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Columbia Acorn USA Fund (AUSAX)

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated Mar 21, 2023

Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including the amount any borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S. companies. It normally invests a majority of its net assets in the common stock of small- and mid-sized companies with market capitalizations generally in the range of market capitalizations in the Russell 2500 Growth Index, the fund's benchmark, (the index) at the time of purchase.

Share Price Chart


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Performance

The chart shows the growth of $10,000 invested in Columbia Acorn USA Fund in Oct 2022 and compares it to the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. It would be worth nearly $81,175 for a total return of roughly 711.75%. All prices are adjusted for splits and dividends.


-5.00%0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
7.27%
7.43%
AUSAX (Columbia Acorn USA Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

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Columbia Acorn USA Fund

Return

Columbia Acorn USA Fund had a return of 6.36% year-to-date (YTD) and -17.23% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Columbia Acorn USA Fund had an annualized return of 7.44%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 9.86%, indicating that Columbia Acorn USA Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
1 month-5.56%-3.13%
Year-To-Date6.36%2.92%
6 months1.83%2.02%
1 year-17.23%-11.46%
5 years (annualized)2.80%7.79%
10 years (annualized)7.44%9.86%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20239.97%-0.19%
2022-9.53%6.48%2.89%-5.51%

Sharpe Ratio Chart

The Sharpe ratio shows whether the portfolio's excess returns are due to smart investment decisions or a result of taking a higher risk. The higher a portfolio's Sharpe ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance.

The current Columbia Acorn USA Fund Sharpe ratio is -0.47. A negative Sharpe ratio means that the risk-free rate is higher than the portfolio's return. This value does not convey any meaningful information.

The chart below displays rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio.


-1.20-1.00-0.80-0.60-0.40-0.20NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-0.47
-0.45
AUSAX (Columbia Acorn USA Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividend History

Columbia Acorn USA Fund granted a 4.43% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $0.44 per share.


PeriodTTM20222021202020192018201720162015201420132012
Dividend$0.44$0.44$4.54$0.80$1.68$2.18$5.22$7.62$8.52$6.04$3.00$2.55

Dividend yield

4.43%4.71%31.95%6.12%15.94%27.11%63.70%111.01%140.48%97.91%50.56%56.93%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Columbia Acorn USA Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023$0.00$0.00
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.44$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.41$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$4.13
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.33$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.47
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.57$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.11
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.52$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.66
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.56$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$4.66
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.67$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$4.95
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.84$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$7.68
2014$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.48$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$5.56
2013$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.96
2012$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.50

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-50.00%-40.00%-30.00%-20.00%-10.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-36.67%
-17.62%
AUSAX (Columbia Acorn USA Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below shows the maximum drawdowns of the Columbia Acorn USA Fund. A maximum drawdown is an indicator of risk. It shows a reduction in portfolio value from its maximum due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown since January 2010 for the Columbia Acorn USA Fund is 58.64%, recorded on Mar 9, 2009. It took 483 trading sessions for the portfolio to recover.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-58.64%Jun 5, 2007442Mar 9, 2009483Feb 4, 2011925
-45.82%Nov 10, 2021151Jun 16, 2022
-39.95%Feb 20, 202020Mar 18, 2020141Oct 7, 2020161
-37.15%Apr 17, 2002122Oct 9, 2002249Oct 7, 2003371
-32.95%Apr 24, 1998120Oct 8, 1998666May 16, 2001786
-28.81%Jul 8, 201161Oct 3, 2011239Sep 14, 2012300
-27.58%Jun 24, 2015161Feb 11, 2016199Nov 23, 2016360
-26.55%Sep 4, 201878Dec 24, 2018232Nov 25, 2019310
-23.03%Aug 2, 200132Sep 21, 2001141Apr 16, 2002173
-14.35%Feb 16, 202162May 13, 2021119Nov 1, 2021181

Volatility Chart

Current Columbia Acorn USA Fund volatility is 28.19%. The chart below shows the rolling 10-day volatility. Volatility is a statistical measure showing how big price swings are in either direction. The higher asset volatility, the riskier it is, because the price movements are less predictable.


10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
28.19%
20.82%
AUSAX (Columbia Acorn USA Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)