DWS Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund (SCEMX)
The investment seeks to provide high current income and, secondarily, long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in high yield bonds and other debt securities issued by governments and corporations in emerging market countries or the return on which is derived primarily from emerging markets. It invests at least 50% of total assets in U.S. dollar-denominated securities.
Fund Info
US25156A7265
Dec 30, 1993
$2,500
Expense Ratio
SCEMX has an expense ratio of 0.88%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
DWS Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund (SCEMX) returned 3.32% year-to-date (YTD) and 10.15% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, SCEMX returned 2.27% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
SCEMX
3.32%
1.52%
2.87%
10.15%
7.59%
2.93%
2.27%
^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 SCEMX, 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 | 1.79% | 0.81% | -0.68% | -0.41% | 1.80% | 3.32% | |||||||
| 2024 | -0.43% | 1.43% | 2.85% | -0.98% | 1.55% | 0.41% | 1.83% | 2.07% | 1.90% | -0.40% | 0.81% | -0.56% | 10.90% |
| 2023 | 3.57% | -2.44% | -1.45% | -0.91% | 0.31% | 3.52% | 2.10% | -2.06% | -1.36% | 0.15% | 4.94% | 4.61% | 11.11% |
| 2022 | -1.80% | -9.38% | -2.11% | -3.67% | -2.04% | -8.35% | -0.46% | 2.47% | -6.42% | -0.66% | 11.22% | 1.49% | -19.36% |
| 2021 | 0.11% | -0.21% | -1.70% | 2.61% | 1.59% | 0.16% | -0.21% | 1.37% | -1.68% | -1.07% | -2.93% | 0.72% | -1.37% |
| 2020 | 1.27% | -1.88% | -17.39% | 3.39% | 8.07% | 5.15% | 1.68% | 1.98% | -2.39% | -0.11% | 4.94% | 2.26% | 4.64% |
| 2019 | 4.99% | 1.44% | -0.06% | 0.55% | -0.55% | 3.53% | 1.51% | -1.91% | 0.59% | 0.98% | 0.11% | 2.81% | 14.69% |
| 2018 | 0.42% | -2.18% | 0.01% | -1.40% | -1.74% | -1.55% | 2.16% | -3.56% | 3.39% | -1.80% | -1.26% | 1.22% | -6.32% |
| 2017 | 1.31% | 1.73% | 0.53% | 1.60% | 0.52% | 0.00% | 0.84% | 1.57% | 0.15% | -0.00% | 0.21% | 0.31% | 9.12% |
| 2016 | -0.23% | 1.60% | 2.99% | 1.88% | -0.76% | 2.26% | 2.06% | 1.70% | 0.31% | -0.53% | -3.18% | 1.10% | 9.43% |
| 2015 | -1.52% | 1.75% | 0.02% | 1.54% | -0.10% | -2.11% | -1.25% | -3.07% | -1.30% | 2.24% | -0.33% | -2.53% | -6.61% |
| 2014 | -0.96% | 1.94% | 0.54% | 0.76% | 2.65% | 0.70% | -0.37% | 0.56% | -2.45% | 1.34% | -1.88% | -4.43% | -1.81% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 89, SCEMX is among the top 11% 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 DWS Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund (SCEMX) 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
DWS Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund provided a 6.92% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.51 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 7 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.51 | $0.48 | $0.44 | $0.44 | $0.43 | $0.42 | $0.39 | $0.37 | $0.37 | $0.45 | $0.45 | $0.41 |
Dividend yield | 6.92% | 6.60% | 6.29% | 6.54% | 4.83% | 4.43% | 4.10% | 4.27% | 3.81% | 4.93% | 5.11% | 4.16% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for DWS Emerging Markets Fixed 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.48 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.44 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.44 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.43 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.42 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.39 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.37 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.37 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.45 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.45 |
| 2014 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.41 |
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 DWS Emerging Markets Fixed 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 DWS Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund was 52.83%, occurring on Sep 10, 1998. Recovery took 1093 trading sessions.
The current DWS Emerging Markets Fixed Income Fund drawdown is 2.58%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -52.83% | Oct 8, 1997 | 242 | Sep 10, 1998 | 1093 | Jan 6, 2003 | 1335 |
| -35.2% | Nov 1, 2007 | 248 | Oct 27, 2008 | 341 | Mar 8, 2010 | 589 |
| -34% | Sep 16, 2021 | 278 | Oct 21, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -31.77% | Feb 14, 1994 | 278 | Mar 8, 1995 | 242 | Feb 9, 1996 | 520 |
| -22.42% | Feb 24, 2020 | 21 | Mar 23, 2020 | 173 | Nov 25, 2020 | 194 |
Volatility
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