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Catalyst Insider Buying Fund (INSAX)
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Fund Info

ISIN

US62827L4923

CUSIP

62827L492

Issuer

Catalyst Mutual Funds

Inception Date

Jul 29, 2011

Min. Investment

$2,500

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

INSAX has a high expense ratio of 1.53%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


Expense ratio chart for INSAX: current value at 1.53% compared with the broader market ranging from 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%1.53%

Share Price Chart


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Performance

Performance Chart

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


-10.00%-5.00%0.00%5.00%AugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember2025
-5.80%
3.10%
INSAX (Catalyst Insider Buying Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Returns By Period

Catalyst Insider Buying Fund had a return of -3.82% year-to-date (YTD) and 18.28% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Catalyst Insider Buying Fund had an annualized return of 3.15%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.24%, indicating that Catalyst Insider Buying Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.


INSAX

YTD

-3.82%

1M

-8.21%

6M

-5.81%

1Y

18.28%

5Y*

-1.17%

10Y*

3.15%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

-0.66%

1M

-3.44%

6M

3.10%

1Y

22.14%

5Y*

12.04%

10Y*

11.24%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of INSAX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20242.01%18.22%5.55%-7.35%2.76%2.05%-0.86%1.45%0.33%-0.90%5.94%-5.47%23.86%
20238.64%7.88%-5.05%3.29%-6.70%9.00%0.27%-3.52%-1.10%-5.71%19.19%4.58%31.44%
2022-8.65%-7.63%-2.80%-20.58%-3.38%-5.66%16.86%4.00%-12.27%4.22%12.47%-9.25%-32.65%
20210.56%-0.77%-6.79%5.34%-3.26%9.65%-0.96%0.38%-8.44%5.57%-11.45%-6.88%-17.65%
20204.44%-7.47%-19.15%6.63%3.61%5.72%9.36%4.55%-2.79%-3.55%9.79%6.48%14.36%
20197.89%6.29%2.93%3.58%-7.55%4.33%2.39%-3.09%-4.34%1.75%8.27%0.50%23.91%
20188.91%-1.42%-0.11%-0.66%4.52%-1.17%1.89%8.05%-0.34%-11.17%-1.00%-8.56%-2.91%
20170.90%4.61%-0.92%1.06%1.91%-0.26%1.29%0.13%0.51%2.47%2.85%1.38%17.03%
2016-6.71%-0.77%4.06%-1.80%1.22%0.15%3.84%-1.45%-1.25%-1.56%5.83%2.93%3.90%
2015-2.25%6.16%-4.02%3.65%-0.90%-2.84%2.26%-7.48%-4.64%4.06%-0.57%-1.28%-8.40%
2014-2.64%6.07%0.94%1.73%1.38%2.52%-0.88%4.07%-5.56%1.17%1.28%-0.58%9.37%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of INSAX is 61, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of INSAX is 6161
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of INSAX is 6161
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of INSAX is 6868
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of INSAX is 6363
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of INSAX is 5555
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of INSAX is 5858
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Catalyst Insider Buying Fund (INSAX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for INSAX, currently valued at 0.88, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.000.881.74
The chart of Sortino ratio for INSAX, currently valued at 1.40, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.001.402.35
The chart of Omega ratio for INSAX, currently valued at 1.17, compared to the broader market1.002.003.001.171.32
The chart of Calmar ratio for INSAX, currently valued at 0.52, compared to the broader market0.005.0010.0015.000.522.62
The chart of Martin ratio for INSAX, currently valued at 3.43, compared to the broader market0.0020.0040.0060.003.4310.82
INSAX
^GSPC

The current Catalyst Insider Buying Fund Sharpe ratio is 0.88. This value is calculated based on the past 1 year of trading data and takes into account price changes and dividends.

Use the chart below to compare the Sharpe ratio of Catalyst Insider Buying Fund with the selected benchmark, providing insights into the investment's historical performance in terms of risk-adjusted returns. Go to the Sharpe ratio tool for more fine-grained control over the calculation options.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio1.001.502.002.503.003.50AugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember2025
0.88
1.74
INSAX (Catalyst Insider Buying Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

Catalyst Insider Buying Fund provided a 0.00% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.00 per share.


0.00%0.05%0.10%0.15%0.20%0.25%0.30%0.35%$0.00$0.01$0.02$0.03$0.04$0.0520142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.05

Dividend yield

0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.32%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Catalyst Insider Buying Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$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$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2022$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
2021$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
2020$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
2019$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
2018$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
2017$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
2016$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
2015$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
2014$0.05$0.05

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

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.


-25.00%-20.00%-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%0.00%AugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember2025
-22.20%
-4.06%
INSAX (Catalyst Insider Buying Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Catalyst Insider Buying 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 Catalyst Insider Buying Fund was 59.24%, occurring on Jun 16, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current Catalyst Insider Buying Fund drawdown is 22.20%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-59.24%Feb 16, 2021338Jun 16, 2022
-32.53%Feb 20, 202016Mar 12, 2020194Dec 16, 2020210
-25.76%Sep 17, 201869Dec 24, 2018262Jan 9, 2020331
-24.44%Feb 25, 2015244Feb 11, 2016414Oct 5, 2017658
-12.9%Mar 27, 201248Jun 4, 201267Sep 7, 2012115

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current Catalyst Insider Buying Fund volatility is 6.36%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%7.00%8.00%AugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember2025
6.36%
4.57%
INSAX (Catalyst Insider Buying Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)
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