The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital growth by investing primarily in a portfolio of equity securities of large-capitalization securities companies in emerging markets.
Is this fund right for you?
- You want your money to grow over a longer term.
- You want to invest in equity securities of the developing countries in Latin America, Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
- You're comfortable with a medium to high level of risk.
Risk Rating
How is the fund invested?
(as of May 31, 2025)
Asset allocation (%)
|
Name |
Percent |
|
International Equity |
97.8 |
|
Cash and Equivalents |
2.2 |
Geographic allocation (%)
|
Name |
Percent |
|
Mexico |
21.5 |
|
India |
20.7 |
|
Korea, Republic Of |
14.0 |
|
Taiwan |
13.7 |
|
Indonesia |
6.1 |
|
Poland |
6.0 |
|
Brazil |
4.8 |
|
Argentina |
4.2 |
|
Hong Kong |
3.6 |
|
Other |
5.4 |
Sector allocation (%)
|
Name |
Percent |
|
Technology |
27.1 |
|
Financial Services |
20.7 |
|
Consumer Goods |
14.3 |
|
Consumer Services |
9.8 |
|
Telecommunications |
7.1 |
|
Industrial Goods |
5.4 |
|
Industrial Services |
5.2 |
|
Healthcare |
4.5 |
|
Real Estate |
3.2 |
|
Other |
2.7 |
Growth of $10,000
(since inception)
Data not available based on date of inception
Fund details
(as of May 31, 2025)
Top holdings |
% |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd |
9.1 |
Dino Polska SA |
6.0 |
SK Hynix Inc |
5.5 |
HDFC Bank Ltd - ADR |
5.3 |
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT |
5.3 |
Grupo Aeroportuario Pacifico SAB CV - ADR Sr B |
5.2 |
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd |
5.2 |
Coway Co Ltd |
4.7 |
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV - ADR |
4.4 |
Mercadolibre Inc |
4.2 |
Total allocation in top holdings |
54.9 |
Portfolio characteristics |
|
Standard deviation |
12.7% |
Dividend yield |
2.1% |
Average market cap (million) |
$191,611.9 |
Understanding returns
Annual compound returns (%)
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5 YR |
10 YR |
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2024 |
2023 |
2022 |
2021 |
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2017 |
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Range of returns over five years
(November 1, 2018 - July 31, 2025)
Best return |
Best period end date |
Worst return |
Worst period end date |
10.0% |
March 2025 |
4.7% |
July 2025 |
Average return |
% of periods with positive returns |
Number of positive periods |
Number of negative periods |
7.2% |
100.0% |
22 |
0 |
Q2 2025 Fund Commentary
Market commentary
Emerging market equities rebounded over the second quarter of 2025, outperforming developed market returns since the beginning of the year. Ongoing U.S. dollar weakness supported the performance of emerging markets. This weakness reflected expectations of lower growth and higher inflation because of U.S. tariffs, and increased government debt from the most recent budget. Emerging market currencies also gained over the quarter and since the beginning of the year.
Performance
The Fund’s relative exposure to SK Hynix Inc. and Coway Co. Ltd. had the most positive impact on performance. SK Hynix benefited from robust demand for high bandwidth memory chips used in artificial intelligence processing. Coway reported revenue growth of 17% year over year. It also remained committed to a program that includes paying out 40% of net profit after tax in dividends and share buybacks.
Relative exposure to Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. and Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. was negative for performance. Tata was affected by U.S. tariffs, which raised concerns that trade-related uncertainty could further delay corporate technology investment in North America. Techtronic struggled because of concerns about the outlook for the U.S. economy, its largest market, and the impact of tariffs.
At the sector level, stock selection in consumer discretionary and information technology had the most positive impact on the Fund’s performance. Security selection in industrials had a negative impact on performance.
At a regional level, overweight exposure to South Korea and underweight exposure to China had a positive impact on performance. Overweight exposure to Brazil was negative for performance.
Portfolio activity
The sub-advisor made no significant changes to the Fund’s portfolio during the quarter.
Outlook
The Fund is focused on growth companies with high-quality and improving environmental, social and governance characteristics. The sub-advisor favours companies with defendable business models, balance sheet strength and improving return on capital.