Rational Equity Armor Fund (HDCTX)
The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes, in equity securities. It seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in common stock of dividend paying companies included within the S&P 500 Index. The fund seeks to hedge the majority of its stock exposure by investing up to 20% of its assets in futures contracts on the Cboe Volatility Index and in cash and cash equivalents, including U.S. Treasury obligations, as a hedge against the common stock held in its portfolio.
Fund Info
US6282553097
628255309
Feb 28, 2001
$1,000
Large-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
HDCTX has a high expense ratio of 1.17%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Rational Equity Armor Fund (HDCTX) returned 2.82% year-to-date (YTD) and 13.23% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, HDCTX returned 3.71% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
HDCTX
2.82%
4.46%
0.72%
13.23%
5.88%
6.51%
3.71%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
5.49%
-2.00%
12.02%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of HDCTX, 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 | 4.49% | -1.70% | -4.48% | 0.43% | 4.35% | 2.82% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.98% | 4.35% | 1.16% | -3.89% | 3.58% | 2.99% | 0.11% | 3.46% | 1.40% | -0.64% | 4.60% | -2.05% | 16.85% |
| 2023 | -1.88% | -1.59% | 1.12% | -3.20% | 0.55% | 3.84% | 1.40% | -1.63% | -3.19% | -0.79% | 5.19% | 3.54% | 2.95% |
| 2022 | -1.00% | -0.37% | 2.38% | -5.74% | -2.22% | -4.50% | 2.07% | -2.20% | -1.49% | 6.44% | 0.57% | -4.55% | -10.68% |
| 2021 | 0.44% | 2.10% | 2.93% | 1.81% | 2.02% | -1.15% | 1.50% | 1.40% | -3.32% | 4.69% | -2.49% | 4.01% | 14.51% |
| 2020 | 5.48% | -5.06% | -3.45% | 4.92% | 5.40% | 0.27% | 3.05% | 2.19% | -2.97% | -2.78% | 5.52% | 3.09% | 15.85% |
| 2019 | 9.95% | -2.05% | -1.09% | 1.20% | -6.61% | 4.13% | 1.22% | -3.56% | 4.99% | 0.41% | 1.11% | 2.06% | 11.32% |
| 2018 | 0.33% | -5.08% | 0.16% | 2.18% | 1.08% | 1.54% | 2.40% | 0.83% | -1.23% | -3.13% | -0.10% | -10.81% | -11.95% |
| 2017 | 0.16% | 1.34% | -0.74% | 0.88% | -3.27% | 0.92% | 0.44% | -5.57% | 3.44% | -2.30% | 1.16% | 1.87% | -1.99% |
| 2016 | -3.02% | 2.35% | 4.55% | -0.75% | 0.95% | 4.16% | 0.29% | -2.37% | -0.60% | -2.22% | 1.75% | 1.22% | 6.15% |
| 2015 | -1.63% | 3.13% | -1.15% | 1.03% | -0.58% | -2.29% | 0.87% | -4.30% | -2.25% | 5.89% | 0.71% | -2.16% | -3.09% |
| 2014 | -1.60% | 2.70% | 2.54% | 1.34% | 1.25% | 1.99% | -1.95% | 2.76% | -2.84% | 2.35% | 1.17% | -0.27% | 9.62% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 75, HDCTX is among the top 25% 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 Rational Equity Armor Fund (HDCTX) 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
Rational Equity Armor Fund provided a 0.00% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.00 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.06 | $0.11 | $0.09 | $0.37 | $0.52 | $0.45 | $0.28 | $1.29 | $1.76 |
Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.17% | 0.79% | 1.20% | 1.09% | 5.39% | 7.86% | 5.64% | 3.28% | 15.33% | 17.55% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Rational Equity Armor 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.06 |
| 2021 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.11 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.04 | $0.09 |
| 2019 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.12 | $0.37 |
| 2018 | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.20 | $0.52 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.05 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.16 | $0.45 |
| 2016 | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.07 | $0.28 |
| 2015 | $0.01 | $0.05 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.98 | $1.29 |
| 2014 | $0.01 | $0.04 | $0.07 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.05 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $1.39 | $1.76 |
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 Rational Equity Armor 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 Rational Equity Armor Fund was 61.15%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 274 trading sessions.
The current Rational Equity Armor Fund drawdown is 2.96%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -61.15% | May 10, 2007 | 459 | Mar 9, 2009 | 274 | Apr 9, 2010 | 733 |
| -19.43% | Jul 25, 2016 | 610 | Dec 24, 2018 | 287 | Feb 14, 2020 | 897 |
| -18.22% | Jan 5, 2022 | 455 | Oct 26, 2023 | 172 | Jul 5, 2024 | 627 |
| -15.8% | Apr 15, 2002 | 124 | Oct 9, 2002 | 162 | Jun 3, 2003 | 286 |
| -15.6% | Feb 20, 2020 | 22 | Mar 20, 2020 | 51 | Jun 3, 2020 | 73 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
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