BPEMX Performance — Boston Partners Emerging Markets Fund, Institutional Class

Data updated: 2024-07-29

BPEMX returned +14.29% over one year to May 2024. The annualised 3-year return is −3.35%. The fund beat its Emerging Markets Equity category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $90, against $89 for the category, and to $114 over one year, against $114. Volatility over the past three years was 16.03% a year. In the 12 months to May 2024 the fund took in a net $1.7M, and assets reached $24.53M.

BPEMX Growth of $100

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

PeriodBPEMXCategory average
1 year (Jun 2023 – May 2024)$114$114
3 years (Jun 2021 – May 2024)$90$89
Since data start (Sep 2019 – May 2024)$128$124

BPEMX Trailing Returns

Total returns to May 2024, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+14.29%
3 years (annualised)−3.35%

BPEMX Annual Returns

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

YearTotal return
2024 (Jan–May)+3.41%
2023+19.68%
2022−17.95%
2021−3.92%
2020+14.57%
2019 (Sep–Dec)+14.46%

BPEMX Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024−6.4%+7.2%+2.4%+0.9%−0.2%———————
2023+8.4%−3.7%+3.1%+0.3%+0.2%+4.8%+5.1%−5.2%−1.9%−4.7%+8.5%+4.4%
2022+0.7%−3.4%−3.3%−6.0%+1.1%−7.8%0.0%+1.2%−7.9%−1.5%+10.6%−2.0%
2021+0.2%+6.2%−0.2%+1.7%+0.1%+0.3%−3.6%−0.9%−4.8%−0.5%−4.0%+2.2%
2020−5.3%−3.8%−17.1%+10.5%+2.0%+6.8%+5.8%+1.8%−1.8%+1.4%+10.6%+6.4%
2019————————+1.1%+4.5%+0.6%+7.6%

BPEMX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jun 2021 – May 2024.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 16.03%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.49 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +10.63% (Nov 2022)
  • Worst month: −7.90% (Sep 2022)

BPEMX Fund Flows

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

  • 12-month net flow: $1.7M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $548K
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: -0.46×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
May 2024$2K$0$2K
Apr 2024$2K$15$2K
Mar 2024$2K$0$2K
Feb 2024$16K$0$16K
Jan 2024$176K−$1.2M$1.4M
Dec 2023$349K$0$349K
Nov 2023$0−$7$7
Oct 2023$8−$1$9
Sep 2023$0$0$0
Aug 2023$241−$8$248
Jul 2023$382−$1$384
Jun 2023$627$0$627

BPEMX Assets Under Management

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

Report dateNet assets
2024-05-31$24.53M
2024-02-29$23.79M
2023-11-30$23.70M
2023-08-31$23.37M
2023-05-31$22.38M
2023-02-28$21.58M
2022-11-30$20.78M
2022-08-31$21.50M
2022-05-31$23.07M
2022-02-28$26.15M
2021-11-30$21.55M
2021-08-31$23.73M

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.