Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund (BEGIX)
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.
Fund Info
US85917L6847
85917L684
Jun 30, 2004
$10,000,000
Large-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
BEGIX has an expense ratio of 0.79%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund (BEGIX) returned -0.66% year-to-date (YTD) and 0.77% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, BEGIX returned 9.75% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
BEGIX
-0.66%
2.27%
-8.83%
0.77%
5.70%
12.38%
9.75%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of BEGIX, 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 | 3.44% | -0.89% | -1.26% | -4.04% | 2.27% | -0.66% | |||||||
| 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% | 4.82% |
| 2023 | 3.04% | -3.45% | 0.25% | 1.30% | -3.95% | 5.14% | 4.20% | -2.70% | -3.18% | -3.16% | 9.17% | 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% | -3.15% |
| 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% |
| 2020 | -3.45% | -8.82% | -15.09% | 12.11% | 5.10% | 1.00% | 3.93% | 4.70% | -2.65% | -2.34% | 13.65% | 3.87% | 8.64% |
| 2019 | 5.43% | 3.04% | 1.44% | 4.17% | -5.86% | 6.28% | 2.49% | -1.03% | 1.21% | 1.03% | 2.69% | 2.49% | 25.39% |
| 2018 | 5.65% | -5.40% | -3.09% | 0.05% | 3.11% | 0.49% | 3.41% | 3.30% | 0.44% | -5.14% | 6.39% | -8.61% | -0.63% |
| 2017 | 0.00% | 3.83% | 0.18% | -0.00% | 1.03% | 2.11% | 0.80% | 0.40% | 3.83% | 0.72% | 5.04% | 1.39% | 20.94% |
| 2016 | -3.31% | 0.93% | 6.46% | 0.18% | 1.57% | 0.21% | 4.13% | 0.94% | 0.51% | -3.00% | 5.00% | 1.46% | 15.66% |
| 2015 | -2.90% | 5.58% | -1.28% | 2.98% | 1.40% | -2.55% | 1.42% | -6.01% | -3.56% | 6.61% | -1.83% | -2.04% | -2.94% |
| 2014 | -5.17% | 3.09% | 2.13% | 1.34% | 2.38% | 1.50% | -3.13% | 3.07% | -2.25% | 1.21% | 1.04% | -0.79% | 4.12% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of BEGIX is 10, meaning it’s performing worse than 90% 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 Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund (BEGIX) 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
Sterling Capital Equity Income Fund provided a 27.20% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $5.88 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 4 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $5.88 | $5.86 | $2.57 | $2.16 | $0.86 | $0.40 | $1.29 | $1.87 | $2.36 | $0.39 | $1.47 | $0.90 |
Dividend yield | 27.20% | 26.84% | 9.81% | 8.45% | 3.01% | 1.73% | 5.94% | 10.16% | 11.58% | 2.06% | 8.84% | 4.81% |
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | |||||||
| 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 |
| 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 | $0.40 |
| 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 | $1.29 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.59 | $1.87 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.05 | $2.36 |
| 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 | $0.39 |
| 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 | $1.47 |
| 2014 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.63 | $0.90 |
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 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 8.83%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -43.85% | Nov 1, 2007 | 338 | Mar 9, 2009 | 447 | Dec 14, 2010 | 785 |
| -37.01% | Jan 21, 2020 | 44 | Mar 23, 2020 | 162 | Nov 10, 2020 | 206 |
| -15.9% | May 22, 2015 | 183 | Feb 11, 2016 | 106 | Jul 14, 2016 | 289 |
| -15.75% | Dec 2, 2024 | 87 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -14.76% | Jan 5, 2022 | 186 | Sep 30, 2022 | 44 | Dec 2, 2022 | 230 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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