Virtus NFJ Emerging Markets Value Fund Class A (AZMAX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
17.89
-0.12 (-0.67%)
Jul 9, 2025, 9:30 AM EDT
12.80%
Fund Assets 14.85M
Expense Ratio 1.14%
Min. Investment $2,500
Turnover 119.00%
Dividend (ttm) 0.19
Dividend Yield 1.00%
Dividend Growth -7.18%
Payout Frequency n/a
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 19, 2024
Previous Close 18.01
YTD Return 16.32%
1-Year Return 15.51%
5-Year Return 9.49%
52-Week Low 14.32
52-Week High 18.10
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 101
Inception Date Dec 18, 2012

About AZMAX

Virtus NFJ Emerging Markets Value Fund Class A is an actively managed mutual fund focused on capital growth and income through investments in emerging markets. The fund targets companies that exhibit a compelling combination of value, quality, and shareholder yield, emphasizing firms with strong financial consistency and superior competitive positioning. Managed by NFJ Investment Group, a firm with a value investing heritage dating back to 1989, the fund employs a disciplined, fundamental research process enhanced by big data analytics to uncover promising investment opportunities. It diversifies across industries within emerging markets, primarily investing in equity securities of companies economically tied to these regions. Since its inception in 2012, the fund has sought to capitalize on low market expectations and robust shareholder return prospects, making it a significant vehicle for exposure to the dynamic and expanding emerging markets sector.

Fund Family Virtus
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol AZMAX
Share Class Class A
Index MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) NR USD

Performance

AZMAX had a total return of 15.51% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.61%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol Provider Name Expense Ratio
FGOMX Fidelity Strategic Advisers Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund 0.36%
FPADX Fidelity Fidelity Emerging Markets Index Fund 0.08%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
AZMIX Institutional Class 0.89%
AZMCX Class C 1.89%

Top 10 Holdings

40.93% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 2330 10.47%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited BABAF 7.90%
Tencent Holdings Limited 0700 5.08%
JD.com, Inc. 9618 3.93%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 005930 3.65%
ASML Holding N.V. ASML 2.38%
Naspers Limited NPN 2.35%
MercadoLibre, Inc. MELI 1.97%
Xiaomi Corporation 1810 1.66%
Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited 4568 1.55%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 19, 2024 $0.17008 Dec 19, 2024
Sep 19, 2024 $0.02008 Sep 19, 2024
Jun 20, 2024 $0.02704 Jun 20, 2024
Mar 21, 2024 $0.00665 Mar 21, 2024
Dec 21, 2023 $0.15789 Dec 21, 2023
Sep 21, 2023 $0.03509 Sep 21, 2023
Full Dividend History