Auer Growth Fund (AUERX)
The fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of common stocks traded on major U.S. exchanges, markets and bulletin boards that the fund's adviser believes present the most favorable potential for capital appreciation. In selecting stocks for the fund's portfolio, the Adviser reviews public companies' financial statements to determine those companies that report substantial sales and earnings growth over the prior twelve months, plus a relatively low price to earnings ratio.
Fund Info
US90470K2481
90470K248
Dec 28, 2007
$2,000
Small-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
AUERX has a high expense ratio of 2.37%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Auer Growth 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
Auer Growth Fund had a return of 1.87% year-to-date (YTD) and -6.63% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Auer Growth Fund had an annualized return of 6.07%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.31%, indicating that Auer Growth Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
AUERX
1.87%
-0.22%
-20.33%
-6.63%
10.74%
6.07%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
4.46%
2.46%
9.31%
23.49%
13.03%
11.31%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of AUERX, 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 | 1.57% | 1.87% | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 0.47% | 1.41% | 3.71% | -2.87% | 9.93% | -3.71% | 6.71% | 0.52% | 0.93% | -3.56% | 5.18% | -24.36% | -9.77% |
| 2023 | 7.27% | 1.24% | -6.84% | -4.17% | -4.11% | 11.60% | 10.02% | -2.19% | 0.63% | -3.96% | 6.15% | 1.89% | 16.70% |
| 2022 | -3.90% | 7.01% | 5.05% | -2.70% | 7.34% | -13.60% | 13.32% | 0.29% | -10.48% | 16.37% | 2.60% | -12.27% | 3.90% |
| 2021 | 5.65% | 7.69% | 7.25% | 3.09% | 5.99% | -3.45% | -1.01% | 1.11% | -0.91% | 7.10% | -2.67% | 9.03% | 45.11% |
| 2020 | -6.70% | -9.42% | -22.98% | 16.52% | 2.13% | 2.69% | 9.16% | -0.80% | -1.21% | 0.54% | 9.46% | 4.81% | -1.85% |
| 2019 | 14.20% | 2.85% | -3.78% | 4.58% | -7.88% | 6.52% | -2.55% | -4.45% | 5.34% | 1.30% | 4.24% | 6.53% | 27.96% |
| 2018 | 2.20% | -6.78% | 3.23% | 3.47% | 4.00% | -3.01% | 0.64% | -0.85% | -3.11% | -11.75% | -1.38% | -13.89% | -25.63% |
| 2017 | 1.70% | -0.70% | 3.79% | 0.81% | -0.54% | 2.16% | 2.24% | 1.68% | 7.11% | 3.08% | 2.18% | 2.25% | 28.75% |
| 2016 | -10.57% | 1.35% | 3.17% | 2.10% | -0.95% | -2.40% | 2.78% | 2.39% | 0.31% | -3.57% | 9.97% | 3.22% | 6.65% |
| 2015 | -7.18% | 5.63% | -1.46% | 2.43% | -0.26% | 0.53% | -4.21% | -7.01% | -6.79% | 7.45% | 2.21% | -4.47% | -13.58% |
| 2014 | -0.70% | 5.54% | -2.90% | 0.12% | 1.95% | 5.64% | -7.26% | 5.98% | -9.66% | -1.68% | -5.01% | -1.41% | -10.30% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of AUERX is 2, meaning it’s performing worse than 98% 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 Auer Growth Fund (AUERX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
Auer Growth Fund provided a 0.31% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.04 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.11 |
Dividend yield | 0.31% | 0.31% | 0.77% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Auer Growth 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 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.04 |
| 2023 | $0.11 | $0.11 |
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 Auer Growth 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 Auer Growth Fund was 67.23%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 3023 trading sessions.
The current Auer Growth Fund drawdown is 23.51%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -67.23% | May 21, 2008 | 200 | Mar 9, 2009 | 3023 | Mar 12, 2021 | 3223 |
| -26.1% | Nov 26, 2024 | 17 | Dec 19, 2024 | — | — | — |
| -20.3% | Nov 16, 2022 | 116 | May 4, 2023 | 146 | Dec 1, 2023 | 262 |
| -19.64% | Aug 26, 2022 | 21 | Sep 26, 2022 | 36 | Nov 15, 2022 | 57 |
| -18.58% | Jun 8, 2022 | 19 | Jul 6, 2022 | 36 | Aug 25, 2022 | 55 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Auer Growth Fund volatility is 4.04%, 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.