Shelton Tactical Credit Fund (DEBTX)
The investment seeks current income and capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of the value of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in various credit-related instruments. The fund may invest up to 100% of its net assets in any one of the categories of instruments included in the preceding sentence.
Fund Info
US78410K8080
78410K808
Dec 11, 2013
$1,000
Expense Ratio
DEBTX has a high expense ratio of 1.97%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Shelton Tactical Credit Fund (DEBTX) returned 1.85% year-to-date (YTD) and 5.51% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, DEBTX returned 3.39% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.68%.
DEBTX
1.85%
0.80%
1.27%
5.51%
4.32%
5.62%
3.39%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-1.34%
5.02%
-3.08%
9.39%
13.76%
14.45%
10.68%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of DEBTX, 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 | 0.70% | 1.68% | -1.12% | -0.10% | 0.70% | 1.85% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.10% | -0.00% | 1.80% | -0.89% | 1.10% | 0.96% | 1.39% | 1.47% | 1.19% | -1.45% | 0.59% | -0.66% | 5.67% |
| 2023 | 0.10% | -1.40% | 1.71% | 0.20% | -0.30% | 0.93% | 0.61% | -0.30% | -2.04% | -1.90% | 4.53% | 3.40% | 5.45% |
| 2022 | -1.54% | -1.19% | -0.39% | -1.79% | -0.96% | -3.19% | 2.71% | -0.88% | -2.31% | 0.41% | 2.22% | -0.62% | -7.42% |
| 2021 | 1.12% | 1.75% | 1.78% | 1.08% | 0.09% | 1.06% | -0.27% | 0.27% | 0.50% | -0.62% | -0.45% | 0.27% | 6.76% |
| 2020 | 1.14% | 0.28% | -15.34% | 0.45% | 7.10% | 2.38% | 2.05% | 1.41% | 1.69% | 0.39% | 2.93% | 2.85% | 5.77% |
| 2019 | 1.03% | 1.23% | 1.93% | 1.72% | 0.20% | 7.10% | 0.28% | 0.19% | -0.79% | -0.75% | -0.38% | 0.81% | 13.05% |
| 2018 | 1.65% | -0.29% | -0.66% | 1.37% | 0.87% | 0.40% | 1.06% | 1.53% | 0.75% | -3.51% | -0.59% | -1.27% | 1.19% |
| 2017 | 1.32% | 1.12% | -2.02% | 0.95% | 0.38% | -0.33% | 1.06% | -0.76% | 0.72% | 0.29% | -0.10% | 1.81% | 4.47% |
| 2016 | 0.38% | -0.76% | 0.57% | 1.04% | 0.37% | 1.87% | 0.73% | 0.36% | -0.27% | -0.82% | -2.11% | -0.75% | 0.57% |
| 2015 | 1.74% | -0.54% | -1.09% | -0.37% | -1.01% | -2.88% | -1.63% | -0.10% | 0.58% | 0.58% | 0.77% | 0.57% | -3.39% |
| 2014 | 2.62% | 5.10% | -0.19% | 1.31% | 1.57% | -1.00% | -1.10% | 1.39% | -0.09% | -0.00% | 0.09% | -0.18% | 9.76% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 86, DEBTX is among the top 14% of 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 Shelton Tactical Credit Fund (DEBTX) 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
Shelton Tactical Credit Fund provided a 5.31% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.54 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.54 | $0.53 | $0.46 | $0.26 | $0.38 | $0.41 | $0.49 | $0.76 | $0.75 |
Dividend yield | 5.31% | 5.30% | 4.57% | 2.62% | 3.45% | 3.82% | 4.63% | 7.84% | 7.25% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Shelton Tactical Credit 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 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.53 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.46 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.26 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.38 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.41 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.26 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.49 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.30 | $0.76 |
| 2017 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.30 | $0.75 |
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 Shelton Tactical Credit 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 Shelton Tactical Credit Fund was 19.21%, occurring on Apr 2, 2020. Recovery took 163 trading sessions.
The current Shelton Tactical Credit Fund drawdown is 0.72%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -19.21% | Feb 28, 2020 | 25 | Apr 2, 2020 | 163 | Nov 23, 2020 | 188 |
| -10.63% | Sep 20, 2021 | 525 | Oct 19, 2023 | 162 | Jun 12, 2024 | 687 |
| -7.83% | Feb 3, 2015 | 141 | Aug 24, 2015 | 595 | Jan 3, 2018 | 736 |
| -7.48% | Oct 4, 2018 | 57 | Dec 26, 2018 | 84 | Apr 29, 2019 | 141 |
| -3.76% | Mar 4, 2025 | 27 | Apr 9, 2025 | — | — | — |
Volatility
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