AECVX Performance — Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund, Investor Class

Data updated: 2025-04-18

AECVX returned −4.51% over one year to Feb 2025. Annualised returns are +0.93% over 3 years and +5.79% over 5 years. The fund trailed its Emerging Markets Equity category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $103, against $103 for the category, and to $95 over one year, against $107. Volatility over the past three years was 15.51% a year. In the 12 months to Feb 2025 the fund took in a net $4.9M, and assets reached $21.15M.

AECVX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Emerging Markets Equity category average over the same months.

PeriodAECVXCategory average
1 year (Mar 2024 – Feb 2025)$95$107
3 years (Mar 2022 – Feb 2025)$103$103
5 years (Mar 2020 – Feb 2025)$133$126
Since data start (Sep 2019 – Feb 2025)$136$128

AECVX Trailing Returns

Total returns to Feb 2025, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year−4.51%
3 years (annualised)+0.93%
5 years (annualised)+5.79%

AECVX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2025 (Jan–Feb)−4.27%
2024+2.79%
2023+22.85%
2022−23.01%
2021+14.34%
2020+15.90%
2019 (Sep–Dec)+10.61%

AECVX Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025−2.2%−2.1%——————————
2024−0.4%+3.5%−0.2%−1.0%−0.1%+5.0%−1.8%+1.7%+2.1%−5.2%−0.4%−0.1%
2023+4.9%−4.5%+2.3%+0.3%−1.2%+4.9%+6.8%+0.5%−3.3%−4.1%+8.2%+6.9%
2022−5.9%−3.8%−0.4%−7.2%−1.1%−10.1%+2.0%+0.1%−8.6%+1.8%+10.7%−1.6%
2021+1.9%+1.1%+1.6%+3.5%+0.8%+2.2%+0.3%+2.8%−1.6%−0.6%−0.8%+2.4%
2020−2.4%−4.6%−21.5%+12.3%+4.8%+7.5%+7.5%−0.2%−1.6%−0.9%+10.9%+8.1%
2019————————+1.4%+3.8%−1.3%+6.4%

AECVX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Mar 2022 – Feb 2025.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 15.51%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.23 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +10.70% (Nov 2022)
  • Worst month: −10.14% (Jun 2022)

AECVX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $4.9M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $11.1M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 1.80×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Feb 2025$387K$1.2M−$784K
Jan 2025$745K$604K$141K
Dec 2024$713K$628K$85K
Nov 2024$1.4M$555K$848K
Oct 2024$464K$662K−$198K
Sep 2024$520K$499K$21K
Aug 2024$732K$510K$222K
Jul 2024$1.9M$329K$1.6M
Jun 2024$190K$243K−$53K
May 2024$426K$285K$140K
Apr 2024$2.9M$278K$2.7M
Mar 2024$667K$403K$264K

AECVX Assets Under Management

Net assets of Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2025-02-28$21.15M
2024-11-30$22.70M
2024-08-31$22.84M
2024-05-31$20.12M
2024-02-29$17.48M
2023-11-30$14.38M
2023-08-31$12.79M
2023-05-31$11.45M
2023-02-28$11.07M
2022-11-30$10.64M
2022-08-31$10.20M
2022-05-31$9.89M

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.