Shelton Equity Income Fund (EQTIX)

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

Shelton Equity Income Fund (EQTIX) has returned -5.55% so far this year and 7.87% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, EQTIX has returned 8.25% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Sep 4, 1996, EQTIX's average daily return is +0.03%, while the average monthly return is +0.68%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 8.5 years.

Historically, 62% of months were positive and 38% were negative. The best month was Apr 2009 with a return of +11.0%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -16.7%. The longest winning streak lasted 9 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, EQTIX closed higher 52% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +11.3%, while the worst single day was Dec 1, 2008 at -8.8%.

Shelton Equity Income Fund has an annualized alpha of 0.63%, beta of 0.85, and R² of 0.92 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since September 05, 1996.

• This fund participated in 84.21% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 82.34% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.

EQTIX has an expense ratio of 0.72%, placing it in the medium range.

EQTIX ranks 17 for risk / return — in the bottom 17% of mutual funds on our site. This means you're taking on significantly more risk than the returns justify. Consider whether the potential upside is worth the volatility, or explore alternatives with better risk / return profiles.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Shelton Equity Income Fund (EQTIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

Shelton Equity Income Fund provided a 7.23% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.18 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Shelton Equity Income 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 Shelton Equity Income 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 Equity Income Fund was 53.77%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 489 trading sessions.

The current Shelton Equity Income Fund drawdown is 7.10%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.