The iShares MSCI Philippines ETF which covers 32 stocks from the Philippines has experienced a volatile 2024 and is underperforming EMs quite significantly. EPHE's Q3 GDP was hampered by Tycoon Kristine, but the growth prospects for next year look more alluring. Manufacturing PMIs reflect healthy conditions in the industrial sector (the largest sector exposure), while the investment climate is also getting an uplift from favorable reforms.
Philippine large caps have been in decline for over a decade now. Fundamentals offer little evidence of a change in fortunes. Pending a meaningful shift in the investment case, I'd remain sidelined.
![]() EPHE 11 Jun 2024 Paid | Semi Annual | $0.36 Per Share |
![]() EPHE 20 Dec 2023 Paid | Semi Annual | $0.21 Per Share |
![]() EPHE 7 Jun 2023 Paid | Semi Annual | $0.31 Per Share |
![]() EPHE 13 Dec 2022 Paid | Semi Annual | $0.12 Per Share |
![]() EPHE 9 Jun 2022 Paid | Semi Annual | $0.33 Per Share |
![]() EPHE 11 Jun 2024 Paid | Semi Annual | $0.36 Per Share |
![]() EPHE 20 Dec 2023 Paid | Semi Annual | $0.21 Per Share |
![]() EPHE 7 Jun 2023 Paid | Semi Annual | $0.31 Per Share |
![]() EPHE 13 Dec 2022 Paid | Semi Annual | $0.12 Per Share |
![]() EPHE 9 Jun 2022 Paid | Semi Annual | $0.33 Per Share |
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The fund is designed to provide investors with exposure to the Philippine equity market, encompassing a range of companies across large-, mid-, and small-capitalization segments. It aims to replicate the performance of an underlying index, which is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted index. By investing at least 80% of its assets in the securities that comprise this index, as well as in other investments with similar economic characteristics, the fund seeks to mirror the performance of the broader Philippine equity market. Notably, the fund is non-diversified, meaning it may focus its investments in fewer securities when compared to diversified funds.
The core offering of the fund involves investment in a diversified portfolio of stocks representing the large-, mid-, and small-cap segments of the Philippines equity market. This aims to provide investors with broad market exposure and the potential for growth by mirroring the performance of the underlying index.
Despite the broad market exposure it seeks to provide, the fund operates as a non-diversified fund. This strategy allows for a concentration in fewer securities, potentially increasing the fund’s volatility but also allowing for potentially greater returns from those securities. It's a strategy that may appeal to investors looking for higher risk and reward profiles.