Ashmore Emerging Markets Short Duration Fund (ESFIX)
The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in short-term debt instruments of, and derivative instruments related to, Sovereign, Quasi-Sovereign and corporate issuers of Emerging Market Countries denominated exclusively in Hard Currencies (i.e., the U.S. dollar or any currency of a nation in the G-7). It normally seeks to maintain a weighted average portfolio duration of between 1 and 3 years. The fund has no restrictions on individual security duration. It is non-diversified.
Fund Info
ISIN | US0448206948 |
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CUSIP | 044820694 |
Issuer | Ashmore |
Inception Date | Jun 23, 2014 |
Category | Emerging Markets Bonds |
Min. Investment | $1,000,000 |
Asset Class | Bond |
Expense Ratio
ESFIX features an expense ratio of 0.65%, falling within the medium range.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Ashmore Emerging Markets Short Duration 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 Short Duration Fund had a return of 8.84% year-to-date (YTD) and 19.31% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Ashmore Emerging Markets Short Duration Fund had an annualized return of 0.78%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 10.88%, indicating that Ashmore Emerging Markets Short Duration Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
Period | Return | Benchmark |
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Year-To-Date | 8.84% | 18.10% |
1 month | -0.96% | 1.42% |
6 months | 4.97% | 9.39% |
1 year | 19.31% | 26.58% |
5 years (annualized) | -4.97% | 13.42% |
10 years (annualized) | 0.78% | 10.88% |
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of ESFIX, 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 | |
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2024 | 2.95% | -0.81% | 1.39% | -1.00% | 0.04% | -0.05% | 6.55% | 0.93% | 8.84% | ||||
2023 | 7.47% | -2.13% | -1.56% | -1.11% | -1.86% | 0.29% | 0.03% | 2.29% | 0.03% | 10.34% | -0.38% | 0.15% | 13.56% |
2022 | -1.49% | -4.14% | -3.49% | 0.12% | -3.05% | -8.89% | -0.78% | 1.41% | -4.81% | -3.24% | 4.40% | 3.37% | -19.39% |
2021 | -0.73% | 0.92% | -0.90% | 2.15% | 1.09% | -1.16% | -4.15% | 1.26% | -2.95% | -5.79% | -3.49% | -5.06% | -17.60% |
2020 | -0.68% | -6.87% | -25.09% | -0.10% | 12.94% | 5.80% | 5.34% | 2.67% | -2.07% | -0.67% | 3.91% | 3.02% | -6.84% |
2019 | 2.98% | 0.66% | 0.31% | 0.32% | 0.44% | 1.76% | -0.09% | -7.96% | 2.12% | -1.31% | -2.43% | 5.42% | 1.64% |
2018 | 0.60% | -0.82% | -0.09% | -0.72% | -0.89% | -0.75% | 1.97% | -1.29% | 1.14% | -0.06% | 0.33% | 0.03% | -0.58% |
2017 | 2.50% | 1.59% | -0.75% | 1.84% | 0.39% | -0.38% | 0.34% | 1.90% | 1.92% | 1.01% | 0.09% | 0.37% | 11.31% |
2016 | -3.37% | 3.65% | 4.67% | 3.84% | 1.84% | 2.22% | 3.09% | 0.93% | 2.24% | 1.02% | -0.40% | 1.39% | 22.96% |
2015 | 0.56% | 2.52% | 1.77% | 3.39% | 0.76% | -0.86% | 0.54% | -1.58% | -0.46% | 3.44% | 0.94% | -2.21% | 8.98% |
2014 | -0.70% | -0.30% | -0.71% | 0.71% | -1.06% | -5.57% | -7.51% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of ESFIX is 71, suggesting that the investment has average results relative to other mutual funds in terms of risk-adjusted performance. This ranking is determined by the cumulative values of the indicators listed below.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Ashmore Emerging Markets Short Duration Fund (ESFIX) 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 Short Duration Fund granted a 7.86% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $0.37 per share.
Period | TTM | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
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Dividend | $0.37 | $0.38 | $0.43 | $0.56 | $0.43 | $0.77 | $0.59 | $0.96 | $1.10 | $0.72 | $0.15 |
Dividend yield | 7.86% | 8.22% | 9.88% | 9.37% | 5.44% | 8.60% | 6.15% | 9.49% | 10.98% | 7.85% | 1.62% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Ashmore Emerging Markets Short Duration 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 | |
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2024 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.23 | |||
2023 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.08 | $0.38 |
2022 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.10 | $0.43 |
2021 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.05 | $0.12 | $0.56 |
2020 | $0.10 | $0.08 | $0.03 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.43 |
2019 | $0.09 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.07 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.07 | $0.09 | $0.77 |
2018 | $0.06 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.07 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.08 | $0.03 | $0.59 |
2017 | $0.08 | $0.07 | $0.06 | $0.07 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.07 | $0.06 | $0.08 | $0.06 | $0.07 | $0.22 | $0.96 |
2016 | $0.09 | $0.07 | $0.08 | $0.10 | $0.09 | $0.08 | $0.10 | $0.08 | $0.10 | $0.08 | $0.07 | $0.16 | $1.10 |
2015 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.07 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.07 | $0.06 | $0.07 | $0.72 |
2014 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.15 |
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 Short Duration 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 Short Duration Fund was 45.96%, occurring on Oct 20, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current Ashmore Emerging Markets Short Duration Fund drawdown is 27.10%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
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-45.96% | Jul 30, 2019 | 815 | Oct 20, 2022 | — | — | — |
-9.84% | Jul 10, 2014 | 112 | Dec 16, 2014 | 91 | Apr 29, 2015 | 203 |
-7.63% | Nov 30, 2015 | 35 | Jan 20, 2016 | 36 | Mar 11, 2016 | 71 |
-4.29% | Jan 29, 2018 | 99 | Jun 19, 2018 | 149 | Jan 23, 2019 | 248 |
-3.48% | May 27, 2015 | 64 | Aug 25, 2015 | 44 | Oct 27, 2015 | 108 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Ashmore Emerging Markets Short Duration Fund volatility is 0.80%, 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.