SA Emerging Markets Value Fund (SAEMX)
The fund is designed to purchase a broad and diverse group of equity securities of companies in emerging markets, which may include frontier markets. The advisor intends to purchase securities of companies with small, medium and large market capitalizations in their respective markets that the Sub-Adviser considers to be "value" stocks at the time of investment. It will invest at least 80% of its net assets in emerging markets investments that are approved market securities. The fund may lend its portfolio securities to generate additional income.
Fund Info
US78386T7752
Apr 1, 2007
$100,000
Large-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
SAEMX has a high expense ratio of 1.24%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
SA Emerging Markets Value Fund (SAEMX) returned 8.33% year-to-date (YTD) and 6.88% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, SAEMX returned 3.97% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
SAEMX
8.33%
5.89%
6.67%
6.88%
6.97%
11.64%
3.97%
^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 SAEMX, 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 | 0.40% | 0.60% | 1.09% | 0.20% | 5.89% | 8.33% | |||||||
| 2024 | -2.94% | 3.56% | 1.51% | 2.49% | 1.94% | 2.09% | -0.37% | 1.03% | 5.75% | -5.00% | -2.67% | -1.53% | 5.46% |
| 2023 | 6.43% | -4.34% | 1.55% | 1.42% | -1.51% | 4.48% | 6.48% | -5.40% | -0.41% | -4.58% | 6.99% | 4.74% | 15.72% |
| 2022 | 0.19% | -0.58% | 0.39% | -4.91% | 0.40% | -7.26% | -0.22% | 0.65% | -10.28% | -1.57% | 13.97% | -1.25% | -11.61% |
| 2021 | -0.00% | 5.58% | 1.96% | 4.03% | 2.95% | -0.09% | -4.39% | 3.10% | -2.37% | -0.47% | -3.65% | 3.97% | 10.52% |
| 2020 | -7.57% | -7.53% | -21.32% | 11.57% | 0.14% | 5.59% | 5.16% | 1.47% | -2.54% | 0.62% | 13.32% | 7.24% | 0.87% |
| 2019 | 6.60% | -0.30% | 0.10% | 0.81% | -5.35% | 5.01% | -4.16% | -5.61% | 2.58% | 3.61% | -0.32% | 5.76% | 8.05% |
| 2018 | 8.97% | -4.12% | -2.77% | 1.29% | -4.72% | -5.34% | 4.33% | -2.41% | 0.59% | -8.46% | 3.01% | -1.93% | -12.10% |
| 2017 | 5.57% | 4.47% | 2.42% | 0.43% | 1.82% | 0.21% | 5.44% | 2.08% | -2.43% | 3.69% | 0.19% | 3.93% | 31.24% |
| 2016 | -6.72% | 1.35% | 14.67% | 2.33% | -6.31% | 4.85% | 6.17% | 1.94% | 0.95% | 1.88% | -4.04% | 0.63% | 17.13% |
| 2015 | -1.10% | 3.01% | -3.24% | 9.61% | -4.49% | -3.41% | -8.18% | -9.15% | -3.71% | 6.88% | -4.50% | -2.57% | -20.38% |
| 2014 | -6.85% | 1.73% | 4.57% | 0.61% | 3.54% | 2.64% | 2.19% | 1.30% | -8.55% | -0.70% | -1.92% | -4.91% | -7.11% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of SAEMX is 24, meaning it’s performing worse than 76% of other 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 SA Emerging Markets Value Fund (SAEMX) 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
SA Emerging Markets Value Fund provided a 4.03% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.44 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 4 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.44 | $0.44 | $0.40 | $0.31 | $0.30 | $0.17 | $0.21 | $0.17 | $0.14 | $0.10 | $0.09 | $0.14 |
Dividend yield | 4.03% | 4.37% | 4.07% | 3.54% | 2.87% | 1.76% | 2.18% | 1.79% | 1.28% | 1.23% | 1.25% | 1.56% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for SA Emerging Markets Value 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 | $0.44 | $0.44 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.40 | $0.40 |
| 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 | $0.30 | $0.30 |
| 2020 | $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 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.21 |
| 2018 | $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 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.14 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.10 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.09 |
| 2014 | $0.14 | $0.14 |
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 SA Emerging Markets Value 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 SA Emerging Markets Value Fund was 65.03%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 471 trading sessions.
The current SA Emerging Markets Value Fund drawdown is 2.65%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -65.03% | Nov 1, 2007 | 266 | Nov 20, 2008 | 471 | Oct 6, 2010 | 737 |
| -50.94% | Apr 28, 2011 | 2239 | Mar 23, 2020 | 1036 | May 3, 2024 | 3275 |
| -18.46% | Jul 24, 2007 | 18 | Aug 16, 2007 | 33 | Oct 3, 2007 | 51 |
| -17.81% | Oct 3, 2024 | 129 | Apr 9, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -9.07% | Jul 15, 2024 | 16 | Aug 5, 2024 | 36 | Sep 25, 2024 | 52 |
Volatility
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