- What does CEMDX invest in?
- This fund is mandated to dedicate a minimum of 80% of its net assets, supplemented by any borrowed capital for investment, to high-yielding equity securities. These are issued by companies of all market sizes that are either based in, have at least 50% of their assets located in, or generate at least 50% of their revenues from emerging market economies. To qualify as "high-dividend paying" for the fund, a common stock's dividend yield will typically surpass the average dividend yield found among the equity components of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
- What is the expense ratio of CEMDX?
- Cullen Emerging Markets High Dividend Fd Retail Cl (CEMDX) charges an expense ratio of 1.25%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.
- How big is CEMDX?
- Cullen Emerging Markets High Dividend Fd Retail Cl (CEMDX) manages $2.22B in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure — funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation.
- Is CEMDX actively managed or an index fund?
- CEMDX is a passive index fund — it tracks a published benchmark by holding the constituents in their published weights. Index funds typically charge low expense ratios (CEMDX's is 1.25%) because there's no security selection cost.
- When was CEMDX launched?
- Cullen Emerging Markets High Dividend Fd Retail Cl (CEMDX) launched in August 2012 and is managed by the fund issuer.
- How has CEMDX performed?
- CEMDX's total return — price change plus reinvested distributions — is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon.
