Clough Global Equity Fund (GLQ)

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

Clough Global Equity Fund (GLQ) has returned 1.01% so far this year and 33.54% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, GLQ has returned 8.06% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Apr 27, 2005, GLQ's average daily return is +0.03%, while the average monthly return is +0.64%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 9.1 years.

Historically, 58% of months were positive and 42% were negative. The best month was Mar 2009 with a return of +18.7%, while the worst month was Sep 2008 at -21.2%. The longest winning streak lasted 8 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, GLQ closed higher 53% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +18.0%, while the worst single day was Mar 18, 2020 at -18.8%.

Clough Global Equity Fund has an annualized alpha of -0.87%, beta of 0.88, and R² of 0.57 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since April 28, 2005.

• This fund participated in 112.35% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 99.17% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• With beta of 0.88 and R² of 0.57, this fund moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index — much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

GLQ has an expense ratio of 0.03%, which is considered low.

GLQ ranks 89 for risk / return — in the top 89% 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 Clough Global Equity Fund (GLQ) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

Clough Global Equity Fund provided a 10.67% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.80 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Clough Global Equity 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 Clough Global Equity 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 Clough Global Equity Fund was 64.45%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 1055 trading sessions.

The current Clough Global Equity Fund drawdown is 18.35%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.