IMS Strategic Income Fund (IMSIX)

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IMS Strategic Income Fund (IMSIX) is up 2.0% since the beginning of the year. IMSIX is currently trading at $2 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of IMSIX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $997.

IMS Strategic Income Fund (IMSIX) has returned 2.03% so far this year and 8.30% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, IMSIX has returned 1.29% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.88% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Nov 5, 2002, IMSIX's average daily return is +0.01%, while the average monthly return is +0.13%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 44.5 years.

Historically, 56% of months were positive and 44% were negative. The best month was Nov 2023 with a return of +9.6%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -15.8%. The longest winning streak lasted 14 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 7 months.

On a daily basis, IMSIX closed higher 40% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +4.6%, while the worst single day was Mar 9, 2020 at -4.6%.

IMS Strategic Income Fund has an annualized alpha of -1.72%, beta of 0.29, and R2 of 0.41 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since November 05, 2002.

• This fund participated in 73.49% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 42.95% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.29 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.41 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 0.41 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior - treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

IMSIX has a high expense ratio of 1.95%, indicating above-average management fees.

IMSIX ranks 26 for risk / return — below 26% of mutual funds on our site. The returns aren't fully compensating for the risk involved. This isn't necessarily a dealbreaker, but factor it into your decision — especially if you're risk-averse.

IMS Strategic Income Fund provided a 8.12% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.16 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for IMS Strategic Income 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 IMS Strategic Income 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 IMS Strategic Income Fund was 51.80%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1216 trading sessions.

The current IMS Strategic Income Fund drawdown is 23.09%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.