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Ashmore Emerging Markets Small Cap Equity Fd Cl A: (MF: ESSAX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Feb 6, 2026 06:37 PM ET
$18.04 USD
+0.16 (0.89%)
Zacks MF Rank
2-Buy of 5 2
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 25.73 | 71 |
| 3 months | 4.46 | 42 |
| 6 months | 9.72 | 54 |
| 1 Year | 25.73 | 71 |
| 3 Year | 15.90 | 53 |
| 5 Year | 5.61 | 55 |
| 10 Year | 8.95 | 21 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | NA |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | NA |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 19.45 |
| 5 Year | 4.53 |
| 10 Year | 8.39 |
| Since Inception | 5.34 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.78 | 17.87 | 5.03 | 4.46 |
| 2024 | 1.13 | 6.45 | 3.52 | -7.28 |
| 2023 | 7.22 | 5.56 | -6.70 | 13.47 |
| 2022 | -13.99 | -15.76 | -6.40 | 11.36 |
| 2021 | 8.72 | 6.43 | -3.63 | 0.20 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 25.73 | 3.33 | 19.82 | -24.48 | 11.72 | 43.01 | 15.00 | -22.28 | 28.69 | 9.07 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -6.45 | -1.00 | 0.97 | -8.00 | -5.63 | 37.57 | -3.42 | -6.14 | 6.89 | 10.95 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -3.46 | -1.20 | 5.00 | -4.76 | 5.29 | 28.28 | -7.33 | -6.25 | -0.22 | 6.32 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.18 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.24 | 0.16 |
| % Yield | 1.05 | 0.00 | 0.67 | 1.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 2.19 | 1.84 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 1.55 | 1.52 | 1.59 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.77 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%