ADVKX
Vaughan Nelson Emerging Markets Fund
INVESTMENT MANAGERS SERIES TRUST
Expense ratio1
1.26%
Net assets2
$63.63M
Holdings2
22
Category
International Equity
2025 return3
45.10%

Investment objective & strategy

As of Feb. 27, 2026 · prospectus

Objective. The investment objective of the Vaughan Nelson Emerging Markets Fund (the Emerging Markets Fund or Fund) is to seek long-term capital appreciation.

Strategy. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including amounts borrowed for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies that are either listed, domiciled, or conduct a meaningful amount of business in emerging markets. The Funds advisor defines companies conducting a meaningful amount of business in emerging markets as those companies that derive at least 50% of revenues or net profits from or have at least 50% of assets or production capacities in, emerging market countries. The Funds advisor also includes in the definition of emerging market companies those that have been organized under the laws of, have their principal offices or headquarters in, or the securities of which are principally traded in emerging … Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including amounts borrowed for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies that are either listed, domiciled, or conduct a meaningful amount of business in emerging markets. The Funds advisor defines companies conducting a meaningful amount of business in emerging markets as those companies that derive at least 50% of revenues or net profits from or have at least 50% of assets or production capacities in, emerging market countries. The Funds advisor also includes in the definition of emerging market companies those that have been organized under the laws of, have their principal offices or headquarters in, or the securities of which are principally traded in emerging market countries. Emerging market countries are those countries that are considered to be emerging markets or developing economies by the World Bank or the International Finance Corporation or are included in any of Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) emerging market indices. Emerging market countries are typically located in Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and Central America, South America, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization. From time to time, the Fund may have a significant portion of its assets in one or more market sectors, including the information technology sector. The Funds advisor uses a bottom -up approach, employing both fundamental research and quantitative tools, that seeks to identify companies with attractive valuations. The strategy invests in stocks that the Funds advisor believes are undervalued relative to their intrinsic value over time. The Funds investments in equity securities may include common stocks, preferred stocks, real estate investment trusts (REITs) or other trusts, exchange -traded funds (ETFs), convertible securities and American, European and Global Depositary Receipts (ADRs, EDRs, and GDRs, respectively). ADRs are receipts that represent interests in foreign securities held on deposit by U.S. banks. EDRs and GDRs have the same qualities as ADRs, except that they may be traded in several international trading markets. The Fund may also invest in ETFs that invest in portfolios of securities designed to track particular market segments or indices and the shares of which are bought and sold on securities exchanges. The Fund generally will invest in securities of companies located in different countries and regions. From time to time, the Fund may have a significant portion of its assets invested in the securities of companies in one or a few countries or regions.

Top holdings

As of April 30, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
TSMC TSMWF $9.06M 14.24%
COMMON STOCK BABAF $6.55M 10.29%
MERCADOLIBRE INC $2.87M 4.52%
Komatsu Ltd. NPV KMTUF $2.80M 4.41%
Grupo Mexico S.A. de C.V. (Series B) GMEXICOB MM $2.80M 4.40%
THE SAUDI NATIONAL BANK /SAR/ 0.00000000 SNB $2.79M 4.39%
P-Note Contemp Amp 300750 $2.76M 4.34%
JSW Infrastructure Ltd. JSWINFRA $2.67M 4.19%
Cemex S.A. de C.V. CXMSF $2.65M 4.17%
EMAAR PROPS. PJSC EMAAR $2.64M 4.14%
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Allocation by sector

As of April 30, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Jan 31, 2026 → Apr 30, 2026
Opened
8
Exited
9
Increased
7
Decreased
7
Unchanged
0

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Advisers

As of October 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Saratoga Capital Management, LLC Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of February 27, 2026, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of April 30, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).

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