USAA Emerging Markets Fund (USEMX)
The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of emerging market companies. The "equity securities" in which the fund principally invests are common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into common stocks, and securities that carry the right to buy common stocks.
Fund Info
US9032878038
903287803
Nov 6, 1994
$3,000
Large-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
USEMX has a high expense ratio of 1.47%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
USAA Emerging Markets Fund (USEMX) returned 9.60% year-to-date (YTD) and 7.74% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, USEMX returned 4.21% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
USEMX
9.60%
5.16%
9.09%
7.74%
5.60%
8.20%
4.21%
^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 USEMX, 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 | 2.39% | 0.00% | 1.26% | 0.53% | 5.16% | 9.60% | |||||||
| 2024 | -2.69% | 5.00% | 2.73% | -0.43% | 1.55% | 3.39% | -1.02% | 0.56% | 3.62% | -4.21% | -2.57% | -0.47% | 5.13% |
| 2023 | 9.47% | -5.96% | 3.25% | -0.71% | -0.60% | 5.45% | 5.33% | -5.16% | -2.14% | -4.17% | 8.08% | 3.62% | 16.07% |
| 2022 | 0.23% | -4.02% | -1.84% | -5.95% | 1.99% | -9.50% | 0.39% | -0.83% | -10.54% | -0.68% | 13.68% | -3.23% | -20.24% |
| 2021 | 2.44% | 2.52% | -0.76% | 2.13% | 2.25% | 0.53% | -5.48% | 1.12% | -4.63% | 0.94% | -5.25% | 3.57% | -1.22% |
| 2020 | -5.23% | -3.74% | -19.46% | 9.29% | 3.32% | 7.36% | 8.29% | 1.92% | -1.20% | 1.74% | 8.88% | 8.50% | 16.74% |
| 2019 | 11.25% | 0.51% | 0.51% | 1.90% | -5.93% | 6.18% | -2.97% | -3.79% | 1.88% | 3.93% | 0.39% | 8.27% | 22.90% |
| 2018 | 6.10% | -3.93% | -1.80% | -2.68% | -4.02% | -4.19% | 2.33% | -4.33% | -1.30% | -7.57% | 3.97% | -3.88% | -20.05% |
| 2017 | 5.75% | 2.00% | 3.92% | 2.83% | 0.86% | 0.51% | 5.99% | 2.56% | 0.31% | 1.61% | -0.05% | 3.21% | 33.55% |
| 2016 | -4.92% | -1.31% | 12.06% | 2.52% | -3.00% | 4.36% | 3.97% | 2.33% | 1.71% | -0.12% | -4.92% | 0.10% | 12.24% |
| 2015 | -1.06% | 1.64% | -2.05% | 7.31% | -2.55% | -1.82% | -5.88% | -9.14% | -3.11% | 7.54% | -1.74% | -3.01% | -14.11% |
| 2014 | -7.56% | 2.85% | 3.73% | -0.00% | 5.28% | 2.65% | -0.05% | 2.63% | -8.17% | 1.71% | -1.91% | -7.28% | -7.12% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of USEMX is 27, 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 USAA Emerging Markets Fund (USEMX) 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
USAA Emerging Markets Fund provided a 2.91% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.64 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.64 | $0.64 | $0.36 | $0.30 | $0.15 | $0.23 | $0.06 | $0.21 | $0.07 | $0.14 | $0.11 | $0.24 |
Dividend yield | 2.91% | 3.19% | 1.83% | 1.73% | 0.70% | 1.04% | 0.32% | 1.29% | 0.33% | 0.90% | 0.82% | 1.50% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for USAA 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 | $0.64 | $0.64 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.36 | $0.36 |
| 2022 | $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 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.15 |
| 2020 | $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 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.06 |
| 2018 | $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 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.07 |
| 2016 | $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 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.11 |
| 2014 | $0.24 | $0.24 |
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 USAA 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 USAA Emerging Markets Fund was 64.84%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 2306 trading sessions.
The current USAA Emerging Markets Fund drawdown is 6.02%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -64.84% | Nov 1, 2007 | 266 | Nov 20, 2008 | 2306 | Jan 23, 2018 | 2572 |
| -55.54% | Aug 8, 1997 | 286 | Sep 11, 1998 | 1570 | Nov 30, 2004 | 1856 |
| -40.29% | Jan 29, 2018 | 541 | Mar 23, 2020 | 172 | Nov 24, 2020 | 713 |
| -36.28% | Feb 17, 2021 | 426 | Oct 24, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -22.6% | May 9, 2006 | 25 | Jun 13, 2006 | 118 | Nov 30, 2006 | 143 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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