Green Century Balanced Fund (GCBLX)

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

Green Century Balanced Fund (GCBLX) has returned -5.23% so far this year and 6.11% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, GCBLX has returned 7.15% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Mar 16, 1992, GCBLX's average daily return is +0.03%, while the average monthly return is +0.67%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 8.7 years.

Historically, 61% of months were positive and 39% were negative. The best month was Feb 2000 with a return of +27.4%, while the worst month was Nov 2000 at -21.0%. The longest winning streak lasted 12 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, GCBLX closed higher 52% of trading days. The best single day was Dec 20, 1999 with a return of +8.1%, while the worst single day was Apr 14, 2000 at -7.7%.

Green Century Balanced Fund has an annualized alpha of 1.34%, beta of 0.66, and R² of 0.64 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since March 17, 1992.

• This fund participated in 88.05% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 81.72% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.66 indicates this fund moves significantly less than S&P 500 Index — a genuinely defensive profile with reduced participation in both market rallies and downturns.

GCBLX has a high expense ratio of 1.46%, indicating above-average management fees.

GCBLX ranks 23 for risk / return — below 23% 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 Green Century Balanced Fund (GCBLX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

Green Century Balanced Fund provided a 5.13% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.72 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Green Century Balanced 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 Green Century Balanced 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 Green Century Balanced Fund was 64.30%, occurring on Oct 9, 2002. Recovery took 2752 trading sessions.

The current Green Century Balanced Fund drawdown is 6.81%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.