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Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Eq A Overview

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Eq A (GEMAX) is an actively managed International Equity Diversified Emerging Mkts fund. Goldman Sachs launched the fund in 1997.

The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at the time of purchase) ("Net Assets") in a portfolio of equity investments in emerging country issuers. It maintains investments in at least six emerging countries. The fund may invest in the aggregate up to 20% of its net assets in: (i) fixed income securities of private and government emerging country issuers; and (ii) equity and fixed income securities, such as government, corporate and bank debt obligations, of developed country issuers. The fund is non-diversified.

About Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Eq A (GEMAX)

There are 1 members of the management team with an average tenure of 11.43 years: Basak Yavuz (2015). Management tenure is more important for actively managed funds than passive index funds.

The fund has 1 primary benchmark: MSCI EM NR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Eq A has 123 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 44.9% of the fund’s assets. The fund meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a nondiversified fund. The fund is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Eq A is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the International Equity fund group. Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Eq A has 98.9% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 1.1%. There is 98.9% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Eq A has 0.0% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $98 million in total assets, which is below the $967 million average for the Diversified Emerging Mkts category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

GEMAX Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Eq A expense ratio is high compared to funds in the Diversified Emerging Mkts category. Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Eq A has an expense ratio of 1.33%, which is 15% higher than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a D. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Eq A has a portfolio turnover rate of 43%, indicating that holds its assets around 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 68% for the Diversified Emerging Mkts category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Eq A returned -8.6%, which earned it a grade of F, as the Diversified Emerging Mkts category had an average return of -4.9%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all funds in that category.

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Eq A has a trailing yield of 0.36%, which is below the 1.72% category average. The fund normally distributes its income annually and its capital gains annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Eq A Grades

Year to date, the fund has returned 19.2%, 0.2 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of C. The fund has returned 38.2% over the past year (grade of B), 18.7% over the past three years (grade of C) and 3.9% per year over the past five years (grade of F) and 8.7% per year over the past 10 years (grade of C).

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