Expense Ratio History

ESSAX expense ratio history

Ashmore Emerging Markets Small-Cap Equity Fund, Class A

Fund company
Ashmore
Type
Mutual fund

3.19%

In basis points
319 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$319
Prospectus dated
28 February 2025, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Cut from 3.22% on 28 February 2025

Fee over time

ESSAX expense ratio: 2.78% until 29 Feb 2012, then 4.05%; 4.05% until 28 Feb 2013, then 3.68%; 3.68% until 28 Feb 2014, then 2.39%; 2.39% until 28 Feb 2015, then 2.64%; 2.64% until 29 Feb 2016, then 2.33%; 2.33% until 28 Feb 2017, then 2.39%; 2.39% until 28 Feb 2018, then 2.26%; 2.26% until 28 Feb 2019, then 2.37%; 2.37% until 28 Feb 2020, then 2.30%; 2.30% until 28 Feb 2021, then 2.78%; 2.78% until 28 Feb 2022, then 2.75%; 2.75% until 28 Feb 2023, then 2.83%; 2.83% until 28 Feb 2024, then 3.22%; 3.22% until 28 Feb 2025, then 3.19%; read at 3.19% on 28 Feb 2025.0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%Sep 2011Jan 2014May 2016Sep 2018Jan 2021May 20232.78% before3.19% from 28 Feb 2025
ESSAX expense ratio: 2.78% until 29 Feb 2012, then 4.05%; 4.05% until 28 Feb 2013, then 3.68%; 3.68% until 28 Feb 2014, then 2.39%; 2.39% until 28 Feb 2015, then 2.64%; 2.64% until 29 Feb 2016, then 2.33%; 2.33% until 28 Feb 2017, then 2.39%; 2.39% until 28 Feb 2018, then 2.26%; 2.26% until 28 Feb 2019, then 2.37%; 2.37% until 28 Feb 2020, then 2.30%; 2.30% until 28 Feb 2021, then 2.78%; 2.78% until 28 Feb 2022, then 2.75%; 2.75% until 28 Feb 2023, then 2.83%; 2.83% until 28 Feb 2024, then 3.22%; 3.22% until 28 Feb 2025, then 3.19%; read at 3.19% on 28 Feb 2025.0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%Sep 2011Apr 2016Nov 20202.78% before3.19% from 28 Feb 2025
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
ESSAX (this page) Class A 3.19% 1.55% 28 Feb 2025
ESSCX Class C 3.97% 2.30% 28 Feb 2025
ESCIX Institutional Class 2.97% 1.30% 28 Feb 2025
— — 2.31% 1.77% 28 Feb 2019

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
28 Feb 2025 3.19% 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 3.19% Cut from 3.22% to 3.19%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2025-02-28
28 Feb 2024 3.22% 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 3.22% Raised from 2.83% to 3.22%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2024-02-27
28 Feb 2023 2.83% 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 2.83% Raised from 2.75% to 2.83%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2023-02-24
28 Feb 2022 2.75% 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 2.75% Cut from 2.78% to 2.75%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2022-02-25
21 May 2021 2.78% 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 2.78% 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 2.78% Raised from 2.30% to 2.78%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2021-02-26
28 Feb 2020 2.30% 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 2.30% Cut from 2.37% to 2.30%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2020-03-17
28 Feb 2019 2.37% 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 2.37% Raised from 2.26% to 2.37%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2019-03-20
28 Feb 2018 2.26% 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 2.26% Cut from 2.39% to 2.26%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2018-03-19
10 Apr 2017 2.39% 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 2.39% 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
28 Feb 2017 2.39% Raised from 2.33% to 2.39%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2017-03-20
9 Jun 2016 2.33% 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
29 Feb 2016 2.33% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-02-29 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
29 Feb 2016 2.33% Cut from 2.64% to 2.33%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2016-05-16
28 Feb 2015 2.64% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2015-02-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Feb 2015 2.64% Raised from 2.39% to 2.64%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2015-03-17
28 Feb 2014 2.39% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-02-28 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
28 Feb 2014 2.39% Cut from 3.68% to 2.39%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2014-07-15
28 Feb 2013 3.68% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2013-02-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Feb 2013 3.68% Cut from 4.05% to 3.68%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2013-03-20
29 Feb 2012 4.05% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2012-02-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
29 Feb 2012 4.05% Raised from 2.78% to 4.05%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2012-03-20
3 Oct 2011 2.78% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2011-10-03 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
30 Sep 2011 2.78% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2011-09-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 3.19% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$3,536 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $11,871.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$327
3 years$998
5 years$1,692
10 years$3,536

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 19 prospectuses for this share class since 2011. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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