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EMGNX - Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Fund Institutional Class

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Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Fund Institutional Class (EMGNX)
Expense Ratio: 1.27%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $36,776.07


The Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Fund Institutional Class fund (EMGNX) is a Diversified Emerging Mkts fund started on 07/30/2010 and has $2.60 billion in assets under management. The current manager has been running Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Fund Institutional Class since 09/30/2006. The fund is rated by Morningstar. This fund does not charge 12b-1 fees.

MarketRiders Prefers The Following ETF

Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock ETF (VWO)
Expense Ratio: 0.20%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $6,475.12


The Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock ETF (VWO) is an Exchange Traded Fund. It is a "basket" of securities that index the Diversified Emerging Mkts investment strategy and is an alternative to a Diversified Emerging Mkts mutual fund. Fees are very low compared to a comparable mutual fund like Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Fund Institutional Class because computers automatically manage the stocks.



The Following Diversified Emerging Mkts Funds Have Lower Fees Than Wells Fargo Advantage Emerging Markets Equity Fund Institutional Class (EMGNX). Why are these metrics important?
Mutual Fund Name Ticker Symbol Turnover Assets (M) Annual Fees
Aberdeen Emerging Markets Instl ABEMX 1.5% 6,300 1.03%
American Funds New World A NEWFX 25.0% 17,500 1.02%
American Funds New World F-1 NWFFX 25.0% 17,500 1.02%
American Funds New World F-2 NFFFX 25.0% 17,500 0.76%
American Funds New World R4 RNWEX 25.0% 17,500 1.01%
American Funds New World R5 RNWFX 25.0% 17,500 0.71%
American Funds New World R6 RNWGX 25.0% 17,500 0.66%
Artisan Emerging Markets Inst APHEX 30.9% 738 1.19%
Brandes Institutional Emerging Markets Fund Class I BEMIX 94.7% 164 1.12%
DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity I DFCEX 1.0% 7,100 0.67%
DFA Emerging Markets I DFEMX 16.0% 2,400 0.61%
DFA Emerging Markets Small Cap I DEMSX 18.0% 2,300 0.79%
DFA Emerging Markets Social Core Equity DFESX 28.0% 328 0.70%
DFA Emerging Markets Value I DFEVX 5.0% 14,200 0.61%
DFA Emerging Markets Value R2 DFEPX 5.0% 14,200 0.86%
Eaton Vance Parametric Tx-Mgd Em Mkts I EITEX 4.0% 2,500 0.95%
Fidelity Advisor EMEA I FIEMX 53.0% 131 1.26%
Fidelity Advisor Emerging Markets I FIMKX 122.0% 455 1.21%
Fidelity Emerging Markets FEMKX 122.0% 2,800 1.07%
Goldman Sachs Struct Emerg Mkt Eq Intl GERIX 200.0% 272 1.05%
Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Instl LZEMX 23.0% 13,900 1.12%
Legg Mason Batterymarch Emerging Mkts I LGEMX 99.0% 552 1.25%
Morgan Stanley Inst Emerging Mkts I MGEMX 60.0% 1,200 1.25%
Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Equity Fund Institutional Class NEMIX 71.0% 157 1.25%
Northern Emerging Markets Equity Index NOEMX 33.2% 1,500 0.30%
Oppenheimer Developing Markets Y ODVYX 34.0% 22,900 1.00%
PIMCO EM Fdmtl IndexPLUS TR ST Instl PEFIX 774.0% 4,600 1.25%
Schroder Emerging Market Equity Inv SEMNX 69.0% 461 1.25%
Schwab Fundamental Emerg Mkts Idx SFENX 56.0% 293 0.60%
SSgA Emerging Markets Instl SSEMX 50.0% 1,800 1.25%
T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock PRMSX 18.6% 6,200 1.26%
T. Rowe Price Inst Africa & Middle East TRIAX 97.0% 135 1.25%
T. Rowe Price Instl Emerging Mkts Eq IEMFX 24.3% 821 1.10%
Templeton Instl Emerging Markets Ser Adv TEEMX 9.5% 245 1.25%
Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx VEIEX 10.0% 59,800 0.33%
Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx Inst VEMIX 10.0% 59,800 0.13%
Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx Signal VERSX 10.0% 59,800 0.20%



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Turnover
Turnover represents how much of a mutual fund's holdings are changed over the course of a year through buying and selling. Active mutual funds have an average turnover rate of about 85%, meaning that funds are turning over nearly all of their holdings every year. A high turnover means you could make lower returns because: 1) buying and selling stocks costs money through commissions and spreads and 2) the fund will distribute yearly capital gains which increases your taxes. Look for funds with turnover rates below 50%. For comparison, ETF turnover rates average around 10% or lower.

Assets
Generally, smaller funds do better than larger ones. The more assets in a mutual fund, the lower the chance that it will beat its index. Managers outperform an index by choosing stocks that are undervalued. In order to find these undervalued stocks, the manager has to know more than his competitors to develop an "edge." There are only a finite number of stocks a mutual fund manager can reasonably analyze and actively track to gain such a competitive edge. When the fund has more assets, the manager must analyze large companies because he needs to take larger positions. Large companies are more efficiently priced in the market and it becomes increasingly difficult to get an edge.