Transamerica Inflation Opportunities Fund (ITIOX)

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Transamerica Inflation Opportunities Fund (ITIOX) is up 1.5% since the beginning of the year. ITIOX is currently trading at $10 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of ITIOX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,073.

Transamerica Inflation Opportunities Fund (ITIOX) has returned 1.51% so far this year and 4.99% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, ITIOX has returned 2.80% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.75% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 2, 2015, ITIOX's average daily return is +0.01%, while the average monthly return is +0.21%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 27.5 years.

Historically, 63% of months were positive and 37% were negative. The best month was Jul 2022 with a return of +3.4%, while the worst month was Sep 2022 at -5.9%. The longest winning streak lasted 6 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, ITIOX closed higher 44% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 23, 2020 with a return of +2.0%, while the worst single day was Mar 18, 2020 at -2.5%.

Transamerica Inflation Opportunities Fund has an annualized alpha of 2.25%, beta of 0.02, and R2 of 0.01 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 05, 2015.

• This fund participated in 18.87% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 15.20% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.02 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.01 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 0.01 means this fund moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index - capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

ITIOX has an expense ratio of 0.65%, placing it in the medium range.

ITIOX ranks 38 for risk / return — below 38% 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.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Transamerica Inflation Opportunities Fund (ITIOX) and compare them to S&P 500 Index.

Transamerica Inflation Opportunities Fund provided a 3.13% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.31 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Transamerica Inflation Opportunities 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 Transamerica Inflation Opportunities 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 Transamerica Inflation Opportunities Fund was 13.98%, occurring on Oct 20, 2022. Recovery took 673 trading sessions.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.