Ashmore Emerging Markets Active Eq A
EMQAX
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in mil. unless spec.- CEO
- Mike Gitlin
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- Boston MA 02110 Los Angeles CA United States of America 90071
- IPO Date
- Nov 1, 2016
- CIK
- 0001498498
- Website
- ashmoregroup.com
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- Ashmore Emerging Markets Active Equity Fund - Class A (EMQAX) is an open-end mutual fund that seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities and equity-related investments issued by companies in emerging markets; the fund adopts a dynamic, top-down and fundamentally driven approach with in-depth proprietary stock research to construct a high-conviction portfolio of best ideas reflecting its market cycle views. The fund offers Class A shares with a net expense ratio of 1.30%, a front-end load of 5.25%, a minimum initial investment of USD 1,000 and additional investments of USD 50; it benchmarks performance against the MSCI Emerging Markets (Net Return) Index and maintains allocations across key sectors including information technology (approximately 25-31%), financials (20-24%), and communication services (11-12%), with top country exposures to China, Taiwan, India, South Korea, and Brazil as well as leading holdings such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, Tencent Holdings Ltd, and ICICI Bank Ltd ADR. Managed by Fernando Assad since inception, the fund domiciled in the United States launched on November 1, 2016, with total net assets of approximately USD 12.7 million and operates within the diversified emerging markets equity category targeting institutional and retail investors in the U.S. Ashmore Group plc, the fund's investment manager founded in 1992 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom, specializes in emerging markets investments across equities, debt, blended strategies, and alternatives, with USD 48.7 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2025 and a global network of offices including the United States, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Mexico. Recent major developments at Ashmore include the July 2025 strategic partnership with LV Distribution to expand U.S. access to its emerging markets strategies for registered investment advisors, family offices, and institutions; the opening of new offices in Qatar (May 2025) to support local insights and the Ashmore Qatar Equity Fund, and in Mexico; launches of new products such as a frontier blended debt strategy, impact debt strategy, and equity ex-China fund supported by seed capital; a capital contribution of GBP 58.4 million to Ashmore Management Company Limited and acquisition of Ashmore QFC LLC in fiscal 2025; and growth in local market assets under management by 5% year-over-year driven by Colombia and India expansions. The fund itself reports assets of USD 12.7 million as of August 2025, with recent performance showing Class I shares at 20.24% one-year net return outperforming the benchmark's 16.80%, alongside quarterly dividends such as USD 0.03 per share in October 2025.