# Ashmore Emerging Markets Active Eq A (EMQAX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/emqax 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: 2016-11-01 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. It observes a policy to normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings made for investment purposes) in equity securities of Emerging Market Issuers. The fund's investments in derivatives and other synthetic instruments that have economic characteristics similar to these instruments will be counted toward the fund's 80% investment policy. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $10.87 | | Expense Ratio | 1.31% | | Assets Under Management | $14.4M | | NAV | $10.87 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | — | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | — /share | | Distribution Frequency | Semi-Annual | | 52-Week Range | $8.87 – $11.94 | | Beta | 1.06 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.4603 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-17 - Pay date: 2025-12-17 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does EMQAX 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. It observes a policy to normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings made for investment purposes) in equity securities of Emerging Market Issuers. The fund's investments in derivatives and other synthetic instruments that have economic characteristics similar to these instruments will be counted toward the fund's 80% investment policy. ### What is the expense ratio of EMQAX? Ashmore Emerging Markets Active Eq A (EMQAX) charges an expense ratio of 1.31%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is EMQAX? Ashmore Emerging Markets Active Eq A (EMQAX) manages $14.4M 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 EMQAX actively managed or an index fund? EMQAX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (EMQAX's is 1.31%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was EMQAX launched? Ashmore Emerging Markets Active Eq A (EMQAX) launched in November 2016 and is managed by the fund issuer. ### How has EMQAX performed? EMQAX'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 EMQAX pay a dividend? Ashmore Emerging Markets Active Eq A (EMQAX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is —. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does EMQAX pay dividends? Ashmore Emerging Markets Active Eq A pays dividends Semi-Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is EMQAX's dividend yield? EMQAX's trailing-twelve-month yield is —, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is EMQAX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for EMQAX was 2025-12-17. The next ex-date typically follows Semi-Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will EMQAX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.31% 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 EMQAX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from EMQAX'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 EMQAX cost more than a fund like VOO? EMQAX is actively managed (current expense ratio 1.31%). 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 EMQAX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to EMQAX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as EMQAX (1.31%) 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/emqax - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/emqax/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/emqax/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/emqax/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/emqax/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.