About DRESX
The Driehaus Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund is a mutual fund focused on delivering capital appreciation by investing primarily in small-cap companies located in emerging markets. This fund adopts a growth-oriented investment strategy, seeking firms with high potential for expansion, particularly within sectors such as technology, industrials, basic materials, and energy. Managed by an experienced team, the fund is designed to outperform the MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap Index over full market cycles. The portfolio typically holds a diversified selection of companies, with a notable portion of assets concentrated in its top holdings, which span a variety of growth-oriented industries. The fund is particularly suited for investors aiming to gain exposure to overlooked or rapidly developing segments of global markets, taking advantage of growth opportunities among dynamic, smaller enterprises. Through active management and a high turnover rate, the fund seeks to harness the volatility and growth potential inherent in emerging economies, acting as an important tool for diversification within a broader investment portfolio.
Fund Family Driehaus
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Performance Rating Above Average
Risk Rating Below Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol DRESX
Index MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) Small Cap NR USD
DRESX had a total return of 26.64% in the past year, including dividends.
Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 8.15%.
