BELSX Performance — Boston Partners Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund, Institutional Class
Data updated: 2026-01-28
BELSX returned +11.38% over one year to Nov 2025. Annualised returns are +5.54% over 3 years and +2.10% over 5 years. Against its Long-Short Equity category average the fund came out behind over three years but ahead over one: $100 invested three years ago grew to $118, against $124 for the category, and to $111 over one year, against $109. Volatility over the past three years was 7.77% a year. In the 12 months to Nov 2025 the fund lost a net $5.9M, and assets reached $60.33M.
BELSX Growth of $100
What $100 invested in Boston Partners Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Long-Short Equity category average over the same months.
| Period | BELSX | Category average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year (Dec 2024 – Nov 2025) | $111 | $109 |
| 3 years (Dec 2022 – Nov 2025) | $118 | $124 |
| 5 years (Dec 2020 – Nov 2025) | $111 | $130 |
| Since data start (Sep 2019 – Nov 2025) | $128 | $135 |
BELSX Trailing Returns
Total returns to Nov 2025, from SEC N-PORT.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| 1 year | +11.38% |
| 3 years (annualised) | +5.54% |
| 5 years (annualised) | +2.10% |
BELSX Annual Returns
Calendar-year total returns of Boston Partners Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.
| Year | Total return |
|---|---|
| 2025 (Jan–Nov) | +13.59% |
| 2024 | −2.19% |
| 2023 | +6.75% |
| 2022 | −4.49% |
| 2021 | −5.70% |
| 2020 | +11.81% |
| 2019 (Sep–Dec) | +7.12% |
BELSX Monthly Returns
Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +3.6% | −0.2% | +2.3% | −1.4% | −1.5% | +1.5% | +1.4% | +2.3% | +4.6% | +1.1% | −0.6% | — |
| 2024 | −0.9% | +3.2% | +3.2% | +3.0% | +0.2% | −2.2% | −3.4% | −3.0% | +2.4% | −0.4% | −2.0% | −1.9% |
| 2023 | −1.0% | −0.4% | +1.1% | +3.6% | −1.1% | +2.4% | +2.8% | −1.9% | −1.5% | −1.5% | +4.4% | −0.1% |
| 2022 | +3.1% | −1.0% | −2.9% | −1.9% | −1.5% | −4.6% | +2.9% | +2.1% | +2.4% | −0.6% | −1.3% | −0.9% |
| 2021 | −0.4% | +4.3% | −1.5% | +0.4% | −0.3% | −0.1% | −0.4% | −0.9% | −2.5% | −1.4% | −3.0% | 0.0% |
| 2020 | −2.4% | −2.6% | −6.9% | +5.9% | +0.7% | +4.0% | +4.3% | +0.2% | −1.1% | +1.4% | +4.7% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | −0.4% | +2.4% | +0.9% | +4.0% |
BELSX Risk
Risk measures from monthly returns over Dec 2022 – Nov 2025.
- 3-year volatility (annualised): 7.77%
- 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.13 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
- Best month: +4.56% (Sep 2025)
- Worst month: −3.44% (Jul 2024)
BELSX Fund Flows
Monthly money in and out of Boston Partners Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.
- 12-month net flow: −$5.9M
- 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $1.5M
- Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.20×
| Month | Sales | Redemptions | Net flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | $4K | $5.6M | −$5.6M |
| Oct 2025 | $90K | $268K | −$178K |
| Sep 2025 | $86K | $75K | $11K |
| Aug 2025 | $13K | $56K | −$43K |
| Jul 2025 | $25K | $168K | −$143K |
| Jun 2025 | $81K | $58K | $23K |
| May 2025 | $47K | $209K | −$163K |
| Apr 2025 | $38K | $154K | −$116K |
| Mar 2025 | $9K | $292K | −$283K |
| Feb 2025 | $94K | $49K | $45K |
| Jan 2025 | $980K | $210K | $770K |
| Dec 2024 | $43K | $245K | −$202K |
BELSX Assets Under Management
Net assets of Boston Partners Emerging Markets Dynamic Equity Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.
| Report date | Net assets |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-30 | $60.33M |
| 2025-08-31 | $62.78M |
| 2025-05-31 | $59.79M |
| 2025-02-28 | $60.78M |
| 2024-11-30 | $59.36M |
| 2024-08-31 | $59.98M |
| 2024-05-31 | $65.45M |
| 2024-02-29 | $61.43M |
| 2023-11-30 | $61.61M |
| 2023-08-31 | $61.82M |
| 2023-05-31 | $60.14M |
| 2023-02-28 | $55.45M |
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.