Ancora Income Fund (AAIIX)
The fund pursues its income objective by investing primarily in income-producing securities (such as debt securities, preferred stocks, high dividend-bearing common shares, common and preferred shares of closed-end investment companies). It will invest in shares of closed-end funds and convertible securities of large, small and mid-sized companies. The fund will invest only in securities of companies with market capitalizations of more than $500 million, except that the fund may invest in closed-end funds with market capitalizations of less than that amount.
Fund Info
US03332V8155
03332V815
Jan 5, 2004
$5,000
Expense Ratio
AAIIX has a high expense ratio of 2.20%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Ancora Income Fund (AAIIX) returned -2.26% year-to-date (YTD) and 2.73% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, AAIIX returned 3.15% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
AAIIX
-2.26%
-0.43%
-4.24%
2.73%
2.88%
4.20%
3.15%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of AAIIX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.55% | 0.69% | -1.80% | -1.27% | -0.43% | -2.26% | |||||||
| 2024 | 2.31% | 0.85% | 0.85% | -1.55% | 2.30% | 0.42% | 1.13% | 1.82% | 2.62% | -0.14% | 0.82% | -2.03% | 9.69% |
| 2023 | 9.34% | -1.11% | -6.31% | 1.81% | -1.78% | 2.13% | 1.65% | -0.29% | -0.59% | -3.31% | 5.63% | 3.27% | 9.96% |
| 2022 | -2.48% | -2.42% | 0.66% | -3.66% | 1.37% | -4.32% | 4.54% | -2.18% | -4.19% | -2.48% | 4.07% | -2.91% | -13.58% |
| 2021 | 0.00% | 0.39% | 2.21% | 1.65% | 1.13% | 1.12% | 0.25% | 0.62% | 0.00% | 0.99% | -1.85% | 2.40% | 9.22% |
| 2020 | 0.58% | -1.94% | -13.97% | 7.16% | 1.78% | 0.36% | 2.17% | 2.40% | -0.13% | 0.00% | 3.37% | 1.84% | 2.15% |
| 2019 | 4.40% | 0.47% | 1.24% | 0.72% | 0.72% | 0.97% | 0.71% | 0.33% | 0.84% | 0.20% | 0.08% | 0.45% | 11.63% |
| 2018 | -1.59% | -0.25% | 0.13% | -0.38% | 0.63% | 0.00% | 0.25% | 0.51% | -0.76% | -1.56% | -1.20% | -0.92% | -5.06% |
| 2017 | 1.76% | 1.13% | 0.28% | 0.76% | 0.16% | 0.64% | 0.52% | -0.08% | 0.52% | -0.08% | -0.33% | 0.36% | 5.75% |
| 2016 | -0.76% | 0.10% | 3.42% | 1.25% | 1.00% | 1.96% | 1.70% | 0.85% | -0.20% | -0.79% | -3.06% | 0.78% | 6.29% |
| 2015 | 1.16% | 0.68% | 0.44% | 0.80% | -0.38% | -0.86% | 0.09% | -1.11% | -0.03% | 2.45% | -0.51% | 0.70% | 3.43% |
| 2014 | 2.50% | 2.70% | 1.34% | 2.04% | 0.96% | 0.50% | -0.21% | 0.97% | -0.96% | 0.92% | 0.44% | -0.02% | 11.69% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of AAIIX is 34, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Ancora Income Fund (AAIIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Ancora Income Fund provided a 4.76% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.33 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 4 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.33 | $0.36 | $0.36 | $0.36 | $0.36 | $0.33 | $0.35 | $0.37 | $0.40 | $0.53 | $0.57 | $0.61 |
Dividend yield | 4.76% | 4.99% | 5.20% | 5.42% | 4.46% | 4.24% | 4.44% | 4.93% | 4.91% | 6.47% | 6.99% | 7.23% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Ancora Income Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.12 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.36 |
| 2023 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.36 |
| 2022 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.36 |
| 2021 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.36 |
| 2020 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.33 |
| 2019 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.07 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.35 |
| 2018 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.37 |
| 2017 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.40 |
| 2016 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.53 |
| 2015 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.57 |
| 2014 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.61 |
Drawdowns
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The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Ancora Income Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the Ancora Income Fund was 35.51%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 192 trading sessions.
The current Ancora Income Fund drawdown is 4.49%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -35.51% | Feb 22, 2007 | 513 | Mar 9, 2009 | 192 | Dec 9, 2009 | 705 |
| -27.36% | Feb 24, 2020 | 18 | Mar 18, 2020 | 182 | Dec 4, 2020 | 200 |
| -16.02% | Jan 4, 2022 | 203 | Oct 24, 2022 | 403 | Jun 3, 2024 | 606 |
| -9.1% | May 13, 2013 | 69 | Aug 19, 2013 | 158 | Apr 4, 2014 | 227 |
| -7.23% | Nov 11, 2024 | 104 | Apr 11, 2025 | — | — | — |
Volatility
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