Russell Investments Emerging Markets Fund (REMSX)
The fund has a non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in emerging market companies. The fund principally invests in equity securities, including common stocks and preferred stocks, of companies economically tied to emerging market countries and in depositary receipts.
Fund Info
US7824937467
Jan 28, 1993
$0
Large-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
REMSX has a high expense ratio of 1.19%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Russell Investments Emerging Markets Fund (REMSX) returned 10.17% year-to-date (YTD) and 10.59% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, REMSX returned 2.91% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
REMSX
10.17%
5.79%
8.85%
10.59%
5.01%
6.71%
2.91%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.52%
6.32%
-1.44%
12.25%
12.45%
14.20%
10.84%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of REMSX, 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 | 2.45% | 0.00% | 1.35% | 0.91% | 5.15% | 10.17% | |||||||
| 2024 | -3.91% | 5.44% | 2.88% | -0.44% | 2.23% | 2.43% | -0.30% | 1.65% | 5.53% | -4.10% | -2.08% | -0.90% | 8.16% |
| 2023 | 9.59% | -6.96% | 3.02% | -1.07% | -2.43% | 4.63% | 5.21% | -6.21% | -3.01% | -3.52% | 6.86% | 3.51% | 8.37% |
| 2022 | -0.37% | -5.01% | -2.19% | -6.42% | 1.35% | -7.79% | -1.25% | -0.60% | -11.42% | -2.34% | 15.82% | -2.79% | -22.60% |
| 2021 | 2.25% | 2.15% | -0.63% | 2.62% | 1.80% | 1.08% | -5.60% | 1.31% | -3.39% | 1.66% | -4.55% | 2.52% | 0.75% |
| 2020 | -6.19% | -4.90% | -18.62% | 8.66% | 1.36% | 6.78% | 8.38% | 1.11% | -1.42% | 1.33% | 9.63% | 7.22% | 9.85% |
| 2019 | 9.26% | -0.05% | 0.98% | 1.45% | -6.53% | 6.70% | -2.02% | -5.32% | 2.98% | 3.73% | 0.38% | 7.32% | 19.11% |
| 2018 | 8.42% | -4.45% | -0.55% | -1.79% | -3.69% | -5.00% | 2.76% | -3.28% | -0.67% | -8.38% | 3.28% | -3.72% | -16.74% |
| 2017 | 6.84% | 2.79% | 3.11% | 2.01% | 2.30% | 1.07% | 5.73% | 2.26% | -0.59% | 2.86% | -0.53% | 3.12% | 35.45% |
| 2016 | -6.36% | -0.22% | 11.66% | 0.47% | -2.80% | 4.04% | 5.01% | 2.57% | 1.65% | 0.06% | -3.73% | -0.31% | 11.45% |
| 2015 | 0.41% | 2.70% | -2.17% | 7.83% | -3.30% | -2.75% | -6.97% | -9.41% | -2.53% | 6.59% | -3.29% | -2.46% | -15.51% |
| 2014 | -6.56% | 3.45% | 2.76% | 0.84% | 4.39% | 2.77% | 1.09% | 2.41% | -7.50% | 0.70% | -0.54% | -5.46% | -2.57% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of REMSX is 40, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Russell Investments Emerging Markets Fund (REMSX) 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
Russell Investments Emerging Markets Fund provided a 2.34% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.41 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.41 | $0.41 | $0.37 | $0.31 | $2.65 | $0.13 | $0.49 | $0.77 | $0.23 | $0.17 | $0.02 | $0.53 |
Dividend yield | 2.34% | 2.58% | 2.42% | 2.17% | 14.04% | 0.59% | 2.51% | 4.57% | 1.10% | 1.08% | 0.13% | 3.13% |
Monthly Dividends
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.41 | $0.41 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.37 | $0.37 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.31 | $0.31 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.65 | $2.65 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.13 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.49 | $0.49 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.77 | $0.77 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.23 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.17 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| 2014 | $0.53 | $0.53 |
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 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 65.05%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 532 trading sessions.
The current Russell Investments Emerging Markets Fund drawdown is 9.70%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -65.05% | May 20, 2008 | 129 | Nov 20, 2008 | 532 | Jan 3, 2011 | 661 |
| -53.34% | Oct 6, 1997 | 1014 | Sep 21, 2001 | 791 | Nov 12, 2004 | 1805 |
| -40.35% | Jan 29, 2018 | 539 | Mar 19, 2020 | 201 | Jan 5, 2021 | 740 |
| -37.94% | Feb 17, 2021 | 426 | Oct 24, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -36% | Sep 4, 2014 | 348 | Jan 21, 2016 | 372 | Jul 13, 2017 | 720 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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