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Artisan Small Cap Fund Advisor Shares (APDSX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US04314H5506

CUSIP

04314H550

Inception Date

Feb 1, 2017

Region

North America (U.S.)

Min. Investment

$250,000

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Small-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

APDSX has a high expense ratio of 1.06%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Performance

Performance Chart


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Returns By Period

Artisan Small Cap Fund Advisor Shares (APDSX) returned -8.50% year-to-date (YTD) and 1.49% over the past 12 months.


APDSX

YTD

-8.50%

1M

1.43%

6M

-14.13%

1Y

1.49%

3Y*

4.90%

5Y*

1.36%

10Y*

N/A

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.51%

1M

6.15%

6M

-2.00%

1Y

12.92%

3Y*

12.68%

5Y*

14.19%

10Y*

10.85%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of APDSX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20255.10%-6.22%-8.79%0.28%1.49%-8.50%
2024-2.73%9.85%2.41%-6.70%0.84%1.61%2.96%2.19%3.62%-1.83%9.70%-6.57%14.76%
20238.40%-0.93%0.22%-6.28%1.67%6.19%4.32%-4.79%-7.33%-9.93%11.24%9.04%9.51%
2022-16.42%-2.10%0.14%-14.78%-1.76%-6.21%14.01%-2.94%-6.68%5.63%8.26%-7.03%-29.36%
20210.31%2.43%-7.53%5.05%-6.76%6.59%-0.33%3.17%-3.89%3.77%-10.04%-0.47%-8.92%
20202.24%-4.50%-12.91%15.94%13.06%4.76%6.41%3.82%-1.71%1.95%15.99%7.48%61.14%
201914.58%8.81%-1.26%4.35%-5.54%8.26%3.35%-2.54%-3.73%1.77%7.80%0.33%40.22%
20185.30%0.03%2.17%2.79%5.23%-0.53%1.50%10.46%-1.66%-10.53%1.43%-11.87%2.10%
20173.39%1.49%2.35%1.59%1.66%1.70%0.33%1.66%3.33%2.59%-0.20%21.73%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of APDSX is 12, meaning it’s performing worse than 88% 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.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of APDSX is 1212
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of APDSX is 1313
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of APDSX is 1313
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of APDSX is 1212
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of APDSX is 1111
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of APDSX is 1111
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Artisan Small Cap Fund Advisor Shares (APDSX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Artisan Small Cap Fund Advisor Shares Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.06
  • 5-Year: 0.05
  • All Time: 0.35

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Artisan Small Cap Fund Advisor Shares compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Artisan Small Cap Fund Advisor Shares provided a 5.61% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.83 per share.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.00$5.0020172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017
Dividend$1.83$1.83$0.00$0.10$5.07$2.70$2.65$5.43$4.97

Dividend yield

5.61%5.14%0.00%0.35%12.00%5.23%7.80%20.77%16.23%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Artisan Small Cap Fund Advisor Shares. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
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$1.83$1.83
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.10
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$5.07$0.00$5.07
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.70$0.00$2.70
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.65$0.00$2.65
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$5.43$0.00$5.43
2017$4.97$0.00$4.97

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.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Artisan Small Cap Fund Advisor Shares. 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 Artisan Small Cap Fund Advisor Shares was 51.43%, occurring on Jun 16, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current Artisan Small Cap Fund Advisor Shares drawdown is 34.33%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-51.43%Feb 16, 2021338Jun 16, 2022
-34.77%Feb 21, 202019Mar 18, 202047May 26, 202066
-27.53%Sep 5, 201877Dec 24, 201884Apr 26, 2019161
-9.87%Jul 31, 201945Oct 2, 201938Nov 25, 201983
-9.04%Jan 29, 20189Feb 8, 201816Mar 5, 201825
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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