Ashmore Emerging Markets Frontier Equity Fund Class C (EFECX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
10.90
-0.01 (-0.09%)
At close: Jul 8, 2026
Fund Assets108.25M
Expense Ratio2.55%
Min. Investment$1,000
Turnover76.00%
Dividend (ttm)1.29
Dividend Yield11.86%
Dividend Growth625.27%
Payout FrequencySemi-Annual
Ex-Dividend DateDec 17, 2025
Previous Close10.91
YTD Return3.22%
1-Year Return11.52%
5-Year Return46.33%
52-Week Low10.10
52-Week High11.92
Beta (5Y)0.75
Holdings52
Inception DateMay 7, 2014

About EFECX

Ashmore Emerging Markets Frontier Equity Fund Class C is a mutual fund specializing in equities from frontier and select emerging markets. Its primary objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing mostly in stocks and related securities across smaller, less established economies, often referred to as frontier markets. The fund employs a fundamentally driven, bottom-up stock selection process, complemented by top-down analysis for risk management and additional performance insights. With a portfolio typically spanning 18 countries and about 56 holdings, the fund’s largest geographic exposures include Vietnam, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar, while financials, real estate, and information technology represent significant sector allocations. The fund’s strategy is index unconstrained, allowing it to construct a high-conviction portfolio of best ideas rather than strictly adhering to a benchmark. This makes it well-suited for investors seeking diversified access to regions with greater growth potential but also higher volatility and unique risks, such as lower market liquidity and heightened political or economic instability, relative to more developed or even standard emerging markets. Ashmore Emerging Markets Frontier Equity Fund Class C plays a notable role in providing exposure to markets that are underrepresented in mainstream global equity indices.

Fund Family Ashmore
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Low
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol EFECX
Share Class Class C
Index Index is not available on Lipper Database

Performance

EFECX had a total return of 11.52% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 2.64%.

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
EFEIXInstitutional Class1.55%
EFEAXClass A1.81%

Top 10 Holdings

31.43% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
BANCA TRANSILVANIA SA RON10TLV4.71%
HALYK BANK JSC GDR EACH REPR 40 ORD SHS'REGS' (SPON)HSBK4.57%
Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kzKSPI3.65%
Credicorp Ltd.BAP3.16%
VINHOMES JSC VND10000VHM2.97%
NOVA LJUBLJANSKA BANKA DD 5 GDR EACH REPR 1 ORD SHS SPON REG SNLB2.55%
QATAR NATIONAL BANK SAQ QAR1QNBK2.51%
First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX FundFAB2.50%
ATTIJARIWAFA BANK SA MAD10ATW2.46%
VINGROUP JSC VND10000VIC2.35%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 17, 2025$1.29376Dec 17, 2025
Jun 20, 2025$0.17017Jun 20, 2025
Mar 21, 2025$0.01047Mar 21, 2025
Sep 25, 2024$0.01796Sep 25, 2024
Jun 21, 2024$0.16357Jun 21, 2024
Mar 22, 2024$0.02177Mar 22, 2024
Full Dividend History