# Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class (EMFIX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/emfix for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: — · Asset class: Currency - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 2011-06-23 This fund strives to fulfill its mandate by chiefly investing in equities and equity-related financial products of Emerging Market Issuers. These holdings can be denominated in any currency, including the issuer's own local currency. An entity is categorized as an Emerging Market Issuer if it is domiciled in an Emerging Market Country, or if it earns at least half of its revenue or profits from operations (such as producing, selling, investing, or providing services) within one or more Emerging Market Countries. Additionally, it qualifies if a minimum of 50% of its assets are located in suc... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $16.72 | | Expense Ratio | 1.05% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $396.6M | | NAV | $16.72 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 1.58% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.26 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Quarterly | | 52-Week Range | $13.50 – $19.03 | | Beta | 1.17 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.0321 /share - Ex-date: 2026-09-23 - Pay date: 2026-09-23 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does EMFIX invest in? This fund strives to fulfill its mandate by chiefly investing in equities and equity-related financial products of Emerging Market Issuers. These holdings can be denominated in any currency, including the issuer's own local currency. An entity is categorized as an Emerging Market Issuer if it is domiciled in an Emerging Market Country, or if it earns at least half of its revenue or profits from operations (such as producing, selling, investing, or providing services) within one or more Emerging Market Countries. Additionally, it qualifies if a minimum of 50% of its assets are located in such nations. ### What is the expense ratio of EMFIX? Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class (EMFIX) charges an expense ratio of 1.05%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is EMFIX? Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class (EMFIX) is one share class of a fund that manages $396.6M across all of its share classes (EMEAX reports the same total). Our data does not carry the assets of this share class alone. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is EMFIX actively managed or an index fund? EMFIX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (EMFIX's is 1.05%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was EMFIX launched? Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class (EMFIX) launched in June 2011 and is managed by the fund issuer. ### How has EMFIX performed? EMFIX'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. ### Does EMFIX pay a dividend? Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class (EMFIX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 1.58%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does EMFIX pay dividends? Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity Fund - Institutional Class pays dividends Quarterly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is EMFIX's dividend yield? EMFIX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 1.58%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is EMFIX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for EMFIX was 2026-09-23. The next ex-date typically follows Quarterly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will EMFIX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.05% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does EMFIX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from EMFIX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does EMFIX cost more than a fund like VOO? EMFIX is actively managed (current expense ratio 1.05%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether EMFIX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to EMFIX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as EMFIX (1.05%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/emfix - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/emfix/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/emfix/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/emfix/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/emfix/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.