Emerging Markets Great Consumer Fund

Investment Strategy

The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital growth.

  • Mirae Asset’s Great Consumer® investment strategy responds to the long-term and sustainable megatrend in emerging markets created by the newfound purchasing power of the rising middle class.
  • The burgeoning megatrend will be further driven by population size, economic growth, urbanization, income expansion and younger workforces across emerging economies.
  • The Great Consumer investment strategy seeks to identify those high-quality companies that can capitalize on this new and growing consumer base.
  • The Fund seeks investment opportunities beyond the consumer staples and discretionary sectors by investing across a range of industry sectors that may benefit from increasing consumption.

Morningstar Overall Rating

  1. Two Stars
As of 3/31/2023. For the Overall, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods, respectively, MICGX was rated 2, 1, 2, and 3 stars among 744, 744, 654, and 394 funds in the Diversified Emerging Markets category, as of 3/31/2023. Morningstar ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns.

Fund Facts As of 3/31/2023

Ticker
MICGX
CUSIP

60462F820

Inception Date
09/24/2010
Fund Assets
$449.0M
Net Expense Ratio
1.15 %
Gross Expense Ratio
1.19%
Number of Holdings
68
Asset Class
Equity
Benchmark
MSCI Emerging Markets NR Index

Performance

________ EMGC Fund ________ MSCI EM Index

This is a hypothetical $10,000 investment in the Fund. Assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Performance for the Fund’s other share classes would vary.

As of 3/31/2023 As of 3/31/2023
  1 month
(%)
YTD
(%)
SI*
(%)
Quarterly
(%)
1 YEAR
(%)
3 YEARS
(%)
5 YEARS
(%)
10 YEARS
(%)
SI*
(%)
at NAV As of 3/31/2023 1.38 -0.69 2.95 As of 3/31/2023 -0.69 -12.50 -0.39 -2.53 1.52 2.95
at Max Load As of 3/31/2023 1.38 -0.69 2.95 As of 3/31/2023 -0.69 -12.50 -0.39 -2.53 1.52 2.95
MSCI Emerging Markets NR Index As of 3/31/2023 3.03 3.96 1.91 As of 3/31/2023 3.96 -10.70 7.83 -0.91 2.00 1.91

Emerging Market Great Consumer Fund: Total expense ratios: Class A=1.44%; Class C=2.19%; Class I=1.19%. Net expense ratios after fee waiver and reimbursement: Class A=1.40%; Class C=2.15%; Class I=1.15%

*SI = Since Inception. Inception Date (Emerging Markets Great Consumer Fund): Class I= 9/24/2010; Class A&C= 11/04/2010.

Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represent past performance and current returns may be lower or higher. Share price and investment return fluctuate and an investor's shares may be worth more or less than original cost upon redemption. For periods more than one year, performance is annualized.  For performance data as of the most recent month-end please call (888) 335-3417.

The Fund's investment manager, Mirae Asset Global Investments (USA) LLC ("Mirae Asset USA" or the "Investment Manager"), has contractually agreed to forego its management fee and, if necessary, to reimburse the Fund so that total operating expenses (excluding interest expense, taxes, brokerage commissions and certain other Fund expenses) of the Fund through August 31, 2023 do not exceed the "Net" values shown in the table above. The agreement may be terminated prior to August 31, 2023 upon 90 days' prior written notice by a majority of the non-interested trustees of the Trust or by a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

The Fund performance may not be indicative of the Fund's long-term potential. The Fund's returns will fluctuate over long- and short-term periods. "NAV" is the Fund's Net Asset Value per share and has not been adjusted to reflect any applicable sales charge. Maximum sales charge (load) as a percentage of the offering price (applies to Class A shares only): 5.75%. Maximum deferred sales charge (load) for redemptions within one year of purchase (applies to Class C shares and may apply to certain redemptions of Class A shares): 1.00%.

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Performance for the Fund’s other share classes would vary.

Portfolio Allocation As of 3/31/2023

  • Top 10 Holdings
  • Sector Allocation
  • Country Allocation
  • Market Cap
Top Ten Holdings
Company Weighting (%) Country
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 6.6 China
Tencent Holdings Ltd. 4.3 China
BYD Company Limited Class H 3.6 China
HDFC Bank Limited 3.5 India
Meituan Class B 3.1 China
China Tourism Group Duty Free Corporation Limited Class A 3.1 China
Li Ning Company Limited 3.0 China
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. Class H 2.9 China
Trip.com Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR 2.8 China
Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited 2.8 Hong Kong
Total 35.7

The portfolio holdings and allocations will change and the information provided should not be considered as a recommendation to purchase or sell a particular security. There is no assurance that the securities mentioned remain in the Fund’s portfolio or that securities sold have not been repurchased. Totals may not equal 100% due to rounding.

Management Team

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Joohee An

Senior Portfolio Manager (Hong Kong) View Full Bio
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W. Malcolm Dorson

Senior Portfolio Manager (USA) View Full Bio
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Sol Ahn, CFA

Portfolio Manager (Hong Kong) View Full Bio

Fund Documents

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The MSCI Emerging Markets NR Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets.

An investor cannot invest directly in an index.

For shares of those Funds that have been in existence for less than one year, cumulative performance is utilized.

Risk Factors

Equity Securities (stocks) are more volatile and carry more risk than other forms of investments, including investments in high-grade fixed income securities. The net asset value per share of this Fund will fluctuate as the value of the securities in the portfolio changes.

Emerging Market investing may be subject to additional economic, political, legal, liquidity, and currency risks not associated with more developed countries.

Geographic Concentration Risk — A small number of companies and industries may represent a large portion of the market in a particular country or region, and these companies and industries can be sensitive to adverse social, political, economic or regulatory developments in that country or region.