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Fund Profile:
Calvert Emerging Markets Equity Fund A

Jump to: General Fund Information | Fund Institution Information | Account Minimums | Methodology | Proxy Voting Information | Specific Screening Information by Category | Performance Data


General Fund Information - [Return to Top]

Ticker: CVMAX

Assets under management (AUM): $2074.65M (in US$ millions) - See other performance data below

General Fund Type: International, Global, Foreign

Specific Sizes or Types of Investments: Emerging Market Equities

Financial Objective: The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of companies located in emerging market countries.

Specific ESG Focus: The Fund believes that the long-term performance of companies operating in long established and/or emerging markets alike depends on progress towards sustainable development. The Fund seeks to invest in companies whose products/services and/or industrial/business practices contribute towards addressing one or more global sustainability challenges in their local and/or international markets.

To invest, call: 800-368-2748

 


Institution Name:
Calvert Research and Management

Mutual Funds Description: Calvert is a leader in the responsible investing arena and is headquartered in Washington, DC. Calvert was formed in 2016 and traces its roots to Calvert Investment Management (CIM), which was founded in 1976. The Calvert Funds are one of the largest and most diversified families of responsibly invested mutual funds, encompassing actively and passively managed strategies, U.S. and international equity strategies, fixed-income strategies, and asset allocation funds. Calvert was formed on December 30, 2016 and at that time, substantially all of the business assets of CIM were purchased by Calvert. The assets of CIM included all technology, know-how, intellectual property and the Calvert Research System and processes. After approval of the Boards of Directors or Trustees and shareholders of the Calvert Funds, Calvert also became the successor investment adviser to the registered investment management companies that CIM had been manager of prior to the transaction. In addition, Calvert hired the majority of the employees that were part of CIM's sustainability research department. On March 1, 2021, Morgan Stanley completed its acquisition of Eaton Vance and Calvert became a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley and part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM), the asset management division of Morgan Stanley.

Contact info:
2050 M Street NW STE 925
Washington,DC 20036
United States
Phone: 800-327-2109
Email: andrew.olig@calvert.com
Web: www.calvert.com (Opens in a new window)

 

Account Minimums - [Return to Top]

Minimum Account: $2,000

Minimum IRA: $1,000

 

Methodology - [Return to Top]

Screening Venue: In-house

Screening Party: Calvert’s Sustainability Analysts

Screening Database Used: Calvert Proprietary Database

Screening Process: Development, Poverty and Health: • Promoting economic development, income generation and poverty reduction • Improving quality of life in poor households and communities • Supporting agricultural innovation and food security • Providing access to safe medicines and low-cost health care • Expanding digital access and mobile communications for underserved communities and populations Environment and Climate Change: • Mitigating and adapting to climate change and other environmental challenges • Enhancing access to clean water and sanitation infrastructure Rights and Governance: • Respecting human rights, labor rights, and Indigenous Peoples’ rights in local communities/workplaces • Fostering gender equity and diversity in workplaces and local communities • Overcoming corruption through transparency and improved governance. In addition to evaluating companies according to these criteria, investments are also evaluated according to the Fund’s threshold responsibility standards with respect to tobacco, weapons and human rights. The Fund has the following threshold responsibility standards which are applied in determining whether a security qualifies as an investment for the Fund: • The Fund will seek to avoid investing in companies that manufacture tobacco products. • The Fund will seek to avoid investing in companies that manufacture, design or sell weapons or the critical components of weapons that violate international humanitarian law. • The Fund will critically evaluate companies that significantly support governments that are under U.S. or international sanction for grave human rights abuses such as genocide or forced labor.

 

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Specific Screening Information by Category - [Return to Top]

Environment

  • Climate / Clean Technology: Combination of Positive and Restricted/Exclusionary Strategies - .
  • Pollution / Toxics: Combination of Positive and Restricted/Exclusionary Strategies
  • Other Environmental: Combination of Positive and Restricted/Exclusionary Strategies

Social

  • Community Development: Combination of Positive and Restricted/Exclusionary Strategies
  • Diversity & Equal Employment Opportunity: Combination of Positive and Restricted/Exclusionary Strategies
  • Human Rights: Combination of Positive and Restricted/Exclusionary Strategies
  • Labor Relations: Combination of Positive and Restricted/Exclusionary Strategies

Governance

  • Board Issues: Combination of Positive and Restricted/Exclusionary Strategies
  • Executive Pay: Combination of Positive and Restricted/Exclusionary Strategies

Products

  • Alcohol: Restricted/Exclusionary Investment
  • Animal Welfare: Restricted/Exclusionary Investment
  • Defense/Weapons: Restricted/Exclusionary Investment
  • Gambling: Restricted/Exclusionary Investment
  • Tobacco: Restricted/Exclusionary Investment

Other


    Performance Data - [Return to Top]

    Data provided by: Bloomberg logo - Information current as of December 31, 2023

    Year-to-date rate of return: 4.48%

    1-year rate of return: 4.48%

    3-year rate of return: -9.35%

    5-year rate of return: 2.59%

    10-year rate of return: 2.98%

    Previous year rate of return: -22.81%

    Management fee: 0.87%

    Expense ratio: 1.27%

    Standard deviation: 20.19%

    Benchmark used: MSCI EM NR USD | External link (Opens in a new window)

    Disclaimer: Investment in mutual funds involves risk, including possible loss of principal invested. You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could underperform, because of the following risks: the market prices of stocks held by the Fund may fall; individual investments of the Fund may not perform as expected, and/or the Fund's portfolio management practices may not achieve the desired result. Investing in foreign securities involves additional risks relating to political, social, and economic developments abroad; differences between the regulations that apply to U.S. and foreign issuers and markets; the potential for foreign markets to be less liquid and more volatile than U.S. markets; and currency risk associated with securities that trade or are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. In addition, the risks of investing in emerging market securities are greater than those of investing in securities of developed foreign countries. The Fund is non-diversified and may be more volatile than a diversified fund.


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