Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Equity Fund

SEMVX · NASDAQ

Market closed$27.57$-0.510000 (-1.82%)

Key statistics

Previous close$28.08

Open$27.57

Day high$27.57

Day low$27.57

52-week high$31.45

52-week low$19.08

Market cap8.25B

Volume—

Average volume—

P/E ratio20.47

Forward P/E—

EPS1.35

Dividend yield0.00%

Market context

Why it moved

SEMVX declined amid broad market uncertainty, as rising volatility signals and complex market conditions weighed on investor sentiment across equity funds.

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What is happening

Recent company-specific developments and publisher coverage.

July 15, 2026Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Equity Fund declined amid a challenging macro backdrop for emerging markets, as investor preference rotated toward US equities and AI-driven large-cap growth. A Natixis strategist survey released today showed 67% of strategists expect US equities to outperform in H2 2026, while China's Q2 GDP came in below expectations, weighing on EM sentiment. Persistent inflation risks tied to US-Iran geopolitical tensions and the Strait of Hormuz disruptions further dampened appetite for emerging market exposure, even as the broader financial sector held near 52-week highs.

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July 1, 2026Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Equity Fund edged lower amid a broader shift in EM investor sentiment, as BlackRock's emerging markets strategist noted that global investors are moving away from broad-based EM allocations toward country-specific stories in India, Southeast Asia, and the Gulf. The fund's modest decline comes as the financial services sector faced pressure on the first day of Q3, with Nasdaq futures sliding and a hawkish Fed tone weighing on risk assets, even as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq concluded Q2 with their best quarterly performance since 2020.

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June 24, 2026Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Equity Fund tumbled sharply amid a sweeping global tech and AI-driven selloff that pummeled emerging market equities, with the fund's exposure to semiconductor and technology-linked EM names particularly vulnerable. A two-day global rout—triggered by investor doubts over AI profit justifications and stretched valuations—spread from South Korea's KOSPI through Asian chipmakers and into broader EM assets, while rising U.S. rate expectations (Fed hike odds near 90% by year-end) and weak European PMI data added macro headwinds that compounded pressure on risk-sensitive EM-focused funds.

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June 22, 2026Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Equity Fund is surging in pre-market trading, approaching its 52-week high of $31.39, as a powerful fundamental catalyst emerges: companies in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index have beaten profit estimates for the first time since April 2022, with average annual EPS of 95.1 index points surpassing year-ago consensus forecasts. EM stocks are up nearly 30% this year, and major institutions including Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, and JPMorgan Asset Management are calling for gains to broaden beyond AI into industrials, commodities, and financials — providing a strong tailwind for actively managed EM equity strategies like SEMVX.

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Peers

S&P 500SPX · $7,457.69-1.01%

American Century Mid Cap Value IAVUAX · $16.72-0.48%

The Hartford Capital Appreciation FundITHAX · $47.03-1.07%

T. Rowe Price International Funds, Inc. - T. Rowe Price International Discovery FundPRIDX · $80.76-1.09%

T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Stock FundPRMSX · $53.34-1.60%

T. Rowe Price International Discovery FundTIDDX · $80.75-1.09%

Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund Admiral SharesVTCAX · $95.87-1.94%

Company profile

Hartford Schroders Emerging Markets Equity Fund (SEMVX) is an actively managed open-end mutual fund domiciled in the United States, launched on March 31, 2006, and distributed by Hartford Mutual Funds under ticker SEMVX on the NASDAQ. The fund seeks capital appreciation by investing at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of emerging market companies — including common stock, preferred stock, and depositary receipts — with a focus on mid- to large-cap firms listed or domiciled in emerging markets, or deriving more than 50% of their revenues, profits, or assets from such markets. Sub-advised by Schroders, a global investment manager with over 200 years of experience, the fund employs a combined top-down country allocation and bottom-up stock selection approach, benchmarked against the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, with significant exposure to Developed and Emerging Asia — particularly Taiwan, South Korea, and China — and top holdings including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Tencent Holdings, and Samsung Electronics. With approximately $8.3 billion in total net assets, a net expense ratio of 1.42%, and classified under Morningstar's Diversified Emerging Markets category, the fund maintains a concentrated yet diversified portfolio of approximately 120 holdings spanning technology, financial services, industrials, and consumer sectors across more than 20 emerging market nations.

Symbol: SEMVX
Exchange: NASDAQ
Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Asset Management
Employees: 0
Country: US
IPO date: 2006-04-03
Website: hartfordfunds.com

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