Ashmore Emerging Markets Investment Grade Income Fund (IGIEX)
The fund aims to invest in debt instruments of Emerging Market Countries and EM Supra-Nationals, primarily in Hard Currencies, with a focus on Sovereigns and Quasi-Sovereigns. It maintains a minimum of 80% investment in bonds and debt instruments of these issuers.
Fund Info
Sep 16, 2020
$1,000,000
Expense Ratio
IGIEX has an expense ratio of 0.72%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Ashmore Emerging Markets Investment Grade Income Fund (IGIEX) returned 2.79% year-to-date (YTD) and 7.47% over the past 12 months.
IGIEX
2.79%
1.00%
1.33%
7.47%
5.80%
N/A
N/A
^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 IGIEX, 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 | 1.78% | 1.83% | -0.98% | -1.30% | 1.49% | 2.79% | |||||||
| 2024 | -0.75% | 1.51% | 2.94% | -1.82% | 1.52% | 0.30% | 1.96% | 2.33% | 2.06% | -1.86% | 0.81% | -1.42% | 7.67% |
| 2023 | 3.18% | -1.96% | 0.50% | 0.96% | -0.02% | 0.65% | 0.46% | -2.34% | -3.65% | -1.39% | 7.40% | 5.58% | 9.17% |
| 2022 | -2.72% | -5.08% | -2.13% | -3.45% | -0.74% | -3.64% | 1.35% | 0.20% | -5.46% | -1.31% | 5.77% | 1.50% | -15.12% |
| 2021 | -0.45% | -1.68% | -1.28% | 1.11% | 0.81% | 1.00% | 0.18% | 0.95% | -1.00% | -1.12% | -1.07% | 0.96% | -1.64% |
| 2020 | -1.89% | 0.70% | 3.75% | 1.84% | 4.38% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 79, IGIEX is among the top 21% 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 Investment Grade Income Fund (IGIEX) 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 Investment Grade Income Fund provided a 5.90% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.49 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 4 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.49 | $0.61 | $0.42 | $0.39 | $0.34 | $0.09 |
Dividend yield | 5.90% | 7.38% | 5.07% | 4.84% | 3.46% | 0.83% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Ashmore Emerging Markets Investment Grade Income 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 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.21 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.09 | $0.08 | $0.08 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.61 |
| 2023 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.42 |
| 2022 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.09 | $0.39 |
| 2021 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.34 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.09 |
Drawdowns
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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 Investment Grade Income 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 Investment Grade Income Fund was 24.04%, occurring on Oct 21, 2022. Recovery took 487 trading sessions.
The current Ashmore Emerging Markets Investment Grade Income Fund drawdown is 0.81%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -24.04% | Sep 16, 2021 | 278 | Oct 21, 2022 | 487 | Oct 1, 2024 | 765 |
| -5.5% | Mar 4, 2025 | 29 | Apr 11, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -4.06% | Jan 5, 2021 | 44 | Mar 9, 2021 | 117 | Aug 24, 2021 | 161 |
| -3.88% | Oct 2, 2024 | 70 | Jan 13, 2025 | 27 | Feb 21, 2025 | 97 |
| -1.99% | Sep 21, 2020 | 5 | Sep 25, 2020 | 29 | Nov 5, 2020 | 34 |
Volatility
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