ESSAX — Ashmore Emerging Markets Small-Cap Equity Fund
Data updated: 2026-06-25
ESSAX — Ashmore Emerging Markets Small-Cap Equity Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Emerging Markets Small Cap Blend / Core Equity · $4.40M AUM · 1.55% expense ratio · 35.8% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
ESSAX Fund Overview
ESSAX — Ashmore Emerging Markets Small-Cap Equity Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Ashmore Funds, categorised as Emerging Markets Small Cap Blend / Core Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Ashmore Funds
- Category: Emerging Markets Small Cap Blend / Core Equity
- Assets under management: $4.40M
- 1-year return: 35.8%
- Ticker: ESSAX
- SEC CIK: 0001498498
- SEC series ID: S000033753
- Share class ID: C000104313
ESSAX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Ashmore Emerging Markets Small-Cap Equity Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Sk Hynix, Inc. | 13.04% |
| Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 8.00% |
| Samsung Electro Mechanics | 5.87% |
| Sk Square Co. Ltd. | 4.73% |
| Hansol Chemical Co. Ltd. | 3.71% |
| Rede D'or Sao Luiz SA | 3.38% |
| Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. | 3.35% |
| Elite Material Company Ltd. | 3.34% |
| Sieyuan Electric Co. Ltd. | 3.21% |
| Chroma Ate, Inc. | 3.07% |
ESSAX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Ashmore Emerging Markets Small-Cap Equity Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 97.8% |
ESSAX Performance
Total returns for ESSAX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 8.3% |
| 1 year | 35.8% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 15.6% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 7.0% |
ESSAX Risk Information
Risk metrics for ESSAX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 13.1%
ESSAX Costs and Fees
ESSAX costs about $155 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.55%
- Gross expense ratio: 3.19%
- Portfolio turnover: 64%
- Brokerage commissions: 9.59 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
ESSAX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-04, Ashmore Emerging Markets Small-Cap Equity Fund had net outflows of $2.84M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | −$4.48K |
| 2026-03 | $7.04K |
| 2026-02 | −$2.40M |
| 2026-01 | −$438.44K |
| 2025-12 | $5.43K |
| 2025-11 | $22.83K |
ESSAX Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Ashmore Emerging Markets Small-Cap Equity Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
ESSAX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Ashmore Emerging Markets Small-Cap Equity Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.