Brown Capital Management International Small Company Fund (BCSVX)

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The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Brown Capital Management International Small Company Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.

Brown Capital Management International Small Company Fund (BCSVX) has returned -21.07% so far this year and -18.89% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, BCSVX has returned 6.88% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 4, 2016, BCSVX's average daily return is +0.03%, while the average monthly return is +0.67%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 8.7 years.

Historically, 57% of months were positive and 43% were negative. The best month was Apr 2020 with a return of +14.4%, while the worst month was Jan 2022 at -16.1%. The longest winning streak lasted 13 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 9 months.

On a daily basis, BCSVX closed higher 52% of trading days. The best single day was Apr 9, 2025 with a return of +6.9%, while the worst single day was Mar 12, 2020 at -9.0%.

Brown Capital Management International Small Company Fund has an annualized alpha of 0.49%, beta of 0.56, and R² of 0.35 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 05, 2016.

• This fund participated in 107.99% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 85.11% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.56 may look defensive, but with R² of 0.35 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index — low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R² of 0.35 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior — treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

BCSVX has a high expense ratio of 1.31%, indicating above-average management fees.

BCSVX ranks 1 for risk / return — in the bottom 1% of mutual funds on our site. This means you're taking on significantly more risk than the returns justify. Consider whether the potential upside is worth the volatility, or explore alternatives with better risk / return profiles.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Brown Capital Management International Small Company Fund (BCSVX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

Brown Capital Management International Small Company Fund provided a 0.47% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.09 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Brown Capital Management International Small Company Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

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.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Brown Capital Management International 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 International Small Company Fund was 43.93%, occurring on Oct 12, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current Brown Capital Management International Small Company Fund drawdown is 34.25%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.