Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity Fund (EMFIX)
The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in equity securities and equity-related investments of Emerging Market Issuers, which may be denominated in any currency, including the local currency of the issuer. An Emerging Market Issuer is an issuer that is located in an Emerging 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 Emerging Market Countries or that has at least 50% of its assets in one or more Emerging Market Countries.
Fund Info
US0448208191
044820819
Jun 20, 2011
$1,000,000
Large-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
EMFIX has a high expense ratio of 1.17%, 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 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 Equity Fund had a return of 6.80% year-to-date (YTD) and 14.47% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity Fund had an annualized return of 4.46%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.31%, indicating that Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
EMFIX
6.80%
6.70%
4.89%
14.47%
0.73%
4.46%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
4.46%
2.46%
9.31%
23.49%
13.03%
11.31%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of EMFIX, 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 | 1.58% | 6.80% | |||||||||||
| 2024 | -4.17% | 4.76% | 2.96% | 0.67% | 3.43% | 2.95% | -3.67% | 3.44% | 4.80% | -3.52% | -3.20% | -0.92% | 7.07% |
| 2023 | 9.67% | -7.64% | 3.03% | -2.68% | -1.17% | 7.69% | 4.41% | -7.30% | -3.92% | -3.46% | 10.64% | 2.16% | 9.68% |
| 2022 | -4.49% | -9.73% | -4.08% | -7.16% | 1.95% | -6.92% | 1.64% | 0.00% | -11.62% | -2.69% | 16.94% | 0.14% | -25.41% |
| 2021 | 3.75% | 1.81% | -1.84% | 2.52% | 3.02% | 3.42% | -4.55% | 1.92% | -4.13% | 2.92% | -4.00% | -18.54% | -14.99% |
| 2020 | -3.65% | -5.11% | -19.24% | 10.36% | 3.44% | 11.24% | 9.44% | 2.57% | -0.58% | 2.93% | 9.25% | 8.85% | 28.07% |
| 2019 | 9.74% | 0.89% | 2.74% | 2.57% | -6.12% | 6.89% | -0.46% | -3.17% | 1.54% | 4.44% | 1.57% | 7.34% | 30.47% |
| 2018 | 6.78% | -3.76% | -0.00% | -3.56% | -1.35% | -4.11% | 1.24% | -4.24% | 0.16% | -10.56% | 5.08% | -2.94% | -16.96% |
| 2017 | 9.82% | 2.79% | 3.73% | 1.09% | 1.51% | 2.28% | 7.37% | 3.00% | -0.87% | 2.76% | 0.09% | 5.52% | 46.23% |
| 2016 | -8.46% | 1.78% | 13.38% | 1.68% | -3.45% | 2.10% | 5.36% | 4.29% | 0.97% | 2.68% | -2.11% | 0.51% | 18.67% |
| 2015 | -4.45% | 2.70% | -2.86% | 9.95% | -2.46% | -5.44% | -9.22% | -11.10% | -1.04% | 7.01% | -1.42% | -2.60% | -20.68% |
| 2014 | -6.54% | 2.07% | 1.01% | -1.78% | 4.88% | 2.79% | 0.32% | 0.32% | -7.18% | 0.79% | 0.45% | -4.01% | -7.39% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of EMFIX is 36, 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 Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity Fund (EMFIX) 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 Equity Fund provided a 0.57% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.07 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.07 | $0.07 | $0.13 | $0.16 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.26 | $0.08 | $0.24 | $0.15 | $0.04 | $0.10 |
Dividend yield | 0.57% | 0.61% | 1.25% | 1.71% | 0.00% | 0.84% | 2.17% | 0.82% | 2.17% | 1.93% | 0.55% | 1.14% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Ashmore Emerging Markets 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.07 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.13 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.16 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.13 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.20 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.26 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.24 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.15 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| 2014 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.10 |
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 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 Equity Fund was 53.45%, occurring on Oct 24, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity Fund drawdown is 31.28%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -53.45% | Feb 18, 2021 | 425 | Oct 24, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -39.8% | Sep 5, 2014 | 347 | Jan 21, 2016 | 322 | May 2, 2017 | 669 |
| -36.71% | Jan 21, 2020 | 44 | Mar 23, 2020 | 94 | Aug 5, 2020 | 138 |
| -27.52% | Jan 29, 2018 | 191 | Oct 29, 2018 | 295 | Jan 2, 2020 | 486 |
| -20.92% | Mar 5, 2012 | 64 | Jun 4, 2012 | 502 | Jun 5, 2014 | 566 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity Fund volatility is 4.71%, 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.