EMQAX Stock - Ashmore Emerging Markets Active Equity Fund - Class A

The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing principally in equity securities and equity-related investments of Emerging Market Issuers, which may be denominated in any currency, including the local currency of the issuer. It observes a policy to normally invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings made for investment purposes) in equity securities of Emerging Market Issuers. The fund's investments in derivatives and other synthetic instruments that have economic characteristics similar to these instruments will be counted toward the fund's 80% investment policy.