EP Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund (EPASX)
The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies that are tied economically to emerging market countries. The fund’s advisor considers emerging market countries to be those countries that are, at the time of investment, included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The fund’s investments in equity securities may include common stock, preferred stocks, convertible stock and warrants.
Fund Info
US4614185506
461418550
Nov 30, 2010
$2,500
Mid-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
EPASX has a high expense ratio of 1.75%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
EP Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund (EPASX) returned 8.81% year-to-date (YTD) and 8.49% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, EPASX returned 2.34% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
EPASX
8.81%
3.80%
6.52%
8.49%
2.69%
4.95%
2.34%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of EPASX, 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 | 1.26% | 0.31% | 1.86% | 1.32% | 3.80% | 8.81% | |||||||
| 2024 | -4.14% | 2.92% | 1.68% | -0.52% | 0.52% | -0.62% | 0.83% | 2.37% | 8.86% | -5.18% | -3.22% | -2.10% | 0.63% |
| 2023 | 9.21% | -4.02% | 1.36% | -2.89% | 0.85% | 3.06% | 2.15% | -6.11% | -2.34% | -3.60% | 6.91% | 3.52% | 7.15% |
| 2022 | -9.10% | -5.99% | 0.00% | -9.01% | -0.70% | -9.06% | 2.66% | 0.97% | -9.51% | -0.47% | 11.15% | -2.19% | -28.74% |
| 2021 | 3.22% | 1.49% | -1.14% | 5.07% | 2.70% | 2.32% | -0.12% | -1.66% | -1.25% | -0.95% | -1.02% | 0.92% | 9.75% |
| 2020 | 0.35% | -3.97% | -22.06% | 13.56% | 7.48% | 9.37% | 7.24% | 4.61% | -1.89% | -2.49% | 8.39% | 9.05% | 27.21% |
| 2019 | 4.66% | 1.45% | 1.53% | 1.03% | -4.19% | 4.08% | -2.05% | -1.91% | 2.72% | 3.78% | -1.00% | 4.10% | 14.66% |
| 2018 | 2.72% | -4.18% | 1.45% | -4.52% | -2.63% | -3.47% | 1.68% | -3.61% | -1.79% | -11.04% | 5.22% | -2.86% | -21.56% |
| 2017 | 4.34% | 3.45% | 4.44% | 2.62% | 0.72% | 1.19% | 2.74% | -0.23% | -0.76% | 4.77% | 2.57% | 4.29% | 34.41% |
| 2016 | -4.77% | -4.00% | 9.91% | -1.42% | 1.73% | 4.26% | 4.08% | 2.44% | -0.68% | 1.11% | -5.34% | -1.54% | 4.85% |
| 2015 | 6.20% | -0.23% | -2.50% | 1.36% | 0.00% | -3.55% | -3.44% | -9.41% | -1.22% | 2.08% | -1.76% | 0.40% | -12.13% |
| 2014 | -2.98% | 8.80% | 3.38% | 0.38% | 3.10% | -1.69% | -1.20% | 3.18% | -2.49% | -1.88% | -3.68% | -1.51% | 2.74% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of EPASX is 33, 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 EP Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund (EPASX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
EP Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund provided a 1.83% 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 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.19 | $0.19 | $0.12 | $0.05 | $2.79 | $0.08 | $0.02 | $1.10 | $0.59 | $0.16 | $0.14 | $0.28 |
Dividend yield | 1.83% | 2.00% | 1.20% | 0.50% | 21.67% | 0.54% | 0.13% | 11.18% | 4.20% | 1.50% | 1.30% | 2.35% |
Monthly Dividends
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.19 | $0.19 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.12 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.05 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.79 | $2.79 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.08 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.10 | $1.10 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.59 | $0.59 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.16 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.14 |
| 2014 | $0.28 | $0.28 |
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.
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Worst Drawdowns
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 41.62%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 166 trading sessions.
The current EP Emerging Markets Small Companies Fund drawdown is 21.99%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -41.62% | Jan 29, 2018 | 541 | Mar 23, 2020 | 166 | Nov 16, 2020 | 707 |
| -40.01% | Jul 23, 2021 | 317 | Oct 24, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -32.02% | May 21, 2013 | 673 | Jan 21, 2016 | 463 | Nov 20, 2017 | 1136 |
| -27.9% | Apr 29, 2011 | 109 | Oct 3, 2011 | 253 | Oct 4, 2012 | 362 |
| -10.46% | Feb 18, 2021 | 14 | Mar 9, 2021 | 65 | Jun 10, 2021 | 79 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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