ESSAX
Ashmore Emerging Markets Small-Cap Equity Fund
Ashmore Funds
Expense ratio1
1.55%
Net assets2
$6.34M
Holdings2
48
Category
International Equity
2025 return3
25.73%

Investment objective & strategy

As of Feb. 13, 2026 · prospectus

Objective. The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Top holdings

As of Jan. 30, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
Zetrix Ai Bhd MYYGF $292.12K 4.61%
Hansol Chemical Co Ltd KRW5000 HCCLF $281.00K 4.43%
EUGENE TECHNOLOG $242.37K 3.82%
Gudeng Precision Industrial Co. TWD10 3680 $239.31K 3.78%
CreditAccess Grameen Ltd CREDITACC $235.84K 3.72%
Benefit Systems Sa PLN1.00 BFT $216.94K 3.42%
Classys Inc KRW100 A214150 $194.52K 3.07%
Gentera SAB de CV COM NPV CMPRF $191.64K 3.02%
KAROOOOO LTD COMMON STOCK KARO $186.09K 2.94%
Rasan Information Technology Co. SAR1 RASAN $163.23K 2.57%
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Allocation by sector

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

Oct 31, 2025 → Jan 30, 2026
Opened
7
Exited
7
Increased
5
Decreased
35
Unchanged
1

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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Similar funds

Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight
FundOverlapNet exp.
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ex China Fund · EMXIX, EMXAX, EMXCX 27% 1.05%
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity Fund · EMFIX, EMEAX, EMECX 21% 1.05%
Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity ESG Fund · ESIGX, ESAGX, ESCGX 20% 1.05%
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Advisers

As of October 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Ashmore Investment Advisors Limited Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of February 28, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of January 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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