Ashmore Emerging Markets Small Cap Equity Fund (ESCIX)
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities and equity-related investments of Small-Capitalization Emerging Market Issuers, which may be denominated in any currency, including the local currency of the issuer. The subadviser currently defines a small-capitalization issuer as any issuer included in the MSCI Emerging Market Small Cap Index at the time of purchase, as well as any issuer with a market capitalization that is in the lowest 15% of the market capitalization range of issuers included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Investible Market Index (IMI) at the time of purchase.
Fund Info
US0448201162
044820116
Oct 3, 2011
$1,000,000
Mid-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
ESCIX has a high expense ratio of 1.52%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Ashmore Emerging Markets Small Cap Equity Fund (ESCIX) returned 6.66% year-to-date (YTD) and 4.26% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, ESCIX returned 5.39% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
ESCIX
6.66%
7.64%
8.00%
4.26%
8.11%
12.26%
5.39%
^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 ESCIX, 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 | 0.28% | -1.51% | -1.50% | 1.86% | 7.64% | 6.66% | |||||||
| 2024 | -4.54% | 4.27% | 1.69% | 1.61% | 3.05% | 1.70% | -1.56% | 3.07% | 2.13% | -5.36% | -3.25% | 1.25% | 3.55% |
| 2023 | 8.79% | -4.58% | 2.93% | -2.07% | 1.85% | 5.97% | 2.94% | -6.91% | -2.62% | -5.58% | 15.02% | 4.53% | 19.64% |
| 2022 | -8.42% | -5.96% | 0.00% | -8.20% | 0.53% | -8.74% | 2.03% | -0.07% | -8.04% | 1.24% | 10.01% | 0.35% | -24.00% |
| 2021 | 1.51% | 7.51% | -0.32% | 2.14% | 0.63% | 3.59% | 1.06% | -0.45% | -4.15% | 3.28% | -5.50% | 2.67% | 11.93% |
| 2020 | -1.67% | -5.86% | -23.08% | 14.30% | 11.08% | 11.17% | 9.80% | 3.18% | 2.35% | 1.65% | 10.57% | 9.50% | 43.41% |
| 2019 | 5.09% | 4.02% | 1.23% | 1.91% | -5.28% | 4.65% | -1.98% | -4.74% | -0.05% | 4.98% | 0.26% | 4.90% | 15.20% |
| 2018 | 5.54% | 0.14% | 2.20% | -3.60% | -0.50% | -6.43% | 0.08% | -3.93% | -2.80% | -14.64% | 7.27% | -5.96% | -22.01% |
| 2017 | 5.58% | 4.57% | 3.43% | 0.83% | 0.25% | 1.33% | 4.06% | 0.55% | 0.71% | 1.85% | 0.68% | 2.00% | 28.90% |
| 2016 | -5.29% | -0.21% | 8.29% | -0.50% | -1.80% | 3.77% | 3.54% | 1.80% | 1.03% | 1.20% | -3.02% | 0.80% | 9.33% |
| 2015 | 0.29% | 3.83% | 0.37% | 11.02% | -0.16% | -4.31% | -9.96% | -12.50% | 3.27% | 7.29% | 1.40% | -1.93% | -3.77% |
| 2014 | -5.03% | 3.21% | -0.08% | -2.10% | 4.13% | 2.81% | -1.77% | 3.03% | -7.39% | -0.26% | -2.84% | -4.19% | -10.68% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of ESCIX is 19, meaning it’s performing worse than 81% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is 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 Small Cap Equity Fund (ESCIX) 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
Ashmore Emerging Markets Small Cap Equity Fund provided a 0.53% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.10 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.17 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.25 | $0.17 | $0.19 | $0.41 |
Dividend yield | 0.53% | 0.00% | 0.56% | 1.16% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.10% | 0.11% | 1.90% | 1.64% | 1.96% | 3.95% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Ashmore Emerging Markets Small Cap 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 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | |||||||
| 2024 | $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 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.10 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 |
| 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.25 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.17 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.19 |
| 2014 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.40 | $0.41 |
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 Ashmore Emerging Markets Small Cap 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 Small Cap Equity Fund was 49.12%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 159 trading sessions.
The current Ashmore Emerging Markets Small Cap Equity Fund drawdown is 5.52%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -49.12% | Mar 12, 2018 | 512 | Mar 23, 2020 | 159 | Nov 5, 2020 | 671 |
| -36.22% | Sep 7, 2021 | 280 | Oct 14, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -31.37% | May 26, 2015 | 64 | Aug 24, 2015 | 392 | Mar 15, 2017 | 456 |
| -18.07% | Mar 14, 2012 | 92 | Jul 25, 2012 | 115 | Jan 10, 2013 | 207 |
| -18.01% | Sep 8, 2014 | 71 | Dec 16, 2014 | 105 | May 19, 2015 | 176 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
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