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AGF Emerging Markets Equity Fund (AGQIX)

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated May 31, 2023

The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80 percent of its net assets (plus the amounts of any borrowings) in equity securities issued by companies that are economically tied to emerging market countries. The equity securities in which it invests are primarily publicly traded common stocks. For the purpose of the fund's 80% investment policy, equity securities also include preferred stock, convertible securities, warrants/rights, installment receipts, trust units and equity-linked investments such as depositary receipts and participation notes. It is non-diversified.

Fund Info

ISINUS00110G8794
IssuerAGF Investments
Inception DateJan 2, 2020
CategoryEmerging Markets Diversified
Minimum Investment$1,000,000
Asset ClassMulti-Asset

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

The AGF Emerging Markets Equity Fund has a high expense ratio of 0.95%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


0.95%
0.00%2.15%

Share Price Chart


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Performance

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in AGF Emerging Markets Equity Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


-5.00%0.00%5.00%10.00%2023FebruaryMarchAprilMay
-0.76%
3.16%
AGQIX (AGF Emerging Markets Equity Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

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AGF Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Return

AGF Emerging Markets Equity Fund had a return of -1.02% year-to-date (YTD) and -5.52% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, AGF Emerging Markets Equity Fund had an annualized return of -2.87%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 7.80%, indicating that AGF Emerging Markets Equity Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
1 month-2.02%0.90%
Year-To-Date-1.02%9.53%
6 months-1.19%3.07%
1 year-5.52%1.78%
5 years (annualized)-2.87%7.80%
10 years (annualized)-2.87%7.80%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20239.77%-7.56%2.69%-2.94%
202220.59%-0.17%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

This table presents a comparison of risk-adjusted performance metrics for AGF Emerging Markets Equity Fund (AGQIX) and S&P 500 (^GSPC). Risk-adjusted metrics are performance indicators that assess an investment's returns in relation to its risk, enabling a more accurate comparison of different investment options.


Sharpe ratioSortino ratioOmega ratioCalmar ratioUlcer Index
AGQIX
AGF Emerging Markets Equity Fund
-0.10
^GSPC
S&P 500
0.17

Sharpe Ratio Chart

The Sharpe ratio shows whether the portfolio's excess returns are due to smart investment decisions or a result of taking a higher risk. The higher a portfolio's Sharpe ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance.

The current AGF Emerging Markets Equity Fund Sharpe ratio is -0.10. A negative Sharpe ratio means that the risk-free rate is higher than the portfolio's return. This value does not convey any meaningful information.

The chart below displays rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio.


-0.80-0.60-0.40-0.200.000.200.402023FebruaryMarchAprilMay
-0.10
0.17
AGQIX (AGF Emerging Markets Equity Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividend History

AGF Emerging Markets Equity Fund granted a 1.65% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $0.14 per share.


PeriodTTM202220212020
Dividend$0.14$0.14$0.15$0.10

Dividend yield

1.65%1.63%1.37%0.93%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for AGF Emerging Markets Equity Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.14
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.15
2020$0.10

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-30.00%-25.00%-20.00%-15.00%2023FebruaryMarchAprilMay
-28.90%
-12.32%
AGQIX (AGF Emerging Markets Equity Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below shows the maximum drawdowns of the AGF Emerging Markets Equity Fund. A maximum drawdown is an indicator of risk. It shows a reduction in portfolio value from its maximum due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown since January 2010 for the AGF Emerging Markets Equity Fund is 40.49%, recorded on Oct 24, 2022. The portfolio has not recovered from it yet.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-40.49%Feb 17, 2021426Oct 24, 2022
-35.81%Jan 21, 202044Mar 23, 2020161Nov 9, 2020205
-5.79%Jan 22, 20216Jan 29, 20217Feb 9, 202113
-2.6%Nov 25, 20203Nov 30, 20203Dec 3, 20206
-2.51%Dec 18, 20203Dec 22, 20205Dec 30, 20208

Volatility Chart

The current AGF Emerging Markets Equity Fund volatility is 3.41%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%7.00%8.00%9.00%2023FebruaryMarchAprilMay
3.41%
3.82%
AGQIX (AGF Emerging Markets Equity Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)