MPZSX Performance — MassMutual Strategic Emerging Markets Fund, Class I

Data updated: 2025-02-28

MPZSX returned −1.15% over one year to Dec 2024. Annualised returns are −6.71% over 3 years and −2.55% over 5 years. The fund trailed its Emerging Markets Equity category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $81, against $95 for the category, and to $99 over one year, against $107. Volatility over the past three years was 19.06% a year. In the 12 months to Dec 2024 the fund lost a net $5.8M, and assets reached $94.08M.

MPZSX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in MassMutual Strategic 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.

PeriodMPZSXCategory average
1 year (Jan 2024 – Dec 2024)$99$107
3 years (Jan 2022 – Dec 2024)$81$95
5 years (Jan 2020 – Dec 2024)$88$114
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Dec 2024)$95$122

MPZSX Trailing Returns

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

PeriodTotal return
1 year−1.15%
3 years (annualised)−6.71%
5 years (annualised)−2.55%

MPZSX Annual Returns

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

YearTotal return
2024−1.15%
2023+10.14%
2022−25.43%
2021−7.88%
2020+17.53%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+7.85%

MPZSX Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024+3.7%+3.7%−5.3%+0.6%+1.9%−1.7%+3.5%+1.0%+0.4%−0.4%−4.4%−3.5%
2023+4.6%−4.3%+9.9%+3.3%−3.8%+0.7%−3.7%−7.4%+4.8%+3.9%+5.0%−1.8%
2022−5.2%−7.9%−3.5%−6.0%+2.2%−8.0%−10.4%−1.9%+2.3%−3.6%+17.9%−2.1%
2021−1.3%+1.7%+0.5%−0.4%+2.4%+3.3%−3.1%+1.7%−8.3%−1.9%−4.5%+2.3%
2020−15.1%−5.1%−4.0%+7.8%+1.6%+7.9%−2.3%+3.8%+6.4%+6.8%+11.1%+0.4%
2019——————+1.0%−3.1%−1.5%+5.6%+1.0%+4.8%

MPZSX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jan 2022 – Dec 2024.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 19.06%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.59 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +17.91% (Nov 2022)
  • Worst month: −10.37% (Jul 2022)

MPZSX Fund Flows

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

  • 12-month net flow: −$5.8M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $18.2M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.76×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Dec 2024$753K$1.1M−$322K
Nov 2024$631K$2.2M−$1.6M
Oct 2024$646K$2.5M−$1.9M
Sep 2024$1.8M$1.9M−$89K
Aug 2024$970K$1.4M−$393K
Jul 2024$613K$1.8M−$1.2M
Jun 2024$619K$2.1M−$1.5M
May 2024$579K$2.9M−$2.3M
Apr 2024$292K$2.8M−$2.5M
Mar 2024$2.3M$2.1M$223K
Feb 2024$3.7M$1.9M$1.7M
Jan 2024$5.4M$1.4M$4.0M

MPZSX Assets Under Management

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

Report dateNet assets
2024-12-31$94.08M
2024-09-30$106.89M
2024-06-30$103.44M
2024-03-31$108.89M
2023-12-31$100.94M
2023-09-30$101.62M
2023-06-30$117.50M
2023-03-31$118.84M
2022-12-31$118.31M
2022-09-30$108.05M
2022-06-30$120.10M
2022-03-31$140.00M

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.