# Harding Loevner Global Equity Portfolio (HLMGX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hlmgx for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Harding Loevner · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 1996-11-29 This portfolio seeks investment opportunities across a broad spectrum of global economies, encompassing businesses based in the United States, other established developed nations, and dynamic emerging and frontier markets. It typically maintains holdings in at least fifteen different countries, ensuring extensive geographical diversification. A core investment policy mandates that at least 80% of its total net assets (including any capital obtained through borrowing for investment purposes) will be deployed into equity-related securities. These primarily consist of common and preferred stoc... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $32.52 | | Expense Ratio | 1.09% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $528.0M | | NAV | $32.52 (2026-10-30 close) | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 20.09% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $6.53 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $28.78 – $37.95 | | Beta | 1.02 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $6.5331 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-15 - Pay date: 2025-12-15 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does HLMGX invest in? This portfolio seeks investment opportunities across a broad spectrum of global economies, encompassing businesses based in the United States, other established developed nations, and dynamic emerging and frontier markets. It typically maintains holdings in at least fifteen different countries, ensuring extensive geographical diversification. A core investment policy mandates that at least 80% of its total net assets (including any capital obtained through borrowing for investment purposes) will be deployed into equity-related securities. These primarily consist of common and preferred stocks, rights, and warrants issued by companies domiciled both domestically and internationally. Additionally, the portfolio may invest in securities convertible into such equities, including Depositary Receipts, and shares of investment companies that focus on these types of holdings. ### What is the expense ratio of HLMGX? Harding Loevner Global Equity Portfolio (HLMGX) charges an expense ratio of 1.09%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is HLMGX? Harding Loevner Global Equity Portfolio (HLMGX) is one share class of a fund that manages $528.0M across all of its share classes (HLMVX 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 HLMGX actively managed or an index fund? HLMGX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (HLMGX's is 1.09%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was HLMGX launched? Harding Loevner Global Equity Portfolio (HLMGX) launched in November 1996 and is managed by Harding Loevner. ### How has HLMGX performed? HLMGX'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 HLMGX pay a dividend? Harding Loevner Global Equity Portfolio (HLMGX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 20.09%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does HLMGX pay dividends? Harding Loevner Global Equity Portfolio pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is HLMGX's dividend yield? HLMGX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 20.09%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is HLMGX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for HLMGX was 2025-12-15. The next ex-date typically follows Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will HLMGX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.09% 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 HLMGX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from HLMGX'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 HLMGX cost more than a fund like VOO? HLMGX is actively managed (current expense ratio 1.09%). 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 HLMGX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to HLMGX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as HLMGX (1.09%) 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/hlmgx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hlmgx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hlmgx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hlmgx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/hlmgx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.