Victory High Yield Fund (GUHYX)

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Victory High Yield Fund (GUHYX) is up 0.9% since the beginning of the year. GUHYX is currently trading at $5 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of GUHYX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,110.

Victory High Yield Fund (GUHYX) has returned 0.91% so far this year and 4.35% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, GUHYX has returned 5.23% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.26% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 4, 1999, GUHYX's average daily return is +0.02%, while the average monthly return is +0.44%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 13.2 years.

Historically, 67% of months were positive and 33% were negative. The best month was Jan 2001 with a return of +8.4%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -13.7%. The longest winning streak lasted 15 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, GUHYX closed higher 36% of trading days. The best single day was Jan 31, 2014 with a return of +3.7%, while the worst single day was Oct 10, 2008 at -4.2%.

Victory High Yield Fund has an annualized alpha of 4.46%, beta of 0.09, and R2 of 0.11 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 04, 1999.

• This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (37.25%) than losses (33.72%) - typical of diversified or defensive assets.
• Beta of 0.09 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.11 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.11 means this fund moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index - capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

GUHYX has a high expense ratio of 1.00%, indicating above-average management fees.

GUHYX ranks 53 for risk / return — above 53% of mutual funds peers on PortfoliosLab. Its historical combined result is near the middle of the peer group.

Victory High Yield Fund provided a 6.16% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.33 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Victory High Yield 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 Victory High Yield 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 Victory High Yield Fund was 29.53%, occurring on Nov 24, 2008. Recovery took 203 trading sessions.

The current Victory High Yield Fund drawdown is 0.73%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.