Expense Ratio History

EMQAX expense ratio history

Ashmore Emerging Markets Active Equity Fund, Class A

Fund company
Ashmore
Type
Mutual fund

2.17%

In basis points
217 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$217
Prospectus dated
28 February 2026, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Cut from 2.25% on 28 February 2026

Fee over time

EMQAX expense ratio: 3.34% until 28 Feb 2018, then 3.11%; 3.11% until 28 Feb 2019, then 2.20%; 2.20% until 28 Feb 2020, then 1.96%; 1.96% until 28 Feb 2021, then 1.55%; 1.55% until 28 Feb 2022, then 1.49%; 1.49% until 28 Feb 2023, then 1.52%; 1.52% until 28 Feb 2024, then 1.69%; 1.69% until 28 Feb 2025, then 2.25%; 2.25% until 28 Feb 2026, then 2.17%; read at 2.17% on 28 Feb 2026.0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%Jun 2016Feb 2018Oct 2019Jun 2021Feb 2023Oct 20243.34% before2.17% from 28 Feb 2026
EMQAX expense ratio: 3.34% until 28 Feb 2018, then 3.11%; 3.11% until 28 Feb 2019, then 2.20%; 2.20% until 28 Feb 2020, then 1.96%; 1.96% until 28 Feb 2021, then 1.55%; 1.55% until 28 Feb 2022, then 1.49%; 1.49% until 28 Feb 2023, then 1.52%; 1.52% until 28 Feb 2024, then 1.69%; 1.69% until 28 Feb 2025, then 2.25%; 2.25% until 28 Feb 2026, then 2.17%; read at 2.17% on 28 Feb 2026.0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%Jun 2016Oct 2019Feb 20233.34% before2.17% from 28 Feb 2026
Solid line: the fee in effect after each recorded change. Dashed: the fee before it. Dots: prospectuses filed with the SEC and dates we read the fee from a source.

Share classes

The same fund is sold as 4 share classes, each with its own fee. Figures are from each class's latest prospectus in SEC filings, rounded to 0.01%.

TickerShare classFeeAfter waiversProspectus dated
EMQAX (this page) Class A 2.17% 1.31% 28 Feb 2026
EMQCX Class C 3.00% 2.02% 28 Feb 2026
EMQIX Institutional Class 1.93% 1.06% 28 Feb 2026
— — 1.98% 1.27% 28 Feb 2019

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
28 Feb 2026 2.17% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2026-02-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Feb 2026 2.17% Cut from 2.25% to 2.17%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2026-02-26
28 Feb 2025 2.25% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-02-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Feb 2025 2.25% Raised from 1.69% to 2.25%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2025-02-28
28 Feb 2024 1.69% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-02-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Feb 2024 1.69% Raised from 1.52% to 1.69%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2024-02-27
28 Feb 2023 1.52% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-02-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Feb 2023 1.52% Raised from 1.49% to 1.52%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2023-02-24
28 Feb 2022 1.49% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-02-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Feb 2022 1.49% Cut from 1.55% to 1.49%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2022-02-25
21 May 2021 1.55% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-05-21 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
28 Feb 2021 1.55% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-02-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Feb 2021 1.55% Cut from 1.96% to 1.55%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2021-02-26
28 Feb 2020 1.96% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-02-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Feb 2020 1.96% Cut from 2.20% to 1.96%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2020-03-17
28 Feb 2019 2.20% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-02-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Feb 2019 2.20% Cut from 3.11% to 2.20%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2019-03-20
28 Feb 2018 3.11% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-02-28 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
28 Feb 2018 3.11% Cut from 3.34% to 3.11%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2018-03-19
10 Apr 2017 3.34% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-04-10 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
28 Feb 2017 3.34% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-02-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Nov 2016 3.34% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-11-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
9 Jun 2016 3.34% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-06-09 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 2.17% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$2,524 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $13,149.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$222
3 years$686
5 years$1,176
10 years$2,524

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 14 prospectuses for this share class since 2016. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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