Brown Capital Management Small Company Fund (BCSIX)
The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in the equity securities of those companies with total operating revenues of $500 million or less at the time of the initial investment. It typically invests in common stocks. The advisor seeks to build a portfolio of exceptional small companies with the wherewithal to become exceptional large companies. The fund typically holds a portfolio of between 40 - 65 securities which the advisor believes have the potential for growth.
Fund Info
US1152918330
115291833
Jul 23, 1992
$5,000
Small-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
BCSIX has a high expense ratio of 1.25%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Brown Capital Management Small Company Fund (BCSIX) returned -14.17% year-to-date (YTD) and -3.27% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, BCSIX returned 5.18% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.46%.
BCSIX
-14.17%
10.34%
-16.56%
-3.27%
-1.89%
5.18%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-3.77%
7.44%
-5.60%
8.37%
14.12%
10.46%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of BCSIX, 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 | 0.61% | -9.54% | -7.73% | -2.00% | 4.29% | -14.17% | |||||||
| 2024 | -2.56% | 2.48% | 0.59% | -6.74% | -1.02% | 1.22% | 6.47% | 1.02% | 0.87% | -0.32% | 12.84% | -4.94% | 8.84% |
| 2023 | 9.39% | -1.91% | 1.53% | -2.46% | 4.31% | 5.29% | 6.28% | -6.32% | -5.73% | -9.10% | 7.96% | 10.84% | 19.16% |
| 2022 | -14.42% | -0.91% | 1.18% | -13.86% | -6.26% | -5.12% | 12.25% | -6.76% | -7.06% | 1.97% | -1.33% | -3.39% | -37.85% |
| 2021 | 1.59% | -2.31% | -5.41% | 2.55% | -5.56% | 7.36% | 1.65% | 1.56% | -5.60% | 6.37% | -7.40% | 2.20% | -4.26% |
| 2020 | 3.40% | -8.53% | -10.61% | 16.35% | 13.14% | 3.67% | 4.92% | 2.34% | -1.95% | -0.42% | 11.51% | 7.67% | 45.23% |
| 2019 | 12.66% | 6.90% | -0.82% | 5.88% | -5.39% | 7.08% | 2.84% | -2.80% | -3.44% | -1.47% | 8.46% | -2.22% | 29.22% |
| 2018 | 5.67% | -2.03% | 3.20% | 2.39% | 6.09% | 1.23% | 0.91% | 13.55% | -2.49% | -16.85% | 1.27% | -10.05% | -0.57% |
| 2017 | 1.63% | 4.17% | 2.82% | 1.75% | 4.98% | 1.29% | 0.28% | 0.50% | 3.03% | 4.31% | 2.74% | -1.65% | 28.90% |
| 2016 | -11.16% | -0.09% | 6.50% | -0.21% | 5.70% | 1.78% | 2.99% | 2.36% | 2.79% | -6.33% | 6.99% | -1.70% | 8.34% |
| 2015 | -4.42% | 7.91% | 1.57% | -0.98% | 1.59% | 1.44% | 1.81% | -6.23% | -2.42% | 8.96% | 3.29% | -11.16% | -0.43% |
| 2014 | -0.42% | 0.69% | -2.58% | -5.70% | -0.92% | 8.00% | -3.71% | 2.45% | -3.51% | 7.11% | 0.30% | 1.34% | 2.12% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of BCSIX is 14, meaning it’s performing worse than 86% 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 Brown Capital Management Small Company Fund (BCSIX) 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
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 Brown Capital Management Small Company 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 Brown Capital Management Small Company Fund was 53.85%, occurring on Oct 9, 2002. Recovery took 1083 trading sessions.
The current Brown Capital Management Small Company Fund drawdown is 40.19%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -53.85% | Mar 10, 2000 | 645 | Oct 9, 2002 | 1083 | Feb 1, 2007 | 1728 |
| -48.65% | Feb 16, 2021 | 1042 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -46.02% | Nov 1, 2007 | 338 | Mar 9, 2009 | 255 | Mar 12, 2010 | 593 |
| -33.08% | Sep 17, 2018 | 69 | Dec 24, 2018 | 279 | Feb 4, 2020 | 348 |
| -31.97% | Apr 22, 1998 | 122 | Oct 8, 1998 | 172 | Jun 7, 1999 | 294 |
Volatility
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