LSV Emerging Markets Equity Fund Institutional Class Shares (LSVZX)

Fund Assets	551.93M
Expense Ratio	0.95%
Min. Investment	$100,000
Turnover	27.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.49
Dividend Yield	2.36%
Dividend Growth	164.34%
Payout Frequency	n/a
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 30, 2025

Previous Close	20.56
YTD Return	32.75%
1-Year Return	49.12%
5-Year Return	115.26%
52-Week Low	14.50
52-Week High	21.23
Beta (5Y)	0.68
Holdings	310
Inception Date	Jan 17, 2019

About LSVZX

The LSV Emerging Markets Equity Fund Institutional Class Shares is a mutual fund designed to provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in equity securities of companies located in emerging markets. Its strategy centers on a disciplined, quantitative, and deep value approach, focusing on companies whose shares appear undervalued but have shown recent signs of improvement. The fund’s portfolio is well diversified across sectors and geographies, with a minimum of 75 holdings, and typically targets companies with a market capitalization of $50 million or greater. Major holdings often include firms in technology, consumer cyclical, energy, and financial sectors. The fund’s selection process emphasizes fundamental measures of value, such as price-to-earnings ratios, alongside near-term appreciation indicators. Benchmarked against the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, the fund aims to offer investors exposure to dynamic economies with higher growth potential outside developed markets. The Institutional Class Shares require a higher minimum initial investment and feature a competitive expense ratio, appealing to institutional and sophisticated investors seeking diversified access to emerging market equities with a disciplined risk-controlled process.

• Fund Family: LSV Fund
• Category: Diversified Emerging Mkts
• Performance Rating: High
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: LSVZX
• Share Class: Institutional Class Shares
• Index: MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) NR USD

Performance

LSVZX had a total return of 49.12% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 13.95%.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
LVAZX	Investor Class Shares	1.20%

Top 10 Holdings

30.42% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	005930	8.07%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited	2330	5.33%
SK hynix Inc.	000660	4.06%
SK Square Co., Ltd.	402340	3.71%
5253 Triparty Repo Morgan	n/a	2.64%
United Microelectronics Corporation	2303	2.05%
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.	2317	1.57%
Lenovo Group Limited	0992	1.36%
Winbond Electronics Corporation	2344	0.83%
Tencent Holdings Limited	0700	0.80%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 30, 2025	$0.4856	Dec 31, 2025
Dec 17, 2025	$0.2081	Dec 18, 2025
Dec 27, 2024	$0.1837	Dec 30, 2024
Dec 23, 2024	$0.0085	Dec 24, 2024
Dec 28, 2023	$0.5257	Dec 29, 2023
Dec 29, 2022	$0.3226	Dec 30, 2022

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Aug 28, 2026

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