VanEck Emerging Markets Fund Class A (GBFAX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
13.66
+0.01 (0.07%)
Apr 28, 2025, 8:09 AM EDT
-1.23%
Fund Assets 372.32M
Expense Ratio 1.59%
Min. Investment $1,000
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 0.12
Dividend Yield 0.84%
Dividend Growth -22.26%
Payout Frequency Annual
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 18, 2024
Previous Close 13.65
YTD Return 3.25%
1-Year Return -0.33%
5-Year Return 10.75%
52-Week Low 12.10
52-Week High 15.09
Beta (5Y) 1.04
Holdings 82
Inception Date Dec 17, 1993

About GBFAX

Under normal conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of companies that are organized in, maintain at least 50% of their assets in, or derive at least 50% of their revenues from, emerging market countries. The Adviser has broad discretion to identify countries that the fund's manager considers to qualify as emerging markets.

Fund Family Van Eck Funds
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Performance Rating Low
Risk Rating Above Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol GBFAX
Share Class Class A
Index MSCI Emerging Markets IMI NR USD

Performance

GBFAX had a total return of -0.33% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.49%.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
EMRZX Class Z 0.91%
EMRIX Class I 1.01%
EMRYX Class Y 1.11%
EMRCX Class C 2.52%

Top 10 Holdings

36.84% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 2330 7.76%
MercadoLibre, Inc. MELI 4.59%
Reliance Industries Limited RELIANCE 4.45%
Prosus N.V. PRX 3.54%
Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz KSPI 3.23%
The Phoenix Mills Limited PHOENIXLTD 3.06%
Lion Finance Group PLC BGEO 2.72%
SK hynix Inc. 000660 2.64%
International Container Terminal Services Inc ICT.PM 2.56%
Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd. YMM 2.29%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 18, 2024 $0.1222 Dec 18, 2024
Dec 20, 2023 $0.1572 Dec 20, 2023
Dec 21, 2022 $0.4713 Dec 21, 2022
Dec 22, 2020 $0.0313 Dec 22, 2020
Dec 23, 2019 $0.282 Dec 23, 2019
Dec 21, 2018 $0.004 Dec 21, 2018
Full Dividend History