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
US0448206948
044820694
Jun 23, 2014
$1,000,000
Expense Ratio
ESFIX has an expense ratio of 0.65%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Ashmore Emerging Markets Short Duration Fund (ESFIX) returned 3.32% year-to-date (YTD) and 10.93% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, ESFIX returned 1.18% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
ESFIX
3.32%
0.46%
3.51%
10.93%
5.66%
0.49%
1.18%
^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 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.42% | 0.62% | 2.07% | -2.23% | 0.46% | 3.32% | |||||||
| 2024 | 2.95% | -0.81% | 1.39% | -1.00% | 0.04% | -0.04% | 6.55% | 0.92% | 0.32% | 0.17% | -0.56% | 0.19% | 10.34% |
| 2023 | 7.46% | -2.13% | -1.56% | -1.10% | -1.86% | 0.28% | 0.02% | 2.28% | 0.04% | 10.34% | -0.38% | 0.15% | 13.56% |
| 2022 | -1.48% | -4.13% | -3.49% | 0.12% | -3.05% | -8.89% | -0.79% | 1.42% | -4.81% | -3.23% | 4.39% | 3.37% | -19.37% |
| 2021 | -0.74% | 0.92% | -0.90% | 2.15% | 1.10% | -1.17% | -4.15% | 1.26% | -2.95% | -5.80% | -3.48% | -5.06% | -17.61% |
| 2020 | -0.74% | -6.87% | -25.09% | -0.11% | 12.94% | 5.80% | 5.34% | 2.67% | -2.07% | -0.67% | 3.92% | 3.02% | -6.90% |
| 2019 | 2.98% | 0.66% | 0.31% | 0.32% | 0.44% | 1.76% | -0.09% | -7.96% | 2.12% | -1.31% | -2.42% | 5.43% | 1.65% |
| 2018 | 0.60% | -0.81% | -0.09% | -0.72% | -0.89% | -0.75% | 1.97% | -1.29% | 1.14% | -0.06% | 0.33% | 0.45% | -0.16% |
| 2017 | 2.50% | 1.59% | -0.75% | 1.84% | 0.39% | -0.39% | 0.34% | 1.90% | 1.92% | 1.01% | 0.09% | 0.78% | 11.76% |
| 2016 | -3.37% | 3.65% | 4.68% | 3.84% | 1.84% | 2.22% | 3.09% | 0.93% | 2.24% | 1.02% | -0.40% | 2.05% | 23.77% |
| 2015 | 0.56% | 2.52% | 1.77% | 3.39% | 0.76% | -0.86% | 0.54% | -1.59% | -0.46% | 3.44% | 0.94% | -2.21% | 8.97% |
| 2014 | -0.70% | -0.30% | -0.71% | 0.71% | -1.06% | -5.42% | -7.36% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 80, ESFIX is among the top 20% of 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 Short Duration Fund (ESFIX) 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 Short Duration Fund provided a 3.89% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.19 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.19 | $0.31 | $0.38 | $0.44 | $0.56 | $0.42 | $0.77 | $0.63 | $1.01 | $1.17 | $0.72 | $0.16 |
Dividend yield | 3.89% | 6.49% | 8.21% | 9.91% | 9.36% | 5.38% | 8.60% | 6.58% | 9.89% | 11.63% | 7.85% | 1.78% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.07 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.31 |
| 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 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.11 | $0.44 |
| 2021 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $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 | $0.42 |
| 2019 | $0.09 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.07 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.08 | $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 | $0.07 | $0.63 |
| 2017 | $0.08 | $0.07 | $0.06 | $0.07 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.07 | $0.06 | $0.08 | $0.06 | $0.07 | $0.26 | $1.01 |
| 2016 | $0.09 | $0.07 | $0.08 | $0.10 | $0.09 | $0.08 | $0.10 | $0.08 | $0.10 | $0.08 | $0.07 | $0.23 | $1.17 |
| 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 | $0.07 | $0.16 |
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 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 45.99%, occurring on Oct 20, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current Ashmore Emerging Markets Short Duration Fund drawdown is 23.67%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -45.99% | 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 | 140 | Jan 9, 2019 | 239 |
| -3.48% | May 27, 2015 | 64 | Aug 25, 2015 | 44 | Oct 27, 2015 | 108 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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