Poplar Forest Cornerstone Fund (IPFCX)
The fund seeks to deliver superior, risk-adjusted returns over full market cycles, by building a balanced portfolio of debt and equity securities that aims to generate returns that exceed the Consumer Price Index by 3% per year while preserving capital. A full market cycle is deemed to be a multi-year period including a period of material increase in the U.S. stock market (a "bull market") and a period of material decline in the U.S. stock market (a "bear market").
Fund Info
US00770X5352
00770X535
Dec 30, 2014
$25,000
Mid-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
IPFCX features an expense ratio of 0.90%, falling within the medium range.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Poplar Forest Cornerstone Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
Poplar Forest Cornerstone Fund had a return of 5.40% year-to-date (YTD) and 6.02% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Poplar Forest Cornerstone Fund had an annualized return of 3.29%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.29%, indicating that Poplar Forest Cornerstone Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
IPFCX
5.40%
3.44%
1.20%
6.02%
5.46%
3.29%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
4.22%
2.22%
9.51%
22.46%
12.74%
11.29%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of IPFCX, 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 | 3.22% | 5.40% | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 0.57% | 2.05% | 3.75% | -3.68% | 2.05% | -0.20% | 2.66% | 0.40% | 0.46% | -1.15% | 4.36% | -8.30% | 2.31% |
| 2023 | 5.49% | -2.93% | -2.56% | 0.87% | -4.63% | 3.83% | 3.10% | -3.08% | -2.05% | -2.31% | 6.79% | 3.29% | 5.13% |
| 2022 | 1.29% | 0.62% | 0.36% | -3.36% | 4.32% | -6.96% | 3.38% | -2.60% | -7.23% | 9.08% | 3.72% | -8.92% | -7.66% |
| 2021 | 1.10% | 7.89% | 7.03% | 3.45% | 4.12% | -1.33% | -0.43% | 1.66% | -1.75% | 3.57% | -3.09% | -5.26% | 17.34% |
| 2020 | -4.00% | -7.85% | -14.76% | 10.15% | 2.81% | 2.46% | 1.47% | 2.54% | -2.86% | 0.18% | 13.47% | 3.77% | 4.29% |
| 2019 | 6.67% | 2.11% | 0.40% | 2.69% | -6.67% | 5.12% | 1.38% | -4.22% | 3.52% | -0.55% | 3.18% | -0.63% | 12.93% |
| 2018 | 2.69% | -2.84% | -2.03% | 1.51% | -0.07% | 0.26% | 2.86% | 1.12% | 0.61% | -7.73% | 1.50% | -11.06% | -13.36% |
| 2017 | 1.30% | -0.08% | -0.15% | -1.51% | -1.38% | 2.02% | 0.19% | -1.60% | 3.25% | 0.71% | 0.71% | 1.60% | 5.05% |
| 2016 | -3.72% | 0.73% | 6.77% | 2.96% | 1.31% | -1.22% | 4.22% | 0.59% | 0.47% | -0.78% | 6.39% | -2.65% | 15.49% |
| 2015 | -2.28% | 3.48% | -1.58% | 2.81% | -0.04% | -1.17% | -0.87% | -4.43% | -3.05% | 5.39% | -0.08% | -5.75% | -7.86% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of IPFCX is 34, 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 Poplar Forest Cornerstone Fund (IPFCX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
Poplar Forest Cornerstone Fund provided a 2.76% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.82 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.82 | $0.82 | $0.79 | $0.45 | $0.73 | $0.51 | $0.35 | $0.42 | $0.40 | $0.22 | $0.19 |
Dividend yield | 2.76% | 2.91% | 2.82% | 1.63% | 2.41% | 1.94% | 1.35% | 1.81% | 1.46% | 0.83% | 0.81% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Poplar Forest Cornerstone 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 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.82 | $0.82 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.79 | $0.79 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.45 | $0.45 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.73 | $0.73 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.51 | $0.51 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.35 | $0.35 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.42 | $0.42 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.40 | $0.40 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.22 | $0.22 |
| 2015 | $0.19 | $0.19 |
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.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Poplar Forest Cornerstone 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 Poplar Forest Cornerstone Fund was 36.39%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 200 trading sessions.
The current Poplar Forest Cornerstone Fund drawdown is 6.06%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -36.39% | Sep 24, 2018 | 376 | Mar 23, 2020 | 200 | Jan 6, 2021 | 576 |
| -21.78% | Nov 16, 2021 | 490 | Oct 27, 2023 | — | — | — |
| -18.26% | May 22, 2015 | 183 | Feb 11, 2016 | 128 | Aug 15, 2016 | 311 |
| -8.31% | Jan 29, 2018 | 44 | Apr 2, 2018 | 120 | Sep 20, 2018 | 164 |
| -6.5% | Jun 9, 2021 | 28 | Jul 19, 2021 | 66 | Oct 20, 2021 | 94 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Poplar Forest Cornerstone Fund volatility is 2.02%, 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.