Azzad Ethical Fund (ADJEX)
The ethical fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in common stocks of mid-capitalization companies that the Adviser believes are high quality and/or exhibit above-average growth potential, which, for the purposes of this ethical fund, typically are companies with market capitalizations similar to those issuers included in the index over the last 13 months at the time of purchase. It will invest at least 80% of its assets in securities meeting the fund's ethical investment criteria.
Fund Info
US0550602066
055060206
Dec 22, 2000
$1,000
Mid-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
ADJEX has a high expense ratio of 0.99%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Azzad Ethical Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
Azzad Ethical Fund (ADJEX) returned -6.60% year-to-date (YTD) and -10.16% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, ADJEX returned 6.41% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.31%.
ADJEX
-6.60%
12.53%
-11.27%
-10.16%
6.20%
6.41%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-4.26%
11.24%
-5.02%
8.55%
14.02%
10.31%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of ADJEX, 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 | 4.36% | -5.97% | -6.79% | -0.54% | 2.67% | -6.60% | |||||||
| 2024 | -1.69% | 7.11% | 2.97% | -6.28% | 2.19% | -1.33% | -0.76% | 1.19% | 2.93% | -3.70% | 7.26% | -7.04% | 1.70% |
| 2023 | 8.54% | -0.47% | 3.72% | -1.95% | 1.60% | 8.04% | 1.94% | -4.81% | -6.61% | -6.55% | 11.51% | 9.12% | 24.25% |
| 2022 | -13.80% | -2.57% | 2.76% | -11.10% | -2.81% | -7.84% | 13.56% | -4.66% | -8.35% | 4.79% | 7.22% | -5.79% | -27.82% |
| 2021 | -0.05% | 2.95% | -1.70% | 5.03% | -2.16% | 5.89% | 3.87% | 2.01% | -4.55% | 6.78% | -3.31% | 2.33% | 17.60% |
| 2020 | 0.81% | -6.23% | -13.50% | 14.45% | 9.67% | 2.43% | 6.17% | 2.72% | -1.94% | -1.26% | 11.44% | 5.47% | 30.47% |
| 2019 | 10.64% | 6.04% | 0.77% | 3.21% | -7.17% | 8.08% | 2.29% | -2.77% | -0.61% | 1.77% | 4.75% | 0.75% | 30.01% |
| 2018 | 5.71% | -2.98% | -0.22% | -0.95% | 5.63% | -0.56% | 2.54% | 4.75% | -1.31% | -9.45% | 3.60% | -8.61% | -3.26% |
| 2017 | 3.62% | 4.58% | 0.82% | 1.25% | 0.87% | 0.14% | 0.86% | 1.14% | 1.84% | 2.71% | 3.51% | -0.02% | 23.40% |
| 2016 | -7.17% | 0.09% | 7.72% | -1.89% | 1.68% | -0.41% | 5.22% | -0.94% | -0.72% | -3.37% | 3.73% | -0.63% | 2.48% |
| 2015 | -2.93% | 7.55% | 0.22% | -0.81% | 1.26% | -1.39% | -0.30% | -5.67% | -4.11% | 4.37% | -0.87% | -2.61% | -5.84% |
| 2014 | -3.84% | 6.18% | -1.11% | -1.12% | 1.36% | 1.78% | -2.34% | 6.51% | -3.51% | 2.77% | 1.70% | -0.70% | 7.29% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of ADJEX is 4, meaning it’s performing worse than 96% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Azzad Ethical Fund (ADJEX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
Azzad Ethical Fund provided a 5.85% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.88 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.88 | $0.88 | $0.42 | $0.01 | $2.43 | $1.03 | $0.94 | $0.77 | $2.00 | $0.01 | $0.08 | $1.19 |
Dividend yield | 5.85% | 5.47% | 2.53% | 0.06% | 12.81% | 5.62% | 6.35% | 6.37% | 14.98% | 0.09% | 0.69% | 9.18% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Azzad Ethical 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.88 | $0.88 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.42 | $0.42 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.43 | $2.43 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.03 | $1.03 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.94 | $0.94 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.77 | $0.77 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.00 | $2.00 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.08 |
| 2014 | $1.19 | $1.19 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
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.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Azzad Ethical 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 Azzad Ethical Fund was 55.91%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 512 trading sessions.
The current Azzad Ethical Fund drawdown is 18.49%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -55.91% | Dec 28, 2007 | 227 | Nov 20, 2008 | 512 | Dec 3, 2010 | 739 |
| -37.22% | Nov 17, 2021 | 146 | Jun 16, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -33.65% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 53 | Jun 8, 2020 | 76 |
| -24.05% | Apr 24, 2015 | 203 | Feb 11, 2016 | 302 | Apr 25, 2017 | 505 |
| -21.04% | Sep 17, 2018 | 69 | Dec 24, 2018 | 59 | Mar 21, 2019 | 128 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Azzad Ethical Fund volatility is 12.94%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.