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Emerging Markets Fund

mutual fund
GBFAX
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$14.78 +0.03 +0.2%
primary theme
Emerging Markets Equity
GBFAX (Mutual Fund)

Emerging Markets Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$14.78 +0.03 +0.2%
primary theme
Emerging Markets Equity
GBFAX (Mutual Fund)

Emerging Markets Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$14.78 +0.03 +0.2%
primary theme
Emerging Markets Equity

Name

As of 10/11/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Emerging Markets Fund

GBFAX | Fund

$14.78

$592 M

1.07%

$0.16

1.59%

Vitals

YTD Return

10.4%

1 yr return

20.7%

3 Yr Avg Return

-5.9%

5 Yr Avg Return

0.1%

Net Assets

$592 M

Holdings in Top 10

43.2%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$14.8
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 1.59%

SALES FEES

Front Load 5.75%

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 38.00%

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$1,000

IRA

N/A


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund


Name

As of 10/11/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Emerging Markets Fund

GBFAX | Fund

$14.78

$592 M

1.07%

$0.16

1.59%

GBFAX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 10.4%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return -5.9%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 0.1%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio -0.19%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 1.1%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Emerging Markets Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    VANECKFUND
  • Inception Date
    Dec 20, 1993
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    David Semple

Fund Description

Under normal conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of companies that are organized in, maintain at least 50% of their assets in, or derive at least 50% of their revenues from, emerging market countries. The Adviser has broad discretion to identify countries that it considers to qualify as emerging markets. The Adviser selects emerging market countries that the Fund will invest in based on the Adviser’s evaluation of economic fundamentals, legal structure, political developments and other specific factors the Adviser believes to be relevant.
Utilizing qualitative and quantitative measures, the Adviser seeks to invest in reasonably-priced companies that have strong structural growth potential. The Adviser seeks attractive investment opportunities in all areas of emerging markets, and utilizes a flexible investment approach across all market capitalizations. The Adviser seeks to (i) integrate financially-material environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factors into the Fund’s investment process and (ii) reduce material exposure to issuers that the Adviser deems controversial in the ESG universe.
The Fund’s holdings may include issues denominated in currencies of emerging market countries, investment companies (like country funds) that invest in emerging market countries, depositary receipts, and similar types of investments, representing emerging market securities.
The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities issued by other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). The Fund may also invest in money market funds, but these investments are not subject to this limitation. The Fund may invest in ETFs to participate in, or gain exposure to, certain market sectors, or when direct investments in certain countries are not permitted or available. The Fund may also invest in restricted securities, including Rule 144A securities.
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GBFAX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period GBFAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 10.4% -12.4% 33.6% 80.93%
1 Yr 20.7% -4.4% 44.3% 78.96%
3 Yr -5.9%* -12.3% 12.8% 88.92%
5 Yr 0.1%* -3.7% 12.8% 97.11%
10 Yr 1.8%* -2.3% 7.2% 92.91%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period GBFAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 9.3% -6.5% 35.5% 44.83%
2022 -28.0% -50.1% -2.4% 76.22%
2021 -18.8% -33.1% 22.5% 94.21%
2020 16.3% -22.1% 80.1% 49.68%
2019 27.5% -0.7% 42.0% 7.11%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period GBFAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 10.4% -12.4% 33.6% 80.93%
1 Yr 20.7% -4.4% 44.3% 78.96%
3 Yr -5.9%* -12.3% 12.8% 88.92%
5 Yr 0.1%* -3.7% 12.8% 97.11%
10 Yr 1.8%* -2.3% 7.2% 92.91%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period GBFAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 10.6% -2.7% 42.0% 53.49%
2022 -25.2% -42.2% 1.9% 70.17%
2021 -12.1% -32.5% 33.1% 96.80%
2020 16.4% -20.0% 81.6% 60.70%
2019 29.5% 2.3% 42.0% 7.60%

NAV & Total Return History


GBFAX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

GBFAX Category Low Category High GBFAX % Rank
Net Assets 592 M 682 K 103 B 45.05%
Number of Holdings 72 10 7534 69.32%
Net Assets in Top 10 221 M 290 K 23.8 B 43.24%
Weighting of Top 10 43.24% 2.9% 100.2% 15.36%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 7.94%
  2. Reliance Industries Ltd 5.41%
  3. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 4.90%
  4. MercadoLibre Inc 4.40%
  5. Prosus NV 4.01%
  6. International Container Terminal Services Inc 3.83%
  7. Kaspi.KZ JSC 3.51%
  8. SK Hynix Inc 3.28%
  9. MLP Saglik Hizmetleri AS 3.11%
  10. JSL SA 2.85%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High GBFAX % Rank
Stocks
96.09% 0.00% 107.82% 63.04%
Preferred Stocks
4.90% 0.00% 13.31% 3.91%
Other
0.00% -0.46% 26.93% 44.91%
Convertible Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 7.40% 23.60%
Cash
0.00% -2.03% 16.88% 95.12%
Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 88.10% 31.10%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High GBFAX % Rank
Technology
20.77% 0.00% 47.50% 60.03%
Financial Services
17.53% 0.00% 48.86% 74.86%
Industrials
15.75% 0.00% 43.53% 4.80%
Communication Services
9.67% 0.00% 39.29% 41.38%
Consumer Cyclical
9.62% 0.00% 48.94% 81.64%
Healthcare
9.12% 0.00% 16.53% 12.43%
Energy
6.05% 0.00% 24.80% 23.45%
Basic Materials
4.54% 0.00% 30.03% 76.55%
Real Estate
3.74% 0.00% 17.15% 12.85%
Consumer Defense
2.91% 0.00% 25.90% 90.82%
Utilities
0.29% 0.00% 39.12% 65.96%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High GBFAX % Rank
Non US
77.83% 0.00% 101.28% 75.73%
US
18.26% 0.00% 100.13% 20.22%

GBFAX - Expenses

Operational Fees

GBFAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.59% 0.03% 29.98% 34.13%
Management Fee 0.75% 0.00% 2.00% 26.82%
12b-1 Fee 0.25% 0.00% 1.00% 28.10%
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.85% 87.44%

Sales Fees

GBFAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load 5.75% 3.50% 5.75% 4.49%
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

GBFAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 1.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

GBFAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 38.00% 0.00% 189.00% 41.61%

GBFAX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

GBFAX Category Low Category High GBFAX % Rank
Dividend Yield 1.07% 0.00% 9.74% 71.13%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

GBFAX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual Annual Quarterly Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

GBFAX Category Low Category High GBFAX % Rank
Net Income Ratio -0.19% -1.98% 17.62% 82.20%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

GBFAX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually Annually

Distributions History

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GBFAX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

David Semple


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 18, 2002

19.46

19.5%

Mr. Semple joined VanEck in 1998. He serves as Portfolio Manager for VanEck’s Emerging Markets Equity Strategy and oversees the Emerging Markets Equity Team. He is responsible for company research, stock selection, and portfolio construction. Mr. Semple is a veteran of emerging markets investing, with over 25 years of experience. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Semple was a portfolio manager for Asian-focused funds and served on the team sub-advising VanEck’s VIP Emerging Markets Fund at Peregrine Asset Management (Hong Kong). From 1993 to 1996, he served as sales director and regional strategist at Peregrine Brokerage. Prior to 1993, Mr. Semple was a portfolio manager specializing in Asia equity markets at Murray Johnstone (Glasgow). Mr. Semple is a member of the CFA Institute and the Association of Investment Management and Research. He received a Bachelor of Law with Honours from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. He has had numerous media appearances, including CNBC, Bloomberg, and NPR. Additionally, he was quoted in Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Barron’s, among others.

Angus Shillington


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 31, 2009

12.42

12.4%

Mr. Shillington joined VanEck in 2009. He serves as Deputy Portfolio Manager for VanEck’s Emerging Markets Equity Strategy. With extensive experience in Asia and broad emerging markets equity, his current responsibilities include company and macroeconomic research relating to these regions, with a particular emphasis on Asia. Prior to joining VanEck, Mr. Shillington was Head of International Equity for ABN AMRO in New York with, among other things, oversight for equity sales and trading. Prior to moving to New York in 2001 to become Managing Director and head of Asian equity and derivatives distribution in the U.S. at BNP Paribas, he held senior management positions as a Director at both Paribas in Los Angeles and, internationally, at UBS Securities in Hong Kong, and in private client management at Hill Samuel/BLW in Edinburgh, Scotland. In his roles in both research and portfolio management, Mr. Shillington has developed a specialized focus on many Asian markets, a region in which he continues to be deeply involved.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.09 33.71 6.64 13.42