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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
1.21% 508.96M 1.69% 23.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
-144.56M 25.59% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation. It invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities or equity-linked instruments of issuers located in emerging markets countries; such issuers may be of any capitalization and have a high degree of predictability, profitability, and above average earnings.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Equity Style Large Cap Growth
Broad Asset Class International Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity Emerging Markets Global
Peer Group Emerging Markets Funds
Global Macro --
US Macro Emerging Markets Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Emerging Markets Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Virtus
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
 
80.00B
60.00B
40.00B
20.00B
0
-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 71
-1.282B Peer Group Low
1.820B Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 68
-144.56M
-10.44B Peer Group Low
15.26B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 65
-2.109B Peer Group Low
5.538B Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 91
-20.95B Peer Group Low
17.67B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 67
-6.672B Peer Group Low
10.31B Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 99
-29.71B Peer Group Low
28.75B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: --
62.77M Peer Group Low
318.53M Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 99
-32.95B Peer Group Low
67.92B Peer Group High
Date Unavailable

Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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Name
1M
3M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
15Y
Total Return (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
YTD
18.34%
15.72%
-6.44%
-23.26%
0.39%
-8.26%
21.42%
2.13%
21.51%
10.65%
7.82%
-16.00%
15.62%
5.53%
32.39%
2.40%
30.47%
30.02%
4.36%
-26.21%
10.88%
7.09%
35.18%
4.00%
28.29%
40.72%
3.25%
-33.14%
10.23%
10.62%
25.18%
4.19%
--
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-0.27%
-29.27%
12.41%
6.91%
26.79%
5.00%
23.31%
58.75%
-3.12%
-23.34%
7.95%
4.34%
22.65%
3.95%
As of January 11, 2026.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (1-9-26) 1.85%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 28
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 29.69
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 4.950
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 5.763
Weighted Median ROE 21.05%
Weighted Median ROA 8.84%
ROI (TTM) 16.38%
Return on Investment (TTM) 16.38%
Earning Yield 0.0422
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 0.4339
Number of Equity Holdings 26
As of November 30, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 41.19%
EPS Growth (3Y) 19.45%
EPS Growth (5Y) 16.01%
Sales Growth (1Y) 15.49%
Sales Growth (3Y) 15.75%
Sales Growth (5Y) 15.66%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 16.00%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 15.38%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 25.36%
As of November 30, 2025

Asset Allocation

As of November 30, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 0.00%
Stock 99.52%
Bond 0.00%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other 0.48%
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Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 8.13% 17.24 0.00%
Tencent Holdings Ltd. 5.97% 79.04 -1.81%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. 5.78% 150.96 -2.27%
Infosys Ltd. 5.26% 17.83 -1.16%
AIA Group Ltd. 4.65% 10.88 1.31%
Bajaj Finance Ltd ORD
4.53% -- --
HDFC Bank Ltd. 4.49% 33.10 -0.87%
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. 4.28% 392.00 3.40%
MercadoLibre, Inc. 4.18% 2178.41 -0.06%
Yum China Holdings, Inc. 4.01% 47.23 -1.60%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee --
Actual Management Fee 0.89%
Administration Fee 428.7K%
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee 0.00%
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product No
Available for RRSP No
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment 100000.0 None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 0.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to provide capital appreciation. It invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities or equity-linked instruments of issuers located in emerging markets countries; such issuers may be of any capitalization and have a high degree of predictability, profitability, and above average earnings.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Equity Style Large Cap Growth
Broad Asset Class International Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity Emerging Markets Global
Peer Group Emerging Markets Funds
Global Macro --
US Macro Emerging Markets Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Emerging Markets Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Virtus
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (1-9-26) 1.85%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 28
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 29.69
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 4.950
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 5.763
Weighted Median ROE 21.05%
Weighted Median ROA 8.84%
ROI (TTM) 16.38%
Return on Investment (TTM) 16.38%
Earning Yield 0.0422
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 0.4339
Number of Equity Holdings 26
As of November 30, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 41.19%
EPS Growth (3Y) 19.45%
EPS Growth (5Y) 16.01%
Sales Growth (1Y) 15.49%
Sales Growth (3Y) 15.75%
Sales Growth (5Y) 15.66%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 16.00%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 15.38%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 25.36%
As of November 30, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 10/21/1997
Share Classes
HEMZX A
PICEX C
VREMX Retirement
Attributes
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund --
Currency Hedged Fund --
Socially Responsible Fund No

Top Portfolio Holders

Name % Weight
Portfolio A 5.00%
Portfolio B 3.50%
Portfolio C 2.25%
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Excel Add-In Codes

Name: =YCI("M:HIEMX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:HIEMX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:HIEMX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:HIEMX", "prospectus_objective")
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