Ashmore Emerging Markets Active Equity Fund (EMQIX)
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. It observes a policy to normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings made for investment purposes) in equity securities of Emerging Market Issuers. The fund's investments in derivatives and other synthetic instruments that have economic characteristics similar to these instruments will be counted toward the fund's 80% investment policy.
Fund Info
US0448205957
Oct 31, 2016
$1,000,000
Large-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
EMQIX has a high expense ratio of 1.02%, 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 Active 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 Active Equity Fund had a return of 5.94% year-to-date (YTD) and 19.13% in the last 12 months.
EMQIX
5.94%
4.06%
8.88%
19.13%
-4.85%
N/A
^GSPC (Benchmark)
3.96%
1.97%
9.03%
22.16%
12.60%
11.26%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of EMQIX, 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 | 3.61% | 5.94% | |||||||||||
| 2024 | -6.38% | 4.44% | 3.97% | -1.50% | 2.08% | 2.64% | -0.53% | 5.34% | 6.74% | -1.55% | -2.78% | -1.94% | 10.12% |
| 2023 | 9.03% | -6.44% | 3.30% | -3.27% | -2.82% | 5.37% | 5.82% | -5.89% | -3.14% | -5.49% | 7.19% | 3.07% | 5.12% |
| 2022 | -0.65% | -6.39% | -1.91% | -8.16% | 0.90% | -5.37% | -1.49% | -1.23% | -10.79% | -3.75% | 16.40% | -2.52% | -24.17% |
| 2021 | 3.26% | 1.69% | -0.92% | 1.46% | 0.22% | -0.04% | -6.04% | 0.77% | -5.18% | 1.77% | -4.04% | -22.39% | -28.04% |
| 2020 | -5.48% | -4.42% | -17.34% | 7.92% | 0.97% | 6.89% | 9.82% | -0.09% | -0.47% | 2.67% | 9.86% | 7.87% | 15.57% |
| 2019 | 10.36% | -0.48% | 3.21% | 2.45% | -7.18% | 7.26% | -2.51% | -5.34% | 3.92% | 2.54% | 0.38% | 9.09% | 24.50% |
| 2018 | 9.82% | -4.93% | -0.32% | -2.00% | -1.96% | -3.81% | 3.64% | -3.68% | 0.31% | -7.69% | 3.60% | -14.44% | -21.20% |
| 2017 | 4.83% | 1.10% | 2.67% | 3.37% | 1.49% | 2.85% | 6.43% | 3.78% | 0.11% | 3.32% | -0.00% | -5.15% | 27.25% |
| 2016 | -5.20% | 0.61% | -4.63% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of EMQIX is 56, 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 Active Equity Fund (EMQIX) 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 Active Equity Fund provided a 2.36% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.19 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.19 | $0.19 | $0.13 | $0.07 | $0.25 | $0.10 | $0.15 | $0.13 | $0.12 | $0.01 |
Dividend yield | 2.36% | 2.50% | 1.73% | 0.96% | 2.68% | 0.73% | 1.31% | 1.36% | 1.02% | 0.08% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Ashmore Emerging Markets Active 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 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.19 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.13 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.07 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.25 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.10 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.15 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.12 |
| 2016 | $0.01 | $0.01 |
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 Active 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 Active Equity Fund was 57.15%, occurring on Oct 31, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current Ashmore Emerging Markets Active Equity Fund drawdown is 40.38%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -57.15% | Feb 18, 2021 | 430 | Oct 31, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -41.72% | Jan 29, 2018 | 541 | Mar 23, 2020 | 196 | Dec 30, 2020 | 737 |
| -10.17% | Nov 22, 2017 | 23 | Dec 26, 2017 | 17 | Jan 22, 2018 | 40 |
| -8.28% | Nov 9, 2016 | 4 | Nov 14, 2016 | 48 | Jan 25, 2017 | 52 |
| -6.53% | Jan 22, 2021 | 6 | Jan 29, 2021 | 9 | Feb 11, 2021 | 15 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Ashmore Emerging Markets Active Equity Fund volatility is 4.06%, 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.