NYLI Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Class A (MGHAX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
7.97
+0.02 (0.25%)
Aug 12, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
0.25%
Fund Assets135.46M
Expense Ratio1.15%
Min. Investment$15,000
Turnover89.00%
Dividend (ttm)0.59
Dividend Yield7.05%
Dividend Growth0.56%
Payout FrequencyMonthly
Ex-Dividend DateJul 31, 2025
Previous Close7.95
YTD Return6.84%
1-Year Return8.66%
5-Year Return30.27%
52-Week Low7.38
52-Week High8.13
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings145
Inception DateJun 1, 1998

About MGHAX

NYLI Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund Class A is a mutual fund that specializes in investing in hard currency-denominated debt securities from emerging market issuers. The fund's primary objective is to achieve total return through a blend of current income and capital appreciation. Managed by specialists with deep expertise in emerging market debt, the fund employs a rigorous relative value approach, targeting inefficiencies by combining bottom-up and top-down analyses across 23 factors to assess countries’ risk and creditworthiness. The portfolio is diversified across government, quasi-government, and corporate bonds, with a particular emphasis on optimizing uncorrelated opportunities to manage risk. ESG considerations are integrated into the investment process, reflecting a commitment to responsible investing. The fund typically holds over 140 fixed-income securities, maintains a moderate credit quality mix, and features characteristics such as monthly distributions and an average effective duration near 7 years. NYLI Candriam Emerging Markets Debt Fund Class A plays a significant role in providing investors access to the growth potential and diversification benefits of emerging market debt, making it relevant for those seeking exposure beyond developed market fixed-income opportunities.

Fund Family New York Life Investment Management LLC
Category Emerging Markets Bond
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol MGHAX
Share Class Class A
Index JP Morgan EMBI Global Diversified TR

Performance

MGHAX had a total return of 8.66% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 6.92%.

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
MGHIXClass I0.85%
MGHHXInvestor Class1.48%
MHYCXClass C2.22%

Top 10 Holdings

28.54% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Us Dollarn/a12.53%
Poland (Republic of) 5.375%POLAND.5.375 02.12.35 10Y2.81%
Euron/a2.28%
Macedonia (Republic of) 6.96%MACEDO.6.96 03.13.27 REGS1.77%
Bulgaria (Republic Of) 5%BGARIA.5 03.05.37 13Y1.69%
Oman (Sultanate Of) 6.75%OMAN.6.75 01.17.48 REGS1.60%
Indonesia (Republic of) 4.65%INDON.4.65 09.20.321.55%
Turkey (Republic of) 4.875%TURKEY.4.875 04.16.43 30Y1.48%
Egypt (Arab Republic of) 8.875%EGYPT.8.875 05.29.50 REGS1.42%
Colombia (Republic Of) 8%COLOM.8 04.20.331.41%

Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Jul 31, 2025$0.0425Jul 31, 2025
Jun 30, 2025$0.0358Jun 30, 2025
May 30, 2025$0.0365May 30, 2025
Apr 30, 2025$0.0367Apr 30, 2025
Mar 31, 2025$0.0379Mar 31, 2025
Feb 28, 2025$0.0225Feb 28, 2025
Full Dividend History