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Disciplined Growth Investors Fund (DGIFX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US3176093942

Issuer

DGI

Inception Date

Aug 11, 2011

Min. Investment

$10,000

Asset Class

Multi-Asset

Asset Class Size

Mid-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

DGIFX has an expense ratio of 0.78%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

Disciplined Growth Investors Fund (DGIFX) returned -4.96% year-to-date (YTD) and -4.17% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, DGIFX returned 9.18% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.


DGIFX

YTD

-4.96%

1M

5.25%

6M

-7.95%

1Y

-4.17%

3Y*

12.95%

5Y*

12.07%

10Y*

9.18%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.51%

1M

6.15%

6M

-2.00%

1Y

12.92%

3Y*

12.68%

5Y*

14.19%

10Y*

10.85%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of DGIFX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20252.22%-4.71%-4.60%-2.84%5.25%-4.96%
20248.60%10.19%2.91%-5.28%2.96%-0.16%2.24%-3.50%0.96%-2.09%6.93%-3.15%21.13%
20236.40%-0.15%2.78%-1.97%9.38%7.36%5.49%-4.01%-4.36%-5.55%8.63%6.57%33.10%
2022-6.92%-2.25%1.60%-6.86%0.98%-9.57%10.27%-3.93%-8.45%7.13%5.72%-5.34%-18.25%
20212.77%2.85%0.36%1.05%-0.04%0.97%2.33%0.71%-3.07%1.19%-2.53%2.82%9.60%
2020-1.25%-5.45%-13.53%12.00%6.59%2.16%5.02%2.12%-3.09%1.92%12.30%5.94%24.07%
20197.94%4.48%1.98%2.37%-6.71%4.90%0.77%-2.98%2.04%3.40%2.73%1.53%23.97%
20183.66%-2.67%0.61%-1.29%4.29%1.48%0.35%4.69%0.42%-7.62%2.24%-10.19%-5.11%
20172.01%0.51%0.27%2.02%0.71%0.29%0.27%-0.05%1.88%2.03%4.19%-0.11%14.86%
2016-4.00%1.14%5.50%0.76%1.07%-0.47%5.24%1.48%0.77%-2.38%3.21%0.19%12.80%
2015-3.05%4.88%-0.21%-0.95%0.06%-1.50%0.36%-3.69%-1.12%2.54%0.87%-4.67%-6.65%
2014-2.97%4.35%-0.48%-1.57%0.40%3.03%-1.93%4.60%-1.96%3.66%3.96%-0.48%10.65%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of DGIFX is 3, meaning it’s performing worse than 97% of other 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.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of DGIFX is 33
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of DGIFX is 44
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of DGIFX is 44
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of DGIFX is 44
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of DGIFX is 33
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of DGIFX is 33
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Disciplined Growth Investors Fund (DGIFX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Disciplined Growth Investors Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 31, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.22
  • 5-Year: 0.67
  • 10-Year: 0.55
  • All Time: 0.70

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Disciplined Growth Investors Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Disciplined Growth Investors Fund provided a 22.13% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $5.19 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.00$5.0020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$5.19$5.18$0.69$0.45$2.65$2.44$0.76$0.67$0.82$0.16$0.43$0.18

Dividend yield

22.13%20.95%2.78%2.35%11.12%10.09%3.53%3.74%4.29%0.91%2.79%1.09%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Disciplined Growth Investors Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.07
2024$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.07$4.91$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.07$5.18
2023$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.55$0.69
2022$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.35$0.45
2021$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$2.62$2.65
2020$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$2.34$2.44
2019$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.64$0.76
2018$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.56$0.67
2017$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.75$0.82
2016$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.16
2015$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.36$0.43
2014$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.18

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

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 Disciplined Growth Investors 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 Disciplined Growth Investors Fund was 29.29%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 53 trading sessions.

The current Disciplined Growth Investors Fund drawdown is 9.43%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-29.29%Jan 24, 202041Mar 23, 202053Jun 8, 202094
-26.46%Nov 8, 2021236Oct 14, 2022182Jul 10, 2023418
-20.1%Dec 5, 202484Apr 8, 2025
-18.8%Oct 1, 201859Dec 24, 201875Apr 12, 2019134
-17.15%Apr 24, 2015201Feb 9, 2016128Aug 11, 2016329
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Volatility

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The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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