense ratio is 0.47% meaning you'd have to pay 0.47% of your investment to help manage the fund.
ISVG follows the MSCI Pacific ex JP. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
ISVG invests in stocks.