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Van Eck Emerging Markets Fund Class A: (MF: GBFAX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Sep 5, 2025 08:00 PM ET
$15.80 USD
+0.15 (0.96%)
Zacks MF Rank
5-Strong Sell of 5 5
Latest Performance as of Jul 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 14.58 | 70 |
| 3 months | 9.93 | 32 |
| 6 months | 13.30 | 45 |
| 1 Year | 6.83 | 88 |
| 3 Year | 8.57 | 81 |
| 5 Year | -0.27 | 98 |
| 10 Year | 2.25 | 98 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 463.72 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -73.44 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 319.35 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Jul 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 1.37 |
| 5 Year | -0.02 |
| 10 Year | 1.36 |
| Since Inception | 5.58 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.96 | 13.78 | NA | NA |
| 2024 | 4.25 | 3.51 | 2.76 | -10.09 |
| 2023 | 1.95 | 2.24 | -1.95 | 8.23 |
| 2022 | -18.62 | -12.56 | -8.83 | 15.27 |
| 2021 | 0.52 | 3.70 | -8.32 | -8.05 |
| 2020 | -25.90 | 25.07 | 8.19 | 16.10 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 14.58 | -0.29 | 10.62 | -25.22 | -12.13 | 16.42 | 29.51 | -23.29 | 49.70 | -0.43 | -12.91 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -3.67 | -4.63 | -8.23 | -8.74 | -29.50 | 10.99 | 11.08 | -7.15 | 27.89 | 1.44 | -9.63 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | -1.98 | -4.83 | -4.19 | -5.51 | -18.56 | 1.70 | 7.18 | -7.26 | 20.77 | -3.18 | -8.35 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.47 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.28 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| % Yield | 0.00 | 0.87 | 0.86 | 3.62 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 1.47 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.00 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.00 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.53 | 1.45 | 1.47 | 1.53 | 1.50 | 1.47 | 1.53 | 1.46 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%