# Ashmore Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund — new fund registration Ashmore Funds registered fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2017-02-10. Featured series: Ashmore Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund. ## Registration - Registrant / trust: Ashmore Funds - CIK: 0001498498 - Form: 485APOS - Filed: 2017-02-10 - State of incorporation: MA - Accession: 0001193125-17-038323 - Reported net assets: $17.0M ## Series & classes (30) _Showing 25 of 30 series/class rows._ | Series | Class | Ticker | New | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Ashmore Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000030386) | INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES | EMCIX | — | | [Ashmore Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000030386) | Class A | ECDAX | — | | [Ashmore Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000030386) | Class C | ECDCX | — | | [Ashmore Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000030388) | INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES | ELBIX | — | | [Ashmore Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000030388) | Class A | ELBAX | — | | [Ashmore Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000030388) | Class C | ELBCX | — | | [Ashmore Emerging Markets Hard Currency Debt Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000030389) | INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES | ESDIX | — | | [Ashmore Emerging Markets Hard Currency Debt Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000030389) | Class A | ESDAX | — | | [Ashmore Emerging Markets Hard Currency Debt Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000030389) | Class C | ESDCX | — | | [Ashmore Emerging Markets Total Return Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000030390) | INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES | EMKIX | — | | [Ashmore Emerging Markets Total Return Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000030390) | Class C | EMKCX | — | | [Ashmore Emerging Markets Total Return Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000030390) | Class A | EMKAX | — | | [Ashmore Emerging Markets Value Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000033066) | INSTITUTIONAL CLASS | EMFIX | — | | [Ashmore Emerging Markets Value Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000033066) | Class A | EMEAX | — | | [Ashmore Emerging Markets Value Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000033066) | Class C | EMECX | — | | [Ashmore Emerging Markets Small-Cap Equity Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000033753) | Class A | ESSAX | — | | [Ashmore Emerging Markets Small-Cap Equity Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000033753) | Class C | ESSCX | — | | [Ashmore Emerging Markets Small-Cap Equity Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000033753) | Institutional Class | ESCIX | — | | [Ashmore Emerging Markets Frontier Equity Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000041978) | Class A | EFEAX | — | | [Ashmore Emerging Markets Frontier Equity Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000041978) | Class C | EFECX | — | | [Ashmore Emerging Markets Frontier Equity Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000041978) | Institutional Class | EFEIX | — | | [Ashmore Emerging Markets Short Duration Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000045773) | INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES | ESFIX | — | | [Ashmore Emerging Markets Short Duration Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000045773) | Class A | ESFAX | — | | [Ashmore Emerging Markets Short Duration Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000045773) | Class C | ESFCX | — | | [Ashmore Emerging Markets Equity Opportunities Fund](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000051345) | CLASS A | AEOAX | — | ## Fees (from the effective prospectus) - 12b-1 fee: 0.00% - Gross expense ratio: 1.80% - Management fee: 0.85% - Net expense ratio: 1.03% - Other expenses: 0.95% ## Investment objective The Fund seeks to maximize total return. ## Advisers - [Ashmore Investment Advisors Limited (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/170303) ## Other filings by this registrant (15) - [485APOS — 2025-12-19](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-25-326099) - [485APOS — 2024-03-08 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-24-063800) - [485APOS — 2023-12-21](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-23-301274) - [485APOS — 2020-12-15 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-20-318219) - [485APOS — 2020-07-01 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-20-185282) - [485APOS — 2020-03-31 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-20-092724) - [485APOS — 2019-11-15 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-19-293474) - [485APOS — 2017-12-22](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-17-377606) - [485APOS — 2016-12-23](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-16-803173) - [485APOS — 2016-08-18 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-16-685316) - [485APOS — 2016-02-12 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-16-462047) - [485APOS — 2015-12-23](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-15-412445) ## More - [Registrant profile: Ashmore Funds](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/1498498) - [This page as markdown (for LLM agents)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001193125-17-038323.md) - [Search all SEC filings, advisers and people on Adviser Search](https://search.stillhousedata.com/) --- Source: public SEC filing data via Adviser Search (https://search.stillhousedata.com). 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