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Emerging-market closed-end funds

Funds with emerging-market mandates — equity and debt — including single-country funds for China, India, Korea, Taiwan, Mexico and Brazil. Discounts in this group are often wide and volatile. 17 funds in this view. Classification uses the fund’s mandate and its latest reported country allocation; where providers differ, ours is labelled “rules” and can be reviewed.

GlobalInternational (ex-U.S.)Developed-marketEmerging-marketFrontier-marketRegionalSingle-countryAllEquityFixed income
Largest
  • FAXabrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund$1.1B
  • EMDWestern Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund$852M
  • TWNTaiwan Fund$641M
  • IFNAberdeen India Fund$561M
  • AEFabrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund$461M
Widest discounts
  • MXEMexico Equity & Income Fund-20.45%
  • CAFMorgan Stanley China A Share Fund-17.69%
  • KFKorea Fund-15.38%
  • IIFMorgan Stanley India Investment Fund-12.65%
  • MSDMorgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund-12.43%
Best 1y NAV TR
  • KFKorea Fund+92.74%
  • AEFabrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund+41.30%
  • EMFTempleton Emerging Markets Fund+38.48%
  • IHDVoya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund+23.00%
  • TEITempleton Emerging Markets Income Fund+22.16%
Highest TTM yield
  • IAEVoya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund34.81%
  • IFNAberdeen India Fund19.79%
  • TEITempleton Emerging Markets Income Fund19.13%
  • EDFVirtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund16.14%
  • FAXabrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund15.32%

All funds

FundPrem/discPrice vs. assetsZ (1y)TTM yieldPayout rate (12 mo)ExpensesAnnual costLeverageBorrowingNet assetsFund size▲1y NAV TR1y asset return3y NAV TR3y asset return (per yr)CategoryCategory
MXE Mexico Equity & Income Fund20.45% discount-2.211.83%——$71.9M+13.92%+10.58%International Equity
IAE Voya Asia Pacific High Dividend Equity Income Fund1.96% discount+1.1934.81%——$99.2M+22.02%+21.32%International Equity
IHD Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund2.11% discount+1.198.91%——$141M+23.00%+21.67%International Equity
EDF Virtus Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund5.73% discount-2.2716.14%——$157M+13.59%+23.26%Taxable Bonds
MSD Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund12.43% discount-2.528.71%——$165M+5.51%+12.91%Taxable Bonds
IIF Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund12.65% discount-1.799.10%——$247M-14.68%+4.24%International Equity
CAF Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund17.68% discount-1.491.54%——$330M+7.72%+11.42%International Equity
MXF Mexico FundNAV unavailable—6.44%——$354M——International Equity
KF Korea Fund15.38% discount-0.802.46%——$365M+92.74%+42.20%International Equity
TEI Templeton Emerging Markets Income Fund10.87% discount-2.4619.13%——$395M+22.16%+23.15%Taxable Bonds
EDD Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund8.11% discount-1.1013.38%——$396M+13.90%+15.19%Taxable Bonds
EMF Templeton Emerging Markets Fund9.28% discount+0.618.00%——$403M+38.48%+30.65%International Equity
AEF abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund6.24% discount+1.5810.16%——$461M+41.30%+29.52%International Equity
IFN Aberdeen India Fund12.12% discount-1.9719.79%——$561M-13.27%+1.81%International Equity
TWN Taiwan FundNAV unavailable—6.35%——$641M——International Equity
EMD Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund12.37% discount-3.4012.26%2.91%0.03%$852M+4.41%+14.13%Taxable Bonds
FAX abrdn Asia-Pacific Income FundNAV unavailable—15.32%——$1.1B——Taxable Bonds

Country exposure across these funds

funds with ≥3% in the country, latest N-PORT

India · 8 funds · avg 31.4%Mexico · 7 funds · avg 32.4%South Korea · 6 funds · avg 34.1%Cayman Islands · 6 funds · avg 7.1%Taiwan · 5 funds · avg 39.5%China · 5 funds · avg 25.9%Argentina · 4 funds · avg 10.1%South Africa · 4 funds · avg 7.7%Brazil · 4 funds · avg 5.5%Colombia · 3 funds · avg 6.3%Egypt · 3 funds · avg 5.8%Hong Kong · 3 funds · avg 4.3%Luxembourg · 2 funds · avg 9.1%Australia · 2 funds · avg 7.6%Kazakhstan · 2 funds · avg 6.6%Indonesia · 2 funds · avg 5.8%EC · 2 funds · avg 4.5%Nigeria · 2 funds · avg 4.2%Türkiye · 2 funds · avg 4.0%United Kingdom · 2 funds · avg 3.7%

Country allocation is issuer domicile as reported, not currency exposure. Currency hedging is shown only where a fund discloses it.