Artisan Small Cap Fund (ARTSX)
The investment seeks maximum long-term capital growth. The fund's investment team employs a fundamental investment process to construct a diversified portfolio of U.S. small-cap growth companies. It invests primarily in U.S. companies and, under normal circumstances, the fund invests no less than 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes at market value at the time of purchase in the common stocks of small companies.
Fund Info
US04314H1059
04314H105
Mar 28, 1995
$1,000
Small-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
ARTSX has a high expense ratio of 1.19%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Artisan Small Cap Fund (ARTSX) returned -6.30% year-to-date (YTD) and -2.74% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, ARTSX returned 0.40% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.86%.
ARTSX
-6.30%
9.74%
-9.51%
-2.74%
5.70%
-1.73%
0.40%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
1.39%
12.89%
1.19%
12.45%
15.19%
14.95%
10.86%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of ARTSX, 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 | 5.08% | -6.21% | -8.82% | 0.28% | 3.97% | -6.30% | |||||||
| 2024 | -2.70% | 9.82% | 2.41% | -6.72% | 0.82% | 1.60% | 2.94% | 2.19% | 3.64% | -1.88% | 9.71% | -10.95% | 9.28% |
| 2023 | 8.38% | -0.97% | 0.25% | -6.30% | 1.65% | 6.15% | 4.33% | -4.81% | -7.34% | -9.93% | 11.21% | 9.00% | 9.29% |
| 2022 | -16.42% | -2.11% | 0.18% | -14.82% | -1.78% | -6.20% | 13.99% | -2.90% | -6.74% | 5.61% | 8.24% | -7.03% | -29.44% |
| 2021 | 0.31% | 2.42% | -7.56% | 5.04% | -6.77% | 6.57% | -0.33% | 3.15% | -3.90% | 3.76% | -19.36% | -0.50% | -18.47% |
| 2020 | 2.22% | -4.49% | -12.92% | 15.95% | 13.03% | 4.73% | 6.42% | 3.79% | -1.70% | 1.94% | 9.60% | 7.47% | 52.13% |
| 2019 | 14.54% | 8.81% | -1.29% | 4.37% | -5.56% | 8.26% | 3.33% | -2.55% | -3.72% | 1.75% | -0.21% | 0.30% | 29.62% |
| 2018 | 5.30% | 0.00% | 2.18% | 2.77% | 5.24% | -0.56% | 1.50% | 10.42% | -1.64% | -10.55% | -15.17% | -11.87% | -14.70% |
| 2017 | 4.72% | 3.07% | 1.49% | 2.35% | 1.53% | 1.66% | 1.70% | 0.33% | 1.69% | 3.30% | -11.81% | -0.23% | 9.15% |
| 2016 | -11.30% | -0.93% | 6.62% | 1.23% | 4.09% | 3.25% | 5.49% | 1.07% | 2.68% | -6.28% | 2.75% | -2.88% | 4.36% |
| 2015 | -3.20% | 4.39% | 1.28% | 1.76% | 3.10% | 2.50% | -0.90% | -6.39% | -4.86% | 4.10% | -6.73% | -3.25% | -8.74% |
| 2014 | 2.67% | 4.21% | -6.66% | -11.97% | 1.04% | 8.10% | -7.52% | 5.32% | -3.39% | 6.69% | 0.67% | 2.26% | -0.78% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of ARTSX 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.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Artisan Small Cap Fund (ARTSX) 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
Artisan Small Cap Fund provided a 0.00% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.00 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 |
Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.26% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Artisan Small Cap 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 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 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.08 |
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 Artisan Small Cap 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 Artisan Small Cap Fund was 66.59%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 743 trading sessions.
The current Artisan Small Cap Fund drawdown is 42.86%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -66.59% | Oct 8, 2007 | 356 | Mar 9, 2009 | 743 | Feb 16, 2012 | 1099 |
| -56.53% | Feb 16, 2021 | 338 | Jun 16, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -53.21% | Oct 15, 1997 | 1270 | Oct 9, 2002 | 698 | Jul 20, 2005 | 1968 |
| -39.45% | Sep 5, 2018 | 386 | Mar 18, 2020 | 73 | Jul 1, 2020 | 459 |
| -36.26% | Jun 24, 2015 | 159 | Feb 9, 2016 | 363 | Jul 19, 2017 | 522 |
Volatility
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