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Blue Chip Investor Fund (BCIFX)

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated Apr 1, 2023

The fund invests primarily in the common stocks of industry-dominant companies whose earnings have demonstrated superior growth. It invests in medium to large capitalization companies. The average market capitalization of holdings is usually larger than $5 billion. The fund is non-diversified.

Share Price Chart


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Performance

The chart shows the growth of $10,000 invested in Blue Chip Investor Fund in Oct 2022 and compares it to the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. It would be worth nearly $37,086 for a total return of roughly 270.86%. All prices are adjusted for splits and dividends.


250.00%300.00%350.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
270.86%
352.97%
BCIFX (Blue Chip Investor Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

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Blue Chip Investor Fund

Return

Blue Chip Investor Fund had a return of 2.09% year-to-date (YTD) and -15.50% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Blue Chip Investor Fund had an annualized return of 6.93%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 10.16%, indicating that Blue Chip Investor Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
1 month-1.20%3.51%
Year-To-Date2.09%7.03%
6 months12.77%12.88%
1 year-15.50%-10.71%
5 years (annualized)2.93%9.25%
10 years (annualized)6.93%10.16%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20236.66%-3.12%
2022-9.96%10.22%6.37%-5.13%

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 Blue Chip Investor Fund Sharpe ratio is -0.65. 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.


-1.00-0.80-0.60-0.40-0.20NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-0.65
-0.46
BCIFX (Blue Chip Investor Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividend History

Blue Chip Investor Fund granted a 1.63% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $2.82 per share.


PeriodTTM20222021202020192018201720162015201420132012
Dividend$2.82$2.82$2.66$10.22$2.13$8.07$10.53$9.93$9.22$5.04$0.00$0.45

Dividend yield

1.63%1.66%1.31%6.49%1.35%6.18%6.85%7.66%8.43%4.38%0.00%0.56%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Blue Chip Investor 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$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.82
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.66
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$10.22
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.13
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$8.07
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$10.53
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$9.93
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$9.22
2014$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$5.04
2013$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2012$0.45

Drawdowns Chart

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


-25.00%-20.00%-15.00%-10.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-16.76%
-14.33%
BCIFX (Blue Chip Investor Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below shows the maximum drawdowns of the Blue Chip Investor 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 Blue Chip Investor Fund is 57.83%, recorded on Mar 9, 2009. It took 965 trading sessions for the portfolio to recover.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-57.83%Oct 15, 2007351Mar 9, 2009965Jan 8, 20131316
-42.69%Jan 29, 2018541Mar 23, 2020220Feb 4, 2021761
-26.69%Nov 9, 2021225Sep 30, 2022
-14.59%Jan 7, 200345Mar 12, 200338May 6, 200383
-12.99%Dec 30, 2014266Jan 20, 201663Apr 20, 2016329
-11.56%Mar 9, 2004160Oct 25, 200441Dec 22, 2004201
-9.85%Mar 8, 200533Apr 22, 200553Jul 8, 200586
-7.02%Jun 5, 200750Aug 15, 200736Oct 5, 200786
-6.73%Nov 5, 20027Nov 13, 20026Nov 21, 200213
-6.18%Jan 2, 201422Feb 3, 201421Mar 5, 201443

Volatility Chart

Current Blue Chip Investor Fund volatility is 17.21%. 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.


5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%40.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
17.21%
15.42%
BCIFX (Blue Chip Investor Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)