# Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund (WAFMX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wafmx for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: — · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 2012-01-31 This fund primarily allocates its capital to the stocks of companies, encompassing all market capitalization sizes, that maintain significant economic ties to frontier markets and smaller emerging economies. At least 80% of its assets will be dedicated to these equity securities. The portfolio has the flexibility to concentrate a substantial portion of its investments within a limited number of industries, including telecommunications, consumer discretionary, financial services, manufacturing, and information technology. It operates as a non-diversified investment vehicle. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $3.27 | | Expense Ratio | 1.96% | | Assets Under Management | $18.8M | | NAV | $3.27 (2026-10-30 close) | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | — | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | — /share | | Distribution Frequency | Irregular | | 52-Week Range | $3.27 – $3.86 | | Beta | 0.83 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.0263 /share - Ex-date: 2024-12-12 - Pay date: 2024-12-12 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does WAFMX invest in? This fund primarily allocates its capital to the stocks of companies, encompassing all market capitalization sizes, that maintain significant economic ties to frontier markets and smaller emerging economies. At least 80% of its assets will be dedicated to these equity securities. The portfolio has the flexibility to concentrate a substantial portion of its investments within a limited number of industries, including telecommunications, consumer discretionary, financial services, manufacturing, and information technology. It operates as a non-diversified investment vehicle. ### What is the expense ratio of WAFMX? Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund (WAFMX) charges an expense ratio of 1.96%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is WAFMX? Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund (WAFMX) manages $18.8M 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 WAFMX actively managed or an index fund? WAFMX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (WAFMX's is 1.96%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was WAFMX launched? Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund (WAFMX) launched in January 2012 and is managed by the fund issuer. ### How has WAFMX performed? WAFMX'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 WAFMX pay a dividend? Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund (WAFMX) 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 WAFMX pay dividends? Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund pays dividends Irregular. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is WAFMX's dividend yield? WAFMX's trailing-twelve-month yield is —, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is WAFMX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for WAFMX was 2024-12-12. The next ex-date typically follows Irregular; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will WAFMX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.96% 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 WAFMX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from WAFMX'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 WAFMX cost more than a fund like VOO? WAFMX is actively managed (current expense ratio 1.96%). 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 WAFMX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to WAFMX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as WAFMX (1.96%) 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/wafmx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wafmx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wafmx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wafmx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/wafmx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.