Blue Chip Investor Fund (BCIFX)
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.
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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.
| Period | Return | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -1.20% | 3.51% |
| Year-To-Date | 2.09% | 7.03% |
| 6 months | 12.77% | 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
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.66% | -3.12% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | -9.96% | 10.22% | 6.37% | -5.13% |
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.
| Period | TTM | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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, 2007 | 351 | Mar 9, 2009 | 965 | Jan 8, 2013 | 1316 |
| -42.69% | Jan 29, 2018 | 541 | Mar 23, 2020 | 220 | Feb 4, 2021 | 761 |
| -26.69% | Nov 9, 2021 | 225 | Sep 30, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -14.59% | Jan 7, 2003 | 45 | Mar 12, 2003 | 38 | May 6, 2003 | 83 |
| -12.99% | Dec 30, 2014 | 266 | Jan 20, 2016 | 63 | Apr 20, 2016 | 329 |
| -11.56% | Mar 9, 2004 | 160 | Oct 25, 2004 | 41 | Dec 22, 2004 | 201 |
| -9.85% | Mar 8, 2005 | 33 | Apr 22, 2005 | 53 | Jul 8, 2005 | 86 |
| -7.02% | Jun 5, 2007 | 50 | Aug 15, 2007 | 36 | Oct 5, 2007 | 86 |
| -6.73% | Nov 5, 2002 | 7 | Nov 13, 2002 | 6 | Nov 21, 2002 | 13 |
| -6.18% | Jan 2, 2014 | 22 | Feb 3, 2014 | 21 | Mar 5, 2014 | 43 |
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.