AKFSX Performance — abrdn Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Institutional Service Class

Data updated: 2023-03-31

AKFSX returned −12.90% over one year to Jan 2023. The annualised 3-year return is −5.73%. The fund trailed its Alternative category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $84, against $105 for the category, and to $87 over one year, against $93. Volatility over the past three years was 15.04% a year. In the 12 months to Jan 2023 the fund lost a net $25.8M, and assets reached $3.41M.

AKFSX Growth of $100

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

PeriodAKFSXCategory average
1 year (Feb 2022 – Jan 2023)$87$93
3 years (Feb 2020 – Jan 2023)$84$105
Since data start (Aug 2019 – Jan 2023)$86$109

AKFSX Trailing Returns

Total returns to Jan 2023, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year−12.90%
3 years (annualised)−5.73%

AKFSX Annual Returns

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

YearTotal return
2023 (Jan–Jan)+0.44%
2022−15.57%
2021−4.51%
2020+4.84%
2019 (Aug–Dec)+1.76%

AKFSX Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023+0.4%———————————
2022−2.6%−6.3%−0.5%−4.8%−0.8%−7.3%+1.2%+0.3%−7.1%+1.1%+8.6%+2.7%
2021−0.9%−2.1%−1.8%+2.5%+1.3%+0.2%−0.1%+1.0%−2.7%−1.0%−2.8%+2.0%
2020+1.3%−1.4%−16.0%+2.3%+6.6%+3.4%+3.4%+1.2%−2.2%+0.1%+5.1%+3.0%
2019———————−0.3%−0.3%+0.6%−0.7%+2.5%

AKFSX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Feb 2020 – Jan 2023.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 15.04%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.68 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +8.58% (Nov 2022)
  • Worst month: −15.99% (Mar 2020)

AKFSX Fund Flows

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

  • 12-month net flow: −$25.8M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $8.9M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.26×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jan 2023$33K$24.3M−$24.2M
Dec 2022$1.7M$329K$1.4M
Nov 2022$14K$74K−$60K
Oct 2022$54K$84K−$30K
Sep 2022$155K$1.4M−$1.3M
Aug 2022$6.0M$5.9M$69K
Jul 2022$6K$93K−$87K
Jun 2022$652K$365K$287K
May 2022$33K$83K−$50K
Apr 2022$48K$120K−$72K
Mar 2022$101K$76K$25K
Feb 2022$134K$1.9M−$1.8M

AKFSX Assets Under Management

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

Report dateNet assets
2023-01-31$3.41M
2022-10-31$24.86M
2022-07-31$27.90M
2022-04-30$30.50M
2022-01-31$36.28M
2021-10-31$40.69M
2021-07-31$43.58M
2021-04-30$42.73M
2021-01-31$46.31M
2020-10-31$52.39M
2020-07-31$51.49M
2020-04-30$47.19M

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.