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Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund (BEGIX)

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated Mar 22, 2023

The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets plus borrowings for investment purposes in equity securities. It invests, under normal market conditions, primarily in dividend-paying equity securities, in particular common stocks of companies with a history of increasing dividends. The fund may also invest in U.S. traded common stocks of foreign companies, including American Depositary Receipts.

Share Price Chart


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Performance

The chart shows the growth of $10,000 invested in Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund in Oct 2022 and compares it to the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. It would be worth nearly $60,825 for a total return of roughly 508.25%. All prices are adjusted for splits and dividends.


200.00%250.00%300.00%350.00%400.00%450.00%500.00%550.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
508.25%
260.02%
BEGIX (Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

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Return

Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund had a return of -2.38% year-to-date (YTD) and -3.88% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund had an annualized return of 10.10%, while the S&P 500 benchmark had an annualized return of 9.92%, indicating that Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund performed slightly bigger than the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
1 month-4.54%-1.87%
Year-To-Date-2.38%4.25%
6 months2.56%2.64%
1 year-3.88%-10.31%
5 years (annualized)10.58%8.11%
10 years (annualized)10.10%9.92%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20233.04%-3.45%
2022-7.54%10.10%6.42%-3.83%

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 Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund Sharpe ratio is -0.20. 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.


-0.80-0.60-0.40-0.200.000.200.40NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-0.20
-0.44
BEGIX (Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividend History

Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund granted a 8.65% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $2.16 per share.


PeriodTTM20222021202020192018201720162015201420132012
Dividend$2.16$2.16$0.86$0.40$1.29$1.87$2.36$0.39$1.47$0.90$0.92$0.42

Dividend yield

8.65%8.44%3.26%1.94%6.78%12.34%15.44%3.07%13.45%7.97%8.50%4.82%

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.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023$0.00$0.00
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
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
2020$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.07
2019$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.93
2018$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$1.58
2017$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$2.05
2016$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.14
2015$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$1.21
2014$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.63
2013$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.71
2012$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.25

Drawdowns Chart

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


-25.00%-20.00%-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%0.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-6.32%
-16.55%
BEGIX (Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below shows the maximum drawdowns of the Sterling Capital Equity Income 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 Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund is 43.85%, recorded on Mar 9, 2009. It took 447 trading sessions for the portfolio to recover.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-43.85%Nov 1, 2007338Mar 9, 2009447Dec 14, 2010785
-37.01%Jan 21, 202044Mar 23, 2020162Nov 10, 2020206
-15.91%May 22, 2015183Feb 11, 2016106Jul 14, 2016289
-14.77%Jan 5, 2022186Sep 30, 202244Dec 2, 2022230
-14.73%Sep 24, 201864Dec 24, 201856Mar 18, 2019120
-13.14%Jul 8, 201122Aug 8, 201197Dec 23, 2011119
-12.56%Jan 30, 201838Mar 23, 2018123Sep 18, 2018161
-8.63%Jul 7, 201473Oct 16, 201482Feb 13, 2015155
-8.41%Dec 5, 202269Mar 15, 2023
-7.57%Jul 16, 200723Aug 15, 200723Sep 18, 200746

Volatility Chart

Current Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund volatility is 20.15%. 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
20.15%
22.09%
BEGIX (Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)