Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Frequently Asked Questions About EMEAX

What does EMEAX invest in?

The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in equity securities and equity-related investments of Emerging Market Issuers, which may be denominated in any currency, including the local currency of the issuer. An Emerging Market Issuer is an issuer that is located in an Emerging Market Country, or an issuer deriving at least 50% of its revenues or profits from goods produced or sold, investments made, or services performed in one or more Emerging Market Countries or that has at least 50% of its assets in one or more Emerging Market Countries.

What is the expense ratio of EMEAX?

Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity Fund (EMEAX) charges an expense ratio of 1.30%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

How big is EMEAX?

Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity Fund (EMEAX) manages $336.8M 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 EMEAX actively managed or an index fund?

EMEAX's management style is described in the fund's prospectus. See the description on the Summary tab for the published strategy.

When was EMEAX launched?

Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity Fund (EMEAX) launched in February 2012 and is managed by the fund issuer.

How has EMEAX performed?

EMEAX'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.