EP Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund (EPASX)

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EP Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund (EPASX) is up 3.7% since the beginning of the year. EPASX is currently trading at $12 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of EPASX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $984.

EP Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund (EPASX) has returned 3.67% so far this year and 17.91% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, EPASX has returned 5.55% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.88% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Dec 8, 2010, EPASX's average daily return is +0.02%, while the average monthly return is +0.48%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 12.1 years.

Historically, 56% of months were positive and 44% were negative. The best month was Apr 2020 with a return of +13.6%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -22.1%. The longest winning streak lasted 12 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, EPASX closed higher 51% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 24, 2020 with a return of +5.9%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -10.1%.

EP Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund has an annualized alpha of -2.25%, beta of 0.59, and R2 of 0.45 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since December 08, 2010.

• This fund participated in 93.52% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 62.85% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.59 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.45 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.45 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior - treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

EPASX has a high expense ratio of 1.75%, indicating above-average management fees.

EPASX ranks 21 for risk / return — below 21% of mutual funds on our site. The returns aren't fully compensating for the risk involved. This isn't necessarily a dealbreaker, but factor it into your decision — especially if you're risk-averse.

EP Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund provided a 1.88% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.23 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for EP Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

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.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the EP Emerging Markets Small Companies 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 EP Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund was 41.54%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 166 trading sessions.

The current EP Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund drawdown is 6.78%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.