Boston Partners Global Equity Fund (BPGIX)

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Boston Partners Global Equity Fund (BPGIX) is up 6.0% since the beginning of the year. BPGIX is currently trading at $29 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of BPGIX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,684.

Boston Partners Global Equity Fund (BPGIX) has returned 5.99% so far this year and 20.02% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, BPGIX has returned 10.75% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.66% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Dec 30, 2011, BPGIX's average daily return is +0.05%, while the average monthly return is +0.97%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 6.0 years.

Historically, 65% of months were positive and 35% were negative. The best month was Nov 2020 with a return of +18.0%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -19.2%. The longest winning streak lasted 9 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 3 months.

On a daily basis, BPGIX closed higher 53% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 24, 2020 with a return of +9.7%, while the worst single day was Mar 12, 2020 at -11.8%.

Boston Partners Global Equity Fund has an annualized alpha of -0.01%, beta of 0.86, and R2 of 0.79 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 03, 2012.

• This fund participated in 92.24% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 85.66% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• With beta of 0.86 and R2 of 0.79, this fund moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index - much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

BPGIX has a high expense ratio of 0.95%, indicating above-average management fees.

BPGIX ranks 31 for risk / return — below 31% of mutual funds on our site. The returns aren't fully compensating for the risk involved. This isn't necessarily a dealbreaker, but factor it into your decision — especially if you're risk-averse.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Boston Partners Global Equity Fund (BPGIX) and compare them to S&P 500 Index.

Boston Partners Global Equity Fund provided a 9.52% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.80 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Boston Partners Global Equity Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

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.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Boston Partners Global Equity 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 Boston Partners Global Equity Fund was 41.87%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 199 trading sessions.

The current Boston Partners Global Equity Fund drawdown is 1.67%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.