Cullen Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund (CEMFX)
The investment seeks current income and long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, in high-dividend paying securities of companies across all capitalizations that are organized in, maintain at least 50% of their assets in, or derive at least 50% of their revenues from, emerging market countries. As a point of comparison, a high dividend paying common stock that the fund would invest in would generally have a dividend yield greater than the average dividend yield of the equity securities in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
Fund Info
US2300017520
230001752
Aug 30, 2012
$1,000,000
Large-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
CEMFX has a high expense ratio of 1.00%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Cullen Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund (CEMFX) returned 6.45% year-to-date (YTD) and 4.51% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, CEMFX returned 5.36% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.69%.
CEMFX
6.45%
10.67%
4.32%
4.51%
13.48%
5.36%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-0.64%
8.97%
-2.62%
11.90%
15.76%
10.69%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of CEMFX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.48% | -0.96% | 3.15% | -0.39% | 5.11% | 6.45% | |||||||
| 2024 | 1.35% | 4.24% | 2.47% | -0.39% | 1.48% | 1.02% | -0.38% | -0.39% | 2.97% | -2.21% | -1.64% | 0.81% | 9.51% |
| 2023 | 10.13% | -4.14% | 2.61% | -0.56% | -0.10% | 5.71% | 6.55% | -3.93% | -2.03% | -3.59% | 8.30% | 6.15% | 26.44% |
| 2022 | -1.43% | -3.58% | -0.43% | -4.55% | 2.71% | -9.00% | 1.53% | -1.20% | -7.48% | 1.23% | 11.60% | -1.75% | -13.03% |
| 2021 | -1.05% | 4.50% | 1.44% | 2.92% | 1.70% | -0.19% | -2.50% | 1.74% | -3.95% | 1.89% | -3.29% | 3.75% | 6.74% |
| 2020 | -3.88% | -5.00% | -19.02% | 9.17% | 0.57% | 4.14% | 6.10% | 0.73% | -0.68% | 0.11% | 12.03% | 7.99% | 8.70% |
| 2019 | 8.16% | 1.57% | 1.50% | 0.96% | -5.79% | 5.23% | -1.36% | -4.42% | 2.18% | 5.20% | -0.97% | 6.90% | 19.75% |
| 2018 | 7.59% | -3.61% | -1.11% | -2.79% | -1.13% | -6.07% | 2.36% | -2.12% | -0.44% | -9.03% | 2.64% | -2.88% | -16.25% |
| 2017 | 4.85% | 2.67% | 2.25% | 1.08% | 3.30% | 1.80% | 3.54% | 0.63% | 0.38% | 2.45% | 1.06% | 2.44% | 29.81% |
| 2016 | -5.31% | -0.12% | 10.59% | 0.95% | -1.57% | 2.01% | 4.11% | 1.21% | 1.77% | -1.39% | -4.64% | -0.62% | 6.24% |
| 2015 | 0.57% | 3.38% | -1.82% | 7.12% | -1.90% | -3.10% | -6.23% | -8.31% | -1.35% | 4.13% | -1.61% | -1.19% | -10.75% |
| 2014 | -6.49% | 3.57% | 2.34% | 0.64% | 3.98% | 1.90% | 0.86% | 4.10% | -6.22% | 0.18% | -1.87% | -3.62% | -1.39% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of CEMFX is 40, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Cullen Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund (CEMFX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Cullen Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund provided a 3.27% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.44 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.44 | $0.42 | $0.56 | $0.48 | $0.31 | $0.24 | $0.45 | $0.30 | $0.42 | $0.34 | $0.42 | $0.37 |
Dividend yield | 3.27% | 3.31% | 4.68% | 4.81% | 2.62% | 2.13% | 4.16% | 3.15% | 3.58% | 3.66% | 4.60% | 3.53% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Cullen Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.19 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.42 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.56 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.48 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.31 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.24 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.45 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.30 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.20 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.42 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.34 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.30 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.42 |
| 2014 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.19 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.37 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Cullen Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the Cullen Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund was 38.84%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 197 trading sessions.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -38.84% | Jan 29, 2018 | 541 | Mar 23, 2020 | 197 | Dec 31, 2020 | 738 |
| -30.23% | Sep 4, 2014 | 348 | Jan 21, 2016 | 375 | Jul 18, 2017 | 723 |
| -25.45% | Jun 15, 2021 | 338 | Oct 14, 2022 | 193 | Jul 25, 2023 | 531 |
| -13.13% | Jul 12, 2024 | 186 | Apr 8, 2025 | 23 | May 12, 2025 | 209 |
| -12.51% | May 9, 2013 | 78 | Aug 28, 2013 | 181 | May 19, 2014 | 259 |
Volatility
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