Russell Investments Emerging Markets Fund (REMSX)

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The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Russell Investments Emerging Markets Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.

Russell Investments Emerging Markets Fund (REMSX) has returned 0.91% so far this year and 30.21% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, REMSX has returned 6.95% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 3, 1994, REMSX's average daily return is +0.03%, while the average monthly return is +0.57%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 10.2 years.

Historically, 56% of months were positive and 44% were negative. The best month was May 2009 with a return of +19.2%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -28.1%. The longest winning streak lasted 12 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, REMSX closed higher 52% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +12.3%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -11.4%.

Russell Investments Emerging Markets Fund has an annualized alpha of -0.54%, beta of 0.70, and R² of 0.47 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 04, 1994.

• This fund participated in 109.77% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 93.07% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• R² of 0.47 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior — treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

REMSX has a high expense ratio of 1.19%, indicating above-average management fees.

REMSX ranks 83 for risk / return — in the top 83% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Russell Investments Emerging Markets Fund (REMSX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

Russell Investments Emerging Markets Fund provided a 1.95% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.41 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Russell Investments Emerging Markets Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

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.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Russell Investments Emerging Markets 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 Russell Investments Emerging Markets Fund was 66.80%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 1449 trading sessions.

The current Russell Investments Emerging Markets Fund drawdown is 13.87%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.