Ashmore Emerging Markets Frontier Equity Fund (EFEIX)
The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in equity securities and equity-related investments of Frontier Market Issuers, which may be denominated in any currency, including the local currency of the issuer. A Frontier Market Issuer is an issuer that is located in a Frontier Market Country, or an issuer deriving at least 50% of its revenues or profits from goods produced or sold, investments made, or services performed in one or more Frontier Market Countries or that has at least 50% of its assets in one or more Frontier Market Countries.
Fund Info
US0448207367
044820736
Nov 3, 2013
$1,000,000
Mid-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
EFEIX has a high expense ratio of 1.52%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Ashmore Emerging Markets Frontier 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.
Returns By Period
Ashmore Emerging Markets Frontier Equity Fund had a return of 3.03% year-to-date (YTD) and 22.89% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Ashmore Emerging Markets Frontier Equity Fund had an annualized return of 4.47%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.26%, indicating that Ashmore Emerging Markets Frontier Equity Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
EFEIX
3.03%
2.54%
2.93%
22.89%
7.98%
4.47%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
3.96%
1.97%
9.03%
22.16%
12.60%
11.26%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of EFEIX, 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 | 1.27% | 3.03% | |||||||||||
| 2024 | -0.10% | 6.96% | 5.14% | -2.16% | 3.88% | 2.15% | 3.63% | 4.40% | -0.63% | -1.50% | -0.80% | 1.29% | 24.12% |
| 2023 | 3.24% | -2.33% | 0.21% | 3.52% | -1.90% | 3.11% | 6.73% | -2.26% | -2.02% | -6.50% | 6.32% | 2.88% | 10.60% |
| 2022 | -0.79% | -1.68% | 3.30% | -1.57% | -4.33% | -6.95% | 2.90% | 2.62% | -7.50% | -0.41% | 2.57% | -4.00% | -15.43% |
| 2021 | 0.43% | 2.88% | 0.52% | 4.23% | 5.34% | 2.49% | -0.00% | 3.41% | -0.09% | 4.90% | -1.87% | -0.09% | 24.17% |
| 2020 | -1.32% | -7.10% | -21.93% | 4.68% | 4.07% | 1.38% | -1.29% | 7.61% | -0.27% | 0.37% | 8.17% | 5.47% | -4.12% |
| 2019 | 4.90% | 2.17% | -0.21% | 1.49% | -0.10% | 1.92% | -0.31% | -1.37% | -1.20% | 0.54% | 2.04% | 3.57% | 14.07% |
| 2018 | 6.27% | -2.95% | 1.97% | -1.23% | -9.76% | -4.09% | 1.45% | -3.99% | -1.17% | -4.42% | 0.79% | -1.68% | -18.04% |
| 2017 | 3.81% | 1.57% | 3.54% | 2.81% | 5.27% | -0.16% | 1.12% | 1.29% | 1.86% | 2.15% | 0.18% | -4.82% | 19.87% |
| 2016 | -3.70% | 2.35% | 2.93% | 1.77% | 0.93% | 2.21% | 1.81% | 1.11% | 0.10% | -0.66% | -1.88% | 3.66% | 10.89% |
| 2015 | -3.18% | 5.36% | -3.24% | 3.66% | -4.46% | -0.51% | 1.10% | -5.97% | -4.07% | 6.86% | -4.39% | -0.61% | -9.95% |
| 2014 | 3.05% | 2.76% | 0.97% | 4.40% | 3.48% | -2.82% | 3.48% | 2.03% | 0.52% | -2.16% | -3.00% | -13.24% | -1.90% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 92, EFEIX is among the top 8% of 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 Ashmore Emerging Markets Frontier Equity Fund (EFEIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
Ashmore Emerging Markets Frontier Equity Fund provided a 2.09% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.27 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.27 | $0.27 | $0.23 | $0.07 | $0.18 | $0.09 | $0.16 | $0.13 | $0.15 | $0.11 | $0.13 | $0.24 |
Dividend yield | 2.09% | 2.15% | 2.26% | 0.77% | 1.60% | 0.96% | 1.62% | 1.44% | 1.36% | 1.18% | 1.50% | 2.49% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Ashmore Emerging Markets Frontier Equity 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 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.27 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.23 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.18 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.09 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.11 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.13 |
| 2014 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.24 |
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.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Ashmore Emerging Markets Frontier Equity 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 Ashmore Emerging Markets Frontier Equity Fund was 41.29%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 362 trading sessions.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -41.29% | Jan 23, 2018 | 545 | Mar 23, 2020 | 362 | Aug 27, 2021 | 907 |
| -32.94% | Sep 22, 2014 | 335 | Jan 20, 2016 | 423 | Sep 22, 2017 | 758 |
| -20.37% | Nov 15, 2021 | 337 | Mar 20, 2023 | 253 | Mar 21, 2024 | 590 |
| -6.86% | Dec 21, 2017 | 1 | Dec 21, 2017 | 15 | Jan 16, 2018 | 16 |
| -5.48% | Apr 8, 2024 | 10 | Apr 19, 2024 | 11 | May 6, 2024 | 21 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Ashmore Emerging Markets Frontier Equity Fund volatility is 2.31%, 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.