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Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund (BEGIX)
Performance
Return for Risk
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN
US85917L6847
CUSIP
85917L684
Inception Date
Jun 30, 2004
Min. Investment
$10,000,000
Distribution Policy
Distributing
Asset Class
Equity
Asset Class Size
Large-Cap
Asset Class Style
Value

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Performance

Performance Chart

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


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S&P 500 Index

Returns By Period

Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund (BEGIX) has returned -2.03% so far this year and -1.36% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, BEGIX has returned 10.71% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.


Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund

1D
0.40%
1M
-7.16%
YTD
-2.03%
6M
-3.09%
1Y
-1.36%
3Y*
5.69%
5Y*
6.16%
10Y*
10.71%

Benchmark (S&P 500 Index)

1D
2.91%
1M
-5.09%
YTD
-4.63%
6M
-2.39%
1Y
16.33%
3Y*
16.69%
5Y*
10.18%
10Y*
12.16%
*Multi-year figures are annualized to reflect compound growth (CAGR)

Monthly Returns

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jul 1, 2004, BEGIX's average daily return is +0.04%, while the average monthly return is +0.86%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 6.7 years.

Historically, 66% of months were positive and 34% were negative. The best month was Nov 2020 with a return of +13.7%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -15.1%. The longest winning streak lasted 10 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, BEGIX closed higher 53% of trading days. The best single day was Dec 11, 2024 with a return of +23.6%, while the worst single day was Dec 12, 2024 at -20.0%.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20263.57%1.89%-7.16%-2.03%
20253.44%-0.89%-1.26%-4.04%2.27%2.48%-0.73%2.83%-0.86%-4.18%1.83%1.37%1.91%
2024-0.34%3.42%3.91%-3.90%2.05%-0.59%3.17%2.72%0.00%-1.40%4.68%-8.23%4.81%
20233.04%-3.45%0.25%1.30%-3.96%5.14%4.20%-2.70%-3.18%-3.16%9.16%6.27%12.52%
2022-2.44%-1.50%2.82%-4.43%1.74%-5.44%5.57%-3.08%-7.54%10.10%6.42%-3.83%-3.16%
2021-2.16%4.03%6.40%4.98%2.87%-0.62%1.65%2.21%-3.40%6.38%-3.31%6.75%28.06%

Benchmark Metrics

Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund has an annualized alpha of 2.96%, beta of 0.83, and R² of 0.77 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since July 02, 2004.

  • This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (89.39%) than losses (81.21%) — typical of diversified or defensive assets.
  • This fund generated an annualized alpha of 2.96% versus S&P 500 Index — delivering returns beyond what market exposure alone would predict.

Alpha
2.96%
Beta
0.83
0.77
Upside Capture
89.39%
Downside Capture
81.21%

Expense Ratio

BEGIX has an expense ratio of 0.79%, placing it in the medium range.


Return for Risk

Risk / Return Rank

BEGIX ranks 4 for risk / return — in the bottom 4% 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.


BEGIX Risk / Return Rank: 44
Overall Rank
BEGIX Sharpe Ratio Rank: 44
Sharpe Ratio Rank
BEGIX Sortino Ratio Rank: 44
Sortino Ratio Rank
BEGIX Omega Ratio Rank: 44
Omega Ratio Rank
BEGIX Calmar Ratio Rank: 44
Calmar Ratio Rank
BEGIX Martin Ratio Rank: 44
Martin Ratio Rank
The rank (0–100) shows how this investment's returns compare to the risk taken. Higher = better. Based on the past 12 months of data, combining Sharpe, Sortino, and other metrics used by quantitative funds and institutional investors.

Return / Risk — by metrics

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund (BEGIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).


BEGIXBenchmarkDifference

Sharpe ratio

Return per unit of total volatility

-0.03

0.90

-0.93

Sortino ratio

Return per unit of downside risk

0.06

1.39

-1.33

Omega ratio

Gain probability vs. loss probability

1.01

1.21

-0.20

Calmar ratio

Return relative to maximum drawdown

-0.18

1.40

-1.58

Martin ratio

Return relative to average drawdown

-0.55

6.61

-7.16

Explore BEGIX risk-adjusted metrics in detail

Dive deeper into individual metrics with historical trends, benchmark comparisons, and performance across different time periods.

Dividends

Dividend History

Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund provided a 28.12% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $4.77 per share.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.00$5.00$6.0020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Dividend$4.77$4.80$5.86$2.57$2.16$0.86$0.40$2.13$1.87$2.36$0.39$1.47

Dividend yield

28.12%27.63%26.84%9.81%8.44%3.01%1.73%9.81%10.16%11.59%2.06%8.83%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.06
2025$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$4.57$4.80
2024$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$5.56$5.86
2023$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$2.26$2.57
2022$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$1.85$2.16
2021$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.59$0.86

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

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 Sterling Capital Equity Income 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 Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund was 43.85%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 447 trading sessions.

The current Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund drawdown is 23.30%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-43.85%Nov 1, 2007339Mar 9, 2009447Dec 14, 2010786
-37.01%Jan 21, 202044Mar 23, 2020162Nov 10, 2020206
-29.48%Dec 12, 202479Apr 8, 2025
-15.91%May 22, 2015183Feb 11, 2016106Jul 14, 2016289
-14.77%Jan 5, 2022186Sep 30, 202244Dec 2, 2022230

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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