Virtus NFJ Emerging Markets Value Fund Class C (AZMCX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
17.63
-0.17 (-0.96%)
Jul 7, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
12.08%
Fund Assets 14.85M
Expense Ratio 1.89%
Min. Investment $2,500
Turnover 119.00%
Dividend (ttm) 0.17
Dividend Yield 0.96%
Dividend Growth 27.83%
Payout Frequency Semi-Annual
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 19, 2024
Previous Close 17.80
YTD Return 14.48%
1-Year Return 13.30%
5-Year Return 4.23%
52-Week Low 14.14
52-Week High 17.84
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 101
Inception Date Dec 18, 2012

About AZMCX

The Virtus NFJ Emerging Markets Value Fund Class C is a mutual fund that primarily seeks long-term capital growth and income by investing in publicly traded companies located in emerging markets. Managed by the experienced NFJ Investment Group, its strategy focuses on identifying companies at the intersection of value, quality, and shareholder yield. The fund adopts a disciplined, fundamental research process, leveraging data analytics to uncover attractively valued companies with robust financials and strong prospects for returning capital to shareholders. Its holdings are diversified across various industries and countries within Asia, Latin America, and other emerging regions, emphasizing sectors such as technology, consumer goods, financial services, and utilities. By targeting undervalued firms with sustainable business models, the fund aims to capitalize on the economic growth and demographic trends prevalent in emerging economies. Its role in the financial market is to offer investors exposure to a potentially high-growth segment while adhering to a value-oriented approach, making it a noteworthy option for those seeking diversified access to emerging market equities and the potential benefits of disciplined value investing.

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

Performance

AZMCX had a total return of 13.30% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 2.81%.

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%
AZMAX Class A 1.14%

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
Dec 21, 2023 $0.1247 Dec 21, 2023
Sep 21, 2023 $0.00443 Sep 21, 2023
Jun 22, 2023 $0.00393 Jun 22, 2023
Dec 22, 2022 $0.25255 Dec 22, 2022
Sep 16, 2021 $0.0031 Sep 16, 2021
Full Dividend History