Delaware Emerging Markets Fund (DEMIX)
The fund invests primarily in a broad range of equity securities of companies located in emerging market countries. Emerging market countries include those currently considered to be developing by the World Bank, the United Nations, or the countries' governments. These countries typically are located in the Asia-Pacific region, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Central America, South America, and Africa. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, will be invested in emerging market issuers (80% policy).
Fund Info
US2459148175
Jun 9, 1996
$0
Large-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
DEMIX has a high expense ratio of 1.26%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Delaware Emerging Markets Fund (DEMIX) returned 13.41% year-to-date (YTD) and 6.82% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, DEMIX returned 6.06% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
DEMIX
13.41%
10.48%
11.21%
6.82%
8.04%
7.72%
6.06%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.52%
6.32%
-1.44%
12.25%
12.45%
14.20%
10.84%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of DEMIX, 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 | 5.40% | -1.40% | -0.52% | 0.00% | 9.69% | 13.41% | |||||||
| 2024 | -3.34% | 7.75% | 5.13% | -2.34% | 3.36% | 8.04% | -3.48% | -1.34% | 2.89% | -4.43% | -3.67% | -1.10% | 6.52% |
| 2023 | 10.84% | -7.14% | 4.15% | -3.99% | 1.14% | 3.55% | 5.71% | -5.71% | -2.89% | -2.02% | 10.20% | 4.38% | 17.59% |
| 2022 | -1.80% | -7.48% | -5.15% | -6.14% | 1.83% | -8.37% | -0.71% | -0.60% | -12.11% | -4.01% | 17.10% | -3.05% | -28.66% |
| 2021 | 3.14% | 2.60% | -2.86% | 2.79% | 1.47% | 0.22% | -9.54% | -0.16% | -1.24% | 0.65% | -2.01% | 3.59% | -2.08% |
| 2020 | -5.43% | -5.80% | -17.27% | 12.71% | 3.10% | 9.91% | 12.58% | 1.47% | -0.90% | 0.77% | 7.77% | 8.18% | 25.19% |
| 2019 | 10.41% | -0.43% | 1.09% | 2.37% | -9.47% | 6.62% | -1.09% | -1.76% | 1.91% | 4.68% | 1.31% | 7.81% | 24.33% |
| 2018 | 7.74% | -5.40% | -2.08% | -1.53% | -3.81% | -3.02% | 2.96% | -4.18% | 0.38% | -7.87% | 4.13% | -4.81% | -17.10% |
| 2017 | 7.35% | 2.69% | 3.86% | 3.18% | 3.20% | 0.11% | 7.94% | 2.61% | 2.39% | 2.78% | -2.13% | 1.97% | 41.98% |
| 2016 | -7.87% | -0.35% | 14.95% | 3.95% | -4.97% | 3.93% | 5.56% | 6.25% | 1.92% | 0.39% | -5.16% | -0.02% | 17.88% |
| 2015 | -0.55% | 1.46% | -4.79% | 10.34% | -3.78% | -1.29% | -9.12% | -10.86% | -3.30% | 13.12% | -0.23% | -3.12% | -13.75% |
| 2014 | -6.82% | 3.96% | 1.78% | 0.44% | 3.41% | 3.90% | 0.75% | 3.84% | -7.68% | -0.42% | -2.64% | -9.97% | -10.30% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of DEMIX is 22, meaning it’s performing worse than 78% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Delaware Emerging Markets Fund (DEMIX) 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
Delaware Emerging Markets Fund provided a 1.75% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.41 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.41 | $0.41 | $0.58 | $0.32 | $0.83 | $0.18 | $0.17 | $0.11 | $0.37 | $0.14 | $0.04 | $0.45 |
Dividend yield | 1.75% | 1.99% | 2.95% | 1.89% | 3.42% | 0.71% | 0.80% | 0.65% | 1.80% | 0.94% | 0.30% | 3.13% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Delaware Emerging Markets 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.41 | $0.41 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.58 | $0.58 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.32 | $0.32 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.83 | $0.83 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.18 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.17 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.11 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.37 | $0.37 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.14 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.04 |
| 2014 | $0.45 | $0.45 |
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 Delaware Emerging Markets 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 Delaware Emerging Markets Fund was 74.11%, occurring on Mar 2, 2009. Recovery took 2242 trading sessions.
The current Delaware Emerging Markets Fund drawdown is 13.38%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -74.11% | Nov 1, 2007 | 333 | Mar 2, 2009 | 2242 | Jan 26, 2018 | 2575 |
| -59.72% | Jul 11, 1997 | 306 | Sep 11, 1998 | 1341 | Jan 2, 2004 | 1647 |
| -46.29% | Feb 17, 2021 | 430 | Oct 28, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -38.35% | Jan 29, 2018 | 541 | Mar 23, 2020 | 89 | Jul 29, 2020 | 630 |
| -28.38% | Dec 21, 2006 | 48 | Mar 5, 2007 | 90 | Jul 13, 2007 | 138 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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