iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (EPP)Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
55.00 USD
-0.08
(-0.145%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 55.00 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. EDT
The iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF presents a classic defensive trade rather than a growth opportunity. While the 3.39% dividend yield offers attractive income, the underlying price action tells a different story: the fund is trading below its 50-day moving average and is essentially flat relative to its 200-day average, signaling a lack of broad-based momentum. The options market reinforces this caution, with heavy put open interest at strikes significantly below the current price, implying traders are hedging against a drop back toward the 48-50 range. Although the statistical forecast model hints at a slight upward drift over the next 45 days, this weak signal cannot overcome the visible lack of technical strength or the defensive positioning in derivatives. This is a hold for income, not a buy for capital appreciation. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.023215 |
| AutoETS | 0.023345 |
| MSTL | 0.024222 |
| AutoTheta | 0.028154 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 54% |
| H-stat | 9.57 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.133 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.43 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 18.41 |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with significant open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 49.0 and 52.0) expiring in early 2027, suggesting a fear of downside volatility or a correction toward lower levels. Conversely, call activity is sparse and concentrated near the money, indicating limited speculative bullish momentum despite the asset being near its 52-week high.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.53% | 3.63% | 3.83% | 4.20% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | 0.824000 | 1.529041 |
| 2025-12-16 | 1.046000 | 2.099980 |
| 2025-06-16 | 0.859000 | 1.762051 |
| 2024-12-17 | 0.967000 | 2.144124 |
| 2024-06-11 | 0.701000 | 1.639766 |
| 2023-12-20 | 0.966000 | 2.303840 |
| 2023-06-07 | 0.815000 | 1.955844 |
| 2022-12-13 | 0.709000 | 1.607710 |
| 2022-06-09 | 1.160000 | 2.648402 |
| 2021-12-30 | 0.295000 | 0.614840 |
| 2021-12-13 | 1.269000 | 2.695412 |
| 2021-06-10 | 0.621000 | 1.168172 |
| 2020-12-14 | 0.547000 | 1.163582 |
| 2020-06-15 | 0.543000 | 1.374336 |
| 2019-12-16 | 0.956000 | 2.064349 |
| 2019-06-17 | 0.842000 | 1.864069 |
| 2018-12-18 | 1.167000 | 2.851906 |
| 2018-06-19 | 0.868000 | 1.894783 |
| 2017-12-19 | 1.228000 | 2.625615 |
| 2017-06-20 | 0.756000 | 1.715063 |
| 2016-12-21 | 0.906000 | 2.284418 |
| 2016-06-22 | 0.661000 | 1.699229 |
| 2015-12-21 | 0.927000 | 2.473319 |
| 2015-06-25 | 0.952000 | 2.127374 |
| 2014-12-17 | 1.132000 | 2.648573 |
| 2014-06-25 | 0.771000 | 1.571865 |
| 2013-12-27 | 0.082000 | 0.176686 |
| 2013-12-18 | 0.883000 | 1.955703 |
| 2013-06-27 | 0.942000 | 2.158570 |
| 2012-12-18 | 1.106000 | 2.367294 |
| 2012-06-21 | 0.876000 | 2.245578 |
| 2011-12-20 | 0.973000 | 2.491677 |
| 2011-06-22 | 0.743000 | 1.625465 |
| 2010-12-21 | 0.986000 | 2.139293 |
| 2010-06-23 | 0.565000 | 1.470588 |
| 2009-12-22 | 0.802000 | 2.016595 |
| 2009-06-23 | 0.627000 | 2.076847 |
| 2008-12-23 | 0.487000 | 2.013229 |
| 2008-06-25 | 0.143000 | 0.310263 |
| 2007-12-20 | 2.429000 | 4.888635 |
| 2006-12-20 | 1.732333 | 4.234153 |
| 2005-12-23 | 1.232667 | 3.768472 |
| 2004-12-23 | 1.004333 | 3.396076 |
| 2003-12-22 | 0.167667 | 0.714998 |
| 2003-12-16 | 0.073333 | 0.306790 |
| 2002-12-23 | 0.294000 | 1.706326 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 60.97 |
| All Time Low | 16.12 |
| Ask | 58.1 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 226,330 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 244,935 |
| Average Volume | 244,935 |
| Average Volume10Days | 226,330 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.83 |
| Bid | 53.0 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Book Value | 51.169 |
| Category | Pacific/Asia ex-Japan Stk |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 55.38 |
| Day Low | 54.86 |
| Display Name | MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF |
| Dividend Yield | 3.39 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.9879787 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 56.4042 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.4042015 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.024895335 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 5.973029 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 58.56 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.5600014 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.06079237 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 48.93 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 6.0699997 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.12405477 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 48.93 - 58.56 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,004,103,000,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.059448298 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | -0.08000183 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.1452466 |
| Fullday Price | 55.0 |
| Fund Family | iShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,003,968,000 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The underlying index consists of stocks from the following four countries or regions: Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore. The underlying index include large- and mid-capitalization companies and may change over time. The fund is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_6456795 |
| Nav Price | 55.15586 |
| Net Assets | 2,218,631,940.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.47 |
| Open | 55.3 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 55.0 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,180,816 |
| Previous Close | 55.08 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.0748696 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0800018 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.145247 |
| Regular Market Day High | 55.38 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 54.86 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 54.86 - 55.38 |
| Regular Market Open | 55.3 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 55.08 |
| Regular Market Price | 55.0 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 145,408 |
| Shares Outstanding | 53,100,000 |
| Short Name | iShares MSCI Pacific Ex-Japan I |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | EPP |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.1617275 |
| Total Assets | 2,218,631,936 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 1.168 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.021205518 |
| Trailing P E | 18.407093 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 3.63676 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 3.63676 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 54.9544 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.04560089 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.0008297951 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 145,408 |
| Yield | 0.0339 |
| Ytd Return | 10.97477 |