EP Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund (EPASX)

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The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in EP Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.

EP Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund (EPASX) has returned 0.17% so far this year and 21.44% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, EPASX has returned 5.44% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% 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 +0.47%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 12.3 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 -1.81%, beta of 0.59, and R² of 0.44 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since December 09, 2010.

• This fund participated in 93.10% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 64.99% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.59 may look defensive, but with R² of 0.44 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 0.44 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 79 for risk / return — better than 79% of mutual funds on our site. You're getting solid returns for the risk taken. A good sign, especially for investors who want growth without excessive volatility.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for EP Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund (EPASX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

EP Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund provided a 1.95% 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 9.93%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.