AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund (DGQIX)
The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, a range of approximately 70% to 100% of its net assets in a portfolio of defensive, non-cyclical equity securities of foreign and domestic companies selected by applying a rules-based strategy. Equity securities include common stock. The fund may target having approximately 0% to 30% of its assets in short positions under normal market conditions.
Fund Info
US02365Y3080
02365Y308
May 22, 2011
$1,000,000
Large-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
DGQIX has a high expense ratio of 2.81%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund (DGQIX) returned 1.66% year-to-date (YTD) and 7.51% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, DGQIX returned -2.84% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
DGQIX
1.66%
0.00%
0.25%
7.51%
1.14%
1.53%
-2.84%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.52%
6.32%
-1.44%
12.25%
12.45%
14.20%
10.84%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of DGQIX, 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 | 0.33% | 1.22% | 0.11% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.66% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.94% | 1.16% | 0.00% | -2.75% | 4.48% | -0.34% | 2.60% | 3.97% | -0.85% | -1.18% | 1.41% | -1.71% | 7.73% |
| 2023 | -2.60% | -4.18% | 2.42% | 2.36% | -4.96% | 2.43% | -0.35% | -1.55% | -3.02% | -0.87% | 3.90% | 3.39% | -3.50% |
| 2022 | -5.74% | 1.15% | 2.61% | -2.88% | 1.82% | -1.68% | 1.37% | -3.37% | -2.67% | 6.33% | 2.13% | -2.75% | -4.22% |
| 2021 | 0.77% | -3.34% | 0.99% | 2.34% | 4.87% | -0.18% | -15.95% | 0.33% | -8.43% | 3.19% | -1.72% | 7.57% | -11.24% |
| 2020 | 2.53% | -10.65% | -10.96% | 5.02% | -1.37% | -1.04% | 8.86% | 1.07% | -0.74% | 0.75% | 7.94% | 2.16% | 1.46% |
| 2019 | 6.88% | 1.02% | 1.72% | -0.00% | -1.69% | 4.75% | 0.97% | -0.76% | -1.35% | -1.86% | 1.89% | 0.20% | 12.01% |
| 2018 | 0.92% | -8.38% | -0.00% | -2.58% | 3.06% | 0.49% | 4.33% | 3.40% | 0.09% | -2.83% | -0.09% | -13.91% | -15.81% |
| 2017 | 3.00% | 1.79% | 0.65% | 1.65% | 0.54% | -1.08% | 0.64% | 0.00% | -1.80% | -1.19% | 2.70% | -1.54% | 5.32% |
| 2016 | -2.84% | 1.98% | 3.37% | -5.54% | 2.42% | -0.08% | -0.17% | -4.39% | -1.94% | -4.59% | -2.46% | 0.10% | -13.69% |
| 2015 | -1.26% | 3.84% | 1.73% | -0.97% | 2.77% | -1.19% | 1.69% | -2.84% | -4.72% | 3.16% | -0.08% | -0.18% | 1.58% |
| 2014 | -2.08% | 2.38% | 2.73% | -0.00% | 1.85% | 1.50% | -3.28% | 3.95% | -0.47% | 3.12% | 0.98% | -0.73% | 10.15% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of DGQIX is 63, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund (DGQIX) 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
AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund provided a 0.36% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.03 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.08 | $1.39 |
Dividend yield | 0.36% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.09% | 0.64% | 11.69% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for AmericaFirst Defensive Growth 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 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $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 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.08 |
| 2014 | $1.39 | $1.39 |
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 AmericaFirst Defensive Growth 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 AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund was 44.30%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund drawdown is 27.24%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -44.3% | Aug 18, 2015 | 1157 | Mar 23, 2020 | — | — | — |
| -9.96% | Jul 22, 2011 | 12 | Aug 8, 2011 | 57 | Oct 27, 2011 | 69 |
| -8.67% | Jul 26, 2013 | 26 | Aug 30, 2013 | 41 | Oct 29, 2013 | 67 |
| -5.3% | Apr 3, 2012 | 42 | Jun 1, 2012 | 20 | Jun 29, 2012 | 62 |
| -5.15% | Apr 1, 2013 | 13 | Apr 17, 2013 | 21 | May 16, 2013 | 34 |
Volatility
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