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BFS Equity Fund (BFSAX)

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated Mar 21, 2023

The investment seeks long-term appreciation through growth of principal and income. The fund will invest primarily in large capitalization common stocks that in the opinion of the fund's adviser, Bradley, Foster & Sargent, Inc. (the "Adviser"), appear to be high quality and attractively valued companies. Equity securities in which the fund may invest include common stocks and common stock equivalents and shares of other investment companies (including open-end and closed-end funds and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs")) whose portfolios primarily consist of equity securities.

Share Price Chart


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Performance

The chart shows the growth of $10,000 invested in BFS Equity Fund in Oct 2022 and compares it to the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. It would be worth nearly $21,125 for a total return of roughly 111.25%. All prices are adjusted for splits and dividends.


0.00%5.00%10.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
3.09%
7.42%
BFSAX (BFS Equity Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

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BFS Equity Fund

Return

BFS Equity Fund had a return of -0.74% year-to-date (YTD) and -10.93% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, BFS Equity Fund had an annualized return of 8.33%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 9.13%, indicating that BFS Equity Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
1 month-2.51%-3.13%
Year-To-Date-0.74%2.92%
6 months0.52%2.02%
1 year-10.93%-11.46%
5 years (annualized)6.84%7.79%
10 years (annualized)8.33%9.13%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20233.01%-3.53%
2022-6.64%6.28%3.82%-3.56%

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 BFS Equity Fund Sharpe ratio is -0.54. 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.


-1.00-0.80-0.60-0.40-0.20NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-0.54
-0.45
BFSAX (BFS Equity Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividend History

BFS Equity Fund granted a 1.15% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $0.20 per share.


PeriodTTM2022202120202019201820172016201520142013
Dividend$0.20$0.20$2.10$0.29$0.30$0.49$0.05$0.05$0.03$0.03$0.01

Dividend yield

1.15%1.14%9.74%1.67%1.91%4.18%0.39%0.54%0.36%0.36%0.07%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for BFS Equity 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$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.20
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.10
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.29
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.30
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.49
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.05
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.05
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.03
2014$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.03
2013$0.01

Drawdowns Chart

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


-26.00%-24.00%-22.00%-20.00%-18.00%-16.00%-14.00%-12.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-19.58%
-17.62%
BFSAX (BFS Equity Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below shows the maximum drawdowns of the BFS Equity 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 BFS Equity Fund is 34.35%, recorded on Mar 23, 2020. It took 109 trading sessions for the portfolio to recover.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-34.35%Feb 13, 202027Mar 23, 2020109Aug 26, 2020136
-23.86%Nov 19, 2021217Sep 30, 2022
-20.02%Sep 24, 201864Dec 24, 201866Apr 1, 2019130
-13.94%Nov 4, 201568Feb 11, 2016110Jul 20, 2016178
-11.1%Aug 18, 20156Aug 25, 201549Nov 3, 201555
-10.35%Jan 29, 20189Feb 8, 2018115Jul 25, 2018124
-8.84%Sep 19, 201419Oct 15, 201419Nov 11, 201438
-8.14%Sep 3, 202014Sep 23, 202038Nov 16, 202052
-6.68%May 6, 201920Jun 3, 201912Jun 19, 201932
-6.51%Jan 2, 201422Feb 3, 201420Mar 4, 201442

Volatility Chart

Current BFS Equity Fund volatility is 15.09%. 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.


10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
15.09%
20.82%
BFSAX (BFS Equity Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)