Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund (GDLFX)
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in long and short positions of equity and equity-related securities. It invests primarily in U.S. common stocks of companies listed in the S&P 500 Index, but may invest in other large capitalization companies, generally selected from the largest 500 to 700 U.S. companies by market capitalization. It is anticipated that the fund will hold several hundred positions.
Fund Info
US3608753550
360875355
Sep 29, 2016
$25,000
Large-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
GDLFX has a high expense ratio of 1.35%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund (GDLFX) returned 8.29% year-to-date (YTD) and 19.69% over the past 12 months.
GDLFX
8.29%
6.33%
5.22%
19.69%
12.48%
11.79%
N/A
^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 GDLFX, 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 | 5.60% | 1.43% | -3.40% | -0.81% | 5.51% | 8.29% | |||||||
| 2024 | 5.06% | 2.19% | 3.70% | -4.20% | 1.14% | 1.37% | 5.85% | 3.04% | 0.21% | -2.36% | 4.17% | -3.50% | 17.32% |
| 2023 | 1.70% | -5.01% | 5.65% | 2.46% | 0.28% | 2.25% | -0.14% | 1.79% | -2.10% | 2.77% | 4.44% | 0.64% | 15.28% |
| 2022 | -4.03% | -4.41% | 5.21% | -2.97% | 1.31% | -5.40% | 3.88% | -2.78% | -6.93% | 9.07% | 6.68% | -5.47% | -7.21% |
| 2021 | 0.53% | -1.40% | 9.84% | 2.42% | 4.33% | -2.04% | 1.31% | 2.97% | -4.88% | 3.34% | 0.53% | 10.22% | 29.49% |
| 2020 | -3.00% | -10.66% | -8.47% | 5.67% | 3.66% | -1.21% | 3.23% | 5.92% | -4.39% | -5.68% | 2.48% | -0.62% | -13.79% |
| 2019 | 5.80% | 1.53% | -0.64% | -0.64% | -2.33% | 4.20% | 1.42% | 0.62% | 2.32% | 0.76% | 1.50% | 0.23% | 15.53% |
| 2018 | 3.68% | -4.99% | 0.08% | 0.00% | -0.80% | 1.68% | 3.86% | 2.43% | 2.07% | -2.03% | 3.11% | -8.79% | -0.50% |
| 2017 | 0.86% | 5.40% | -0.27% | 0.09% | -0.72% | -0.45% | 1.91% | 1.70% | 2.90% | 0.51% | 5.61% | 3.30% | 22.64% |
| 2016 | -1.71% | 6.22% | 0.58% | 5.01% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 84, GDLFX is among the top 16% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund (GDLFX) 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
Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund provided a 2.49% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.48 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.48 | $0.48 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.09 | $0.13 | $0.19 | $1.03 | $0.08 |
Dividend yield | 2.49% | 2.69% | 0.00% | 0.26% | 0.61% | 1.13% | 1.42% | 8.82% | 0.63% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Gotham Defensive Long 500 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.48 | $0.48 |
| 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 | $0.04 | $0.04 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.09 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.13 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.19 | $0.19 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.03 | $1.03 |
| 2017 | $0.08 | $0.08 |
Drawdowns
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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 Gotham Defensive Long 500 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 Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund was 32.56%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 283 trading sessions.
The current Gotham Defensive Long 500 Fund drawdown is 0.62%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -32.56% | Jan 21, 2020 | 44 | Mar 23, 2020 | 283 | May 6, 2021 | 327 |
| -15.7% | Dec 30, 2021 | 190 | Sep 30, 2022 | 212 | Aug 7, 2023 | 402 |
| -13.91% | Nov 12, 2018 | 29 | Dec 24, 2018 | 131 | Jul 3, 2019 | 160 |
| -13.73% | Feb 26, 2025 | 30 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -10.4% | Jan 29, 2018 | 39 | Mar 23, 2018 | 120 | Sep 13, 2018 | 159 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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