Driehaus Micro Cap Growth Fund (DMCRX)

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The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Driehaus Micro Cap Growth Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.

Driehaus Micro Cap Growth Fund (DMCRX) has returned -3.06% so far this year and 55.58% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, DMCRX has achieved an annualized return of 19.96%, outperforming the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% per year.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Nov 20, 2013, DMCRX's average daily return is +0.08%, while the average monthly return is +1.54%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 3.8 years.

Historically, 63% of months were positive and 37% were negative. The best month was Nov 2020 with a return of +21.8%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -21.4%. The longest winning streak lasted 11 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 8 months.

On a daily basis, DMCRX closed higher 54% of trading days. The best single day was Dec 16, 2021 with a return of +49.6%, while the worst single day was Dec 17, 2021 at -36.3%.

Driehaus Micro Cap Growth Fund has an annualized alpha of 6.53%, beta of 1.21, and R² of 0.43 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since November 21, 2013.

• This fund captured 134.11% of S&P 500 Index gains and 108.55% of its losses — amplifying both gains and losses, but participating more in upside than downside.
• R² of 0.43 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior — treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

DMCRX has a high expense ratio of 1.38%, indicating above-average management fees.

DMCRX ranks 86 for risk / return — in the top 86% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Driehaus Micro Cap Growth Fund (DMCRX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

Driehaus Micro Cap Growth Fund provided a 14.15% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.20 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Driehaus Micro Cap Growth 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 Driehaus Micro Cap 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 Driehaus Micro Cap Growth Fund was 59.16%, occurring on Jun 16, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current Driehaus Micro Cap Growth Fund drawdown is 15.41%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.