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USAA Emerging Markets Fund (USEMX)
Performance
Return for Risk
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN
US9032878038
CUSIP
903287803
Issuer
Victory
Inception Date
Nov 6, 1994
Min. Investment
$3,000
Distribution Policy
Distributing
Asset Class
Multi-Asset
Asset Class Size
Large-Cap
Asset Class Style
Blend

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in USAA 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.


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S&P 500 Index

Returns By Period

USAA Emerging Markets Fund (USEMX) has returned 1.63% so far this year and 33.80% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, USEMX has returned 8.17% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.


USAA Emerging Markets Fund

1D
-1.12%
1M
-12.06%
YTD
1.63%
6M
8.41%
1Y
33.80%
3Y*
16.78%
5Y*
5.06%
10Y*
8.17%

Benchmark (S&P 500 Index)

1D
2.91%
1M
-5.09%
YTD
-4.63%
6M
-2.39%
1Y
16.33%
3Y*
16.69%
5Y*
10.18%
10Y*
12.16%
*Multi-year figures are annualized to reflect compound growth (CAGR)

Monthly Returns

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Nov 7, 1994, USEMX's average daily return is +0.03%, while the average monthly return is +0.61%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 9.5 years.

Historically, 56% of months were positive and 44% were negative. The best month was May 2009 with a return of +18.1%, while the worst month was Aug 1998 at -32.2%. The longest winning streak lasted 12 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, USEMX closed higher 52% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +13.9%, while the worst single day was Oct 15, 2008 at -11.7%.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20269.49%5.55%-12.06%1.63%
20252.39%0.00%1.26%0.53%5.16%7.17%0.51%2.23%6.02%5.13%-1.11%2.61%36.50%
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%
20239.47%-5.96%3.25%-0.71%-0.60%5.45%5.33%-5.16%-2.14%-4.17%8.08%3.62%16.07%
20220.23%-4.02%-1.84%-5.95%1.99%-9.50%0.39%-0.83%-10.54%-0.68%13.68%-3.23%-20.24%
20212.44%2.52%-0.76%2.13%2.25%0.53%-5.48%1.12%-4.63%0.94%-5.25%3.57%-1.22%

Benchmark Metrics

USAA Emerging Markets Fund has an annualized alpha of -0.56%, beta of 0.74, and R² of 0.50 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since November 08, 1994.

  • This fund participated in 111.40% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 95.73% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.

Alpha
-0.56%
Beta
0.74
0.50
Upside Capture
95.73%
Downside Capture
111.40%

Expense Ratio

USEMX has a high expense ratio of 1.47%, indicating above-average management fees.


Return for Risk

Risk / Return Rank

USEMX ranks 88 for risk / return — in the top 88% 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.


USEMX Risk / Return Rank: 8888
Overall Rank
USEMX Sharpe Ratio Rank: 8989
Sharpe Ratio Rank
USEMX Sortino Ratio Rank: 8787
Sortino Ratio Rank
USEMX Omega Ratio Rank: 8585
Omega Ratio Rank
USEMX Calmar Ratio Rank: 8888
Calmar Ratio Rank
USEMX Martin Ratio Rank: 8888
Martin Ratio Rank
The rank (0–100) shows how this investment's returns compare to the risk taken. Higher = better. Based on the past 12 months of data, combining Sharpe, Sortino, and other metrics used by quantitative funds and institutional investors.

Return / Risk — by metrics

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


USEMXBenchmarkDifference

Sharpe ratio

Return per unit of total volatility

1.84

0.90

+0.94

Sortino ratio

Return per unit of downside risk

2.39

1.39

+1.00

Omega ratio

Gain probability vs. loss probability

1.36

1.21

+0.15

Calmar ratio

Return relative to maximum drawdown

2.38

1.40

+0.98

Martin ratio

Return relative to average drawdown

9.64

6.61

+3.03

Explore USEMX risk-adjusted metrics in detail

Dive deeper into individual metrics with historical trends, benchmark comparisons, and performance across different time periods.

Dividends

Dividend History

USAA Emerging Markets Fund provided a 8.59% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.20 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 4 consecutive years.


0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%8.00%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50$2.0020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Dividend$2.20$2.20$0.64$0.36$0.30$0.15$0.23$0.06$0.20$0.07$0.14$0.11

Dividend yield

8.59%8.73%3.20%1.83%1.73%0.70%1.04%0.32%1.29%0.33%0.91%0.82%

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.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2025$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.20$2.20
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

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 2307 trading sessions.

The current USAA Emerging Markets Fund drawdown is 12.93%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-64.84%Nov 1, 2007267Nov 20, 20082307Jan 23, 20182574
-55.54%Aug 8, 1997276Sep 11, 19981563Nov 30, 20041839
-40.29%Jan 29, 2018541Mar 23, 2020172Nov 24, 2020713
-36.28%Feb 17, 2021426Oct 24, 2022669Jun 26, 20251095
-22.6%May 9, 200625Jun 13, 2006119Nov 30, 2006144

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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