Wasatch Emerging Markets Select Fund Investor Class Shares (WAESX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
16.69
-0.22 (-1.30%)
Mar 30, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
Fund Assets199.65M
Expense Ratio1.37%
Min. Investment$2,000
Turnover28.00%
Dividend (ttm)n/a
Dividend Yieldn/a
Dividend Growthn/a
Payout Frequencyn/a
Ex-Dividend Daten/a
Previous Close16.91
YTD Return-8.40%
1-Year Return2.96%
5-Year Return-8.55%
52-Week Low14.57
52-Week High18.79
Beta (5Y)0.91
Holdings36
Inception DateDec 13, 2012

About WAESX

Wasatch Emerging Markets Select Fund Investor Class Shares is a mutual fund that focuses on capturing long-term capital growth by investing primarily in equity securities of companies tied economically to emerging market countries. The fund aims to identify high-quality growth companies across all market capitalizations, with a particular emphasis on mid-cap stocks, and typically maintains a concentrated yet diversified portfolio of approximately 30 to 50 holdings. Its investment strategy is truly active and bottom-up, seeking opportunities presented by rising consumer demand and economic expansion in emerging markets, with significant allocations to sectors such as financial services, consumer discretionary, healthcare, industrials, and technology. Notable positions frequently include leading firms in countries like India, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. Founded in 2012, the fund is designed to provide investors access to the dynamism of emerging markets, with a focus on high-conviction, quality-driven stock selection. It has a relatively high expense ratio within its peer group and may concentrate a considerable portion of its assets in a few top holdings, reflecting its focused approach to seeking potential outperformance in developing economies.

Fund Family Wasatch
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Performance Rating Below Average
Risk Rating High
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol WAESX
Share Class Investor Class Shares
Index MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) NR USD

Performance

WAESX had a total return of 2.96% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.84%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

SymbolProviderNameExpense Ratio
FGOMXFidelityStrategic Advisers Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund0.36%
FPADXFidelityFidelity Emerging Markets Index Fund0.08%

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
WIESXInstitutional Class Shares1.12%

Top 10 Holdings

50.11% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Bajaj Finance LimitedBAJFINANCE7.17%
MercadoLibre, Inc.MELI6.38%
WEG S.A.WEGE35.55%
Divi's Laboratories LimitedDIVISLAB5.48%
Max Healthcare Institute LimitedMAXHEALTH4.82%
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV cedearPACB.BA4.41%
Sea LimitedSE4.21%
Nu Holdings Ltd.NU4.14%
ASPEED Technology Inc.52744.13%
Tencent Holdings Limited07003.82%
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