Tributary Small Company Fund (FOSCX)

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Tributary Small Company Fund (FOSCX) is up 20.8% since the beginning of the year. FOSCX is currently trading at $33 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of FOSCX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,414.

Tributary Small Company Fund (FOSCX) has returned 20.76% so far this year and 25.17% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, FOSCX has returned 9.26% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.66% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jun 10, 1996, FOSCX's average daily return is +0.05%, while the average monthly return is +0.90%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 6.4 years.

Historically, 61% of months were positive and 39% were negative. The best month was Apr 2009 with a return of +18.2%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -19.4%. The longest winning streak lasted 8 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, FOSCX closed higher 52% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 13, 2020 with a return of +9.5%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -12.5%.

Tributary Small Company Fund has an annualized alpha of 2.63%, beta of 0.89, and R2 of 0.70 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since June 11, 1996.

• This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (94.17%) than losses (88.34%) - typical of diversified or defensive assets.
• This fund generated an annualized alpha of 2.63% versus S&P 500 Index - delivering returns beyond what market exposure alone would predict.
• With beta of 0.89 and R2 of 0.70, this fund moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index - much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

FOSCX has a high expense ratio of 1.18%, indicating above-average management fees.

FOSCX ranks 38 for risk / return — below 38% of mutual funds on our site. The returns aren't fully compensating for the risk involved. This isn't necessarily a dealbreaker, but factor it into your decision — especially if you're risk-averse.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Tributary Small Company Fund (FOSCX) and compare them to S&P 500 Index.

Tributary Small Company Fund provided a 6.30% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.08 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Tributary Small Company 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 Tributary Small Company 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 Tributary Small Company Fund was 52.57%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 277 trading sessions.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.