Biondo Focus Fund (BFONX)
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in a combination of long and short positions in (1) common stock of U.S. companies of any capitalization; (2) American depositary receipts ("ADRs") representing common stock of foreign companies; (3) investment grade fixed income securities; (4) exchange-traded funds and (5) options on common stock, ADRs and ETFs. It may also employ leverage including bank borrowing of up to 33% of the fund's assets (defined as net assets plus borrowing for investment purposes). The fund is non-diversified.
Fund Info
US66537V6332
66537V633
Mar 17, 2010
$1,000
Large-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
BFONX has a high expense ratio of 1.51%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Biondo Focus Fund (BFONX) returned -3.11% year-to-date (YTD) and 15.75% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, BFONX returned 9.56% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
BFONX
-3.11%
6.98%
-5.85%
15.75%
18.85%
10.64%
9.56%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.52%
6.32%
-1.44%
12.25%
12.45%
14.20%
10.84%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of BFONX, 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 | 2.19% | -3.00% | -10.88% | 2.53% | 6.98% | -3.11% | |||||||
| 2024 | 5.19% | 5.40% | 3.69% | -5.70% | 4.48% | 8.78% | -0.40% | 5.03% | 0.89% | 0.46% | 9.36% | -3.46% | 37.94% |
| 2023 | 9.90% | -3.29% | 4.24% | 3.08% | 6.22% | 7.32% | 3.46% | -2.54% | -8.74% | -4.90% | 12.53% | 7.14% | 37.37% |
| 2022 | -10.69% | -1.70% | 4.55% | -18.13% | -7.29% | -11.42% | 13.94% | -5.50% | -11.51% | 7.54% | 8.32% | -5.58% | -35.33% |
| 2021 | 3.73% | -0.78% | -1.54% | 5.03% | -3.30% | 8.82% | 2.03% | 2.62% | -7.93% | 4.36% | -4.67% | -0.94% | 6.40% |
| 2020 | 0.85% | -5.89% | -14.13% | 12.81% | 8.13% | 4.42% | 8.32% | 6.17% | -2.93% | -1.69% | 9.63% | 4.46% | 30.47% |
| 2019 | 9.22% | 2.90% | 0.75% | 1.06% | -5.81% | 8.88% | -0.71% | -6.01% | -2.24% | 7.38% | 5.21% | 2.25% | 23.66% |
| 2018 | 9.37% | -2.02% | -2.95% | 0.75% | 7.75% | 1.85% | 2.65% | 7.23% | 2.22% | -10.94% | 0.16% | -7.83% | 6.37% |
| 2017 | 3.89% | 8.02% | 1.05% | 2.69% | -1.25% | 4.47% | 0.52% | 2.53% | 2.64% | 2.46% | 2.56% | -1.63% | 31.37% |
| 2016 | -14.08% | -3.77% | 5.79% | 3.62% | -0.78% | -7.13% | 7.34% | 3.22% | -0.08% | -3.58% | 11.06% | 2.42% | 1.41% |
| 2015 | -3.83% | 7.97% | -5.36% | -1.76% | 5.31% | 2.01% | 3.87% | -10.33% | -12.09% | 7.50% | 3.99% | -7.55% | -12.24% |
| 2014 | 2.51% | 4.27% | -3.43% | -3.27% | 4.61% | 6.53% | -1.55% | 8.13% | -4.12% | 3.16% | 0.92% | -1.70% | 16.24% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of BFONX is 51, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Biondo Focus Fund (BFONX) 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
Biondo Focus Fund provided a 18.94% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $3.95 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $3.95 | $3.95 | $1.69 | $0.25 | $1.85 | $1.23 | $1.76 | $1.14 | $2.18 |
Dividend yield | 18.94% | 18.35% | 9.24% | 1.67% | 8.06% | 5.27% | 9.34% | 6.82% | 13.00% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Biondo Focus 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.95 | $3.95 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.69 | $1.69 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.25 | $0.25 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.85 | $1.85 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.23 | $1.23 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.76 | $1.76 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.14 | $1.14 |
| 2017 | $2.18 | $2.18 |
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 Biondo Focus 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 Biondo Focus Fund was 48.30%, occurring on Oct 14, 2022. Recovery took 431 trading sessions.
The current Biondo Focus Fund drawdown is 8.80%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -48.3% | Sep 7, 2021 | 280 | Oct 14, 2022 | 431 | Jul 5, 2024 | 711 |
| -38.61% | Apr 29, 2011 | 163 | Dec 19, 2011 | 404 | Aug 1, 2013 | 567 |
| -37.75% | Jul 21, 2015 | 237 | Jun 27, 2016 | 267 | Jul 19, 2017 | 504 |
| -32.27% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 63 | Jun 22, 2020 | 86 |
| -26.04% | Dec 12, 2024 | 79 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
Volatility
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