Hennessy Small Cap Financial Fund (HSFNX)
Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of small-cap companies principally engaged in the business of providing financial services. The fund's manager considers a small-cap company to be one that has a market capitalization of less than $3 billion, measured at the time of purchase. It will not invest more than 5% of its total assets in the equity-related securities of any one company that derives more than 15% of its revenues from brokerage or investment management activities.
Fund Info
US42588P8749
42588P874
Jan 3, 1997
$2,500
Small-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
HSFNX has a high expense ratio of 1.58%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Hennessy Small Cap Financial Fund (HSFNX) returned -7.16% year-to-date (YTD) and 17.21% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, HSFNX returned 7.22% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
HSFNX
-7.16%
2.46%
-16.33%
17.21%
1.96%
15.72%
7.22%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of HSFNX, 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 | 3.60% | -2.79% | -6.70% | -3.55% | 2.46% | -7.16% | |||||||
| 2024 | -4.63% | -6.04% | 3.35% | -7.28% | 3.49% | 1.97% | 18.61% | 0.40% | -1.26% | 1.90% | 13.20% | -9.87% | 10.76% |
| 2023 | 3.88% | 0.49% | -19.42% | -5.82% | -6.86% | 7.79% | 19.43% | -7.65% | -4.83% | -5.02% | 11.26% | 18.59% | 4.64% |
| 2022 | 0.38% | 1.07% | -6.03% | -8.97% | 3.94% | -8.11% | 9.29% | -1.78% | -4.34% | 9.68% | 2.24% | -6.90% | -11.14% |
| 2021 | 3.63% | 17.33% | 7.18% | 4.30% | 3.33% | -6.57% | -3.72% | 6.27% | 1.87% | 3.21% | -1.36% | 2.53% | 42.76% |
| 2020 | -6.10% | -8.34% | -28.03% | 11.68% | -2.50% | 3.31% | -3.20% | 3.24% | -6.34% | 21.84% | 17.70% | 9.65% | 2.56% |
| 2019 | 7.85% | 7.14% | -8.26% | 6.51% | -6.30% | 6.08% | 1.27% | -7.75% | 4.12% | 4.35% | 2.08% | 3.12% | 19.91% |
| 2018 | 2.74% | -2.26% | -0.04% | 0.66% | 4.51% | -1.22% | -0.75% | 1.04% | -4.44% | -8.92% | 3.19% | -10.46% | -15.88% |
| 2017 | -3.29% | 1.07% | -2.82% | -0.81% | -3.29% | 4.33% | 0.36% | -3.85% | 8.22% | 0.35% | 3.42% | -3.13% | -0.20% |
| 2016 | -6.02% | -2.84% | 5.21% | 3.91% | 2.68% | -4.99% | 3.63% | 5.11% | 0.30% | -0.09% | 16.27% | 8.10% | 33.59% |
| 2015 | -6.55% | 7.11% | 2.36% | -0.23% | 1.75% | 4.71% | 0.74% | -3.01% | 1.46% | 3.97% | 5.67% | -5.90% | 11.63% |
| 2014 | -4.91% | 3.51% | 1.48% | -6.05% | -0.59% | 3.03% | -5.88% | 2.60% | -3.68% | 5.93% | -1.04% | 3.00% | -3.47% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of HSFNX is 45, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Hennessy Small Cap Financial Fund (HSFNX) 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
Hennessy Small Cap Financial Fund provided a 6.43% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.61 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $1.61 | $1.61 | $1.19 | $2.35 | $0.31 | $0.20 | $0.75 | $1.39 | $1.98 | $3.26 | $1.63 | $3.34 |
Dividend yield | 6.43% | 5.97% | 4.63% | 9.14% | 0.97% | 0.91% | 3.43% | 7.34% | 8.19% | 12.47% | 7.37% | 15.76% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Hennessy Small Cap Financial 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 | $1.61 | $1.61 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.19 | $1.19 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.35 | $2.35 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.31 | $0.31 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.20 | $0.20 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.75 | $0.75 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.39 | $1.39 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.98 | $1.98 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.26 | $3.26 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.63 | $1.63 |
| 2014 | $3.34 | $3.34 |
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 Hennessy Small Cap Financial 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 Hennessy Small Cap Financial Fund was 68.79%, occurring on Mar 5, 2009. Recovery took 1945 trading sessions.
The current Hennessy Small Cap Financial Fund drawdown is 17.91%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -68.79% | Dec 2, 2004 | 1068 | Mar 5, 2009 | 1945 | Nov 23, 2016 | 3013 |
| -50.68% | Jun 8, 2018 | 450 | Mar 23, 2020 | 200 | Jan 6, 2021 | 650 |
| -43% | Jan 18, 2022 | 331 | May 11, 2023 | 375 | Nov 6, 2024 | 706 |
| -41.98% | Apr 23, 1998 | 491 | Mar 13, 2000 | 307 | Jun 1, 2001 | 798 |
| -27.32% | Nov 26, 2024 | 93 | Apr 11, 2025 | — | — | — |
Volatility
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