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Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth Fund (BIASX)

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated Mar 24, 2023

Under normal conditions, the Adviser seeks to achieve the fund's investment objective by investing at least 80% of the value of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small domestic companies. The fund invests primarily in companies the Adviser believes have above average growth prospects. Equity securities include domestic common and preferred stock, convertible debt securities, American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), real estate investment trusts ("REITs") and exchange traded funds ("ETFs").

Share Price Chart


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Performance

The chart shows the growth of $10,000 invested in Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth Fund in Oct 2022 and compares it to the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. It would be worth nearly $41,028 for a total return of roughly 310.28%. All prices are adjusted for splits and dividends.


150.00%200.00%250.00%300.00%350.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
310.28%
165.13%
BIASX (Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

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Return

Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth Fund had a return of 0.99% year-to-date (YTD) and -10.69% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth Fund had an annualized return of 9.91%, while the S&P 500 benchmark had an annualized return of 9.76%, indicating that Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth Fund performed slightly bigger than the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
1 month-5.66%-3.20%
Year-To-Date0.99%2.84%
6 months3.89%4.19%
1 year-10.69%-12.48%
5 years (annualized)7.24%8.83%
10 years (annualized)9.91%9.76%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20237.06%-1.58%
2022-6.03%6.27%4.16%-4.50%

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 Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth Fund Sharpe ratio is -0.42. 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.


-1.00-0.80-0.60-0.40-0.200.00NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-0.42
-0.54
BIASX (Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividend History

Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth Fund granted a 8.14% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $1.65 per share.


PeriodTTM20222021202020192018201720162015201420132012
Dividend$1.65$1.65$3.60$0.22$0.44$0.87$0.31$0.56$2.56$2.12$0.85$1.36

Dividend yield

8.14%8.22%14.28%0.95%2.48%6.53%2.24%4.72%23.41%20.99%8.40%18.87%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth 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$1.65
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.60
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.22
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.44
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.87
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.31
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.56
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.56
2014$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.12
2013$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.85
2012$1.36

Drawdowns Chart

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


-30.00%-25.00%-20.00%-15.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
-23.84%
-17.68%
BIASX (Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below shows the maximum drawdowns of the Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth 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 Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth Fund is 74.30%, recorded on Oct 9, 2002. It took 2775 trading sessions for the portfolio to recover.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-74.3%Mar 10, 2000645Oct 9, 20022775Oct 24, 20133420
-38.04%Feb 21, 202022Mar 23, 202094Aug 5, 2020116
-30.61%Nov 2, 2021157Jun 16, 2022
-25.02%Sep 17, 201869Dec 24, 201876Apr 15, 2019145
-19.5%Jul 17, 2015143Feb 9, 201679Jun 2, 2016222
-15.8%Mar 5, 2014155Oct 13, 201487Feb 18, 2015242
-12.76%Jul 16, 199917Aug 9, 199945Oct 11, 199962
-10.2%Jul 29, 201947Oct 2, 201965Jan 6, 2020112
-10.12%Jan 21, 20007Jan 31, 20005Feb 7, 200012
-9.42%Feb 16, 202113Mar 4, 202178Jun 24, 202191

Volatility Chart

Current Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth Fund volatility is 24.15%. 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.


10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%NovemberDecember2023FebruaryMarch
24.15%
19.59%
BIASX (Brown Advisory Small-Cap Growth Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)