LKCM Balanced Fund (LKBAX)
The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in a portfolio of equity and fixed income securities. It seeks to invest in the equity securities of high quality companies that typically exhibit certain characteristics, including high profitability levels, strong balance sheet quality, competitive advantages, ability to generate excess cash flows, meaningful management ownership stakes, attractive reinvestment opportunities, strong market share positions, and/or attractive relative valuation.
Fund Info
US5018853052
501885305
Dec 29, 1997
$2,000
Large-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
LKBAX has an expense ratio of 0.80%, placing it in the medium range.
Share Price Chart
Loading data...
Compare to other instruments
Search for stocks, ETFs, and funds for a quick comparison or use the comparison tool for more options.
Performance
Performance Chart
Loading data...
Returns By Period
LKCM Balanced Fund (LKBAX) returned 1.91% year-to-date (YTD) and 5.33% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, LKBAX returned 4.10% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
LKBAX
1.91%
3.51%
-4.98%
5.33%
3.65%
4.49%
4.10%
^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 LKBAX, 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 | 3.01% | -0.53% | -2.78% | -1.17% | 3.51% | 1.91% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.04% | 3.46% | 2.30% | -3.31% | 2.37% | 1.81% | 2.03% | 1.35% | 1.34% | -1.35% | 4.40% | -6.76% | 7.37% |
| 2023 | 4.24% | -3.63% | 1.66% | 1.25% | -2.12% | 4.62% | 2.07% | -1.11% | -3.88% | -2.02% | 6.23% | 1.24% | 8.25% |
| 2022 | -4.35% | -3.01% | 1.37% | -5.29% | 0.35% | -5.92% | 6.26% | -3.00% | -7.14% | 6.04% | 4.37% | -5.64% | -15.96% |
| 2021 | -1.38% | 1.10% | 2.95% | 3.10% | 0.67% | 1.69% | 1.70% | 1.46% | -3.40% | 4.24% | -1.40% | -0.97% | 9.91% |
| 2020 | -0.25% | -5.30% | -9.87% | 10.36% | 4.32% | 0.93% | 4.49% | 4.46% | -1.71% | -1.10% | 7.45% | -1.07% | 11.60% |
| 2019 | 5.03% | 3.34% | 1.37% | 3.37% | -3.89% | 5.12% | 0.54% | -0.58% | 1.08% | 0.41% | 1.85% | -2.09% | 16.26% |
| 2018 | 3.52% | -2.96% | -1.13% | 0.50% | 1.72% | 0.16% | 2.58% | 2.04% | 0.33% | -4.89% | 1.88% | -7.24% | -4.01% |
| 2017 | 0.93% | 2.23% | 0.45% | 1.04% | 0.42% | 0.89% | 0.97% | -0.05% | 1.56% | 1.04% | 1.79% | -2.19% | 9.40% |
| 2016 | -3.78% | 0.11% | 5.16% | 1.21% | 1.70% | -0.32% | 2.71% | 0.43% | 0.18% | -1.48% | 2.33% | -2.72% | 5.33% |
| 2015 | -2.54% | 4.59% | -0.53% | 0.88% | 0.88% | -0.93% | 1.61% | -4.81% | -2.65% | 5.51% | 0.79% | -3.85% | -1.55% |
| 2014 | -2.29% | 3.49% | -0.17% | -0.05% | 1.47% | 2.17% | -1.57% | 2.04% | -1.32% | 1.09% | 1.86% | -2.95% | 3.62% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of LKBAX is 28, 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 LKCM Balanced Fund (LKBAX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Loading data...
Dividends
Dividend History
LKCM Balanced Fund provided a 4.69% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.31 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 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $1.31 | $1.27 | $0.91 | $0.87 | $1.29 | $1.12 | $1.44 | $0.64 | $0.91 | $1.04 | $0.69 | $0.71 |
Dividend yield | 4.69% | 4.60% | 3.49% | 3.59% | 4.41% | 4.19% | 5.95% | 3.02% | 4.09% | 5.06% | 3.51% | 3.52% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for LKCM Balanced 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 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.03 | $1.27 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.71 | $0.91 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.68 | $0.87 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.15 | $1.29 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.94 | $1.12 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.24 | $1.44 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.48 | $0.64 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.76 | $0.91 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.90 | $1.04 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.55 | $0.69 |
| 2014 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.52 | $0.71 |
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.
Loading data...
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the LKCM Balanced 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 LKCM Balanced Fund was 33.10%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 278 trading sessions.
The current LKCM Balanced Fund drawdown is 5.18%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -33.1% | Oct 15, 2007 | 351 | Mar 9, 2009 | 278 | Apr 15, 2010 | 629 |
| -27.33% | Dec 27, 2019 | 59 | Mar 23, 2020 | 95 | Aug 6, 2020 | 154 |
| -22.5% | Nov 17, 2021 | 219 | Sep 30, 2022 | 541 | Nov 25, 2024 | 760 |
| -18.52% | Feb 2, 2001 | 419 | Oct 9, 2002 | 302 | Dec 22, 2003 | 721 |
| -14.52% | Dec 5, 2024 | 84 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
Loading data...