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LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund (LKSMX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US5018858598

CUSIP

501885859

Issuer

LKCM

Inception Date

May 2, 2011

Min. Investment

$2,000

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Mid-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

LKSMX has a high expense ratio of 1.00%, indicating above-average management fees.


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LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund

Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund (LKSMX) returned -0.70% year-to-date (YTD) and 13.57% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, LKSMX returned 8.80% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.


LKSMX

YTD

-0.70%

1M

6.16%

6M

-7.55%

1Y

13.57%

3Y*

9.91%

5Y*

12.18%

10Y*

8.80%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.51%

1M

6.15%

6M

-2.00%

1Y

12.92%

3Y*

12.68%

5Y*

14.19%

10Y*

10.85%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20254.19%-5.28%-3.80%-1.47%6.16%-0.70%
2024-1.21%7.97%2.93%-7.63%0.40%-1.98%6.17%1.62%2.06%0.18%12.83%-6.90%15.64%
202311.93%-1.59%-0.46%-0.93%-3.74%8.25%3.25%-1.09%-4.83%-5.07%9.36%10.11%25.76%
2022-7.38%-1.08%-0.50%-8.20%1.09%-7.65%9.80%-2.34%-8.27%6.52%2.12%-6.96%-22.22%
20213.23%5.73%-3.45%7.32%-3.09%3.27%-1.03%1.84%-2.67%6.30%-5.17%3.13%15.44%
2020-0.77%-7.87%-19.37%16.27%11.17%3.81%8.01%3.50%-2.39%0.31%12.60%7.10%30.54%
201912.37%5.17%-0.11%5.67%-6.27%6.16%1.83%-3.80%-0.21%0.42%5.60%1.83%31.01%
20182.36%-3.41%0.38%1.43%4.78%0.45%2.40%7.22%-0.57%-11.42%2.03%-12.85%-8.91%
20171.46%2.27%1.92%0.10%0.40%1.48%1.94%-0.86%5.28%2.64%3.02%2.34%24.17%
2016-7.44%-3.10%5.00%0.76%3.03%-0.55%3.23%0.62%-0.53%-4.82%6.10%-0.23%1.20%
2015-3.31%7.26%1.12%-1.34%3.43%1.85%1.29%-7.34%-3.96%3.28%2.44%-5.12%-1.35%
2014-5.01%5.60%-1.00%-2.56%-0.40%3.92%-5.93%3.03%-3.89%3.47%-0.32%-0.63%-4.39%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of LKSMX is 49, 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 LKSMX is 4949
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of LKSMX is 4545
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of LKSMX is 5454
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of LKSMX is 4848
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of LKSMX is 5656
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of LKSMX is 4242
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 LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund (LKSMX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 31, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.65
  • 5-Year: 0.59
  • 10-Year: 0.41
  • All Time: 0.40

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund provided a 0.00% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.00 per share.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50$2.0020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.65$1.89$0.72$1.29$1.72$1.27$1.73$0.79$0.31

Dividend yield

0.00%0.00%0.00%8.27%17.23%6.48%14.22%21.65%12.01%18.08%7.12%2.52%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity 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$0.00$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$0.00$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$0.65$0.65
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.89$1.89
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.72$0.72
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.29$1.29
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.72$1.72
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.27$1.27
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.73$1.73
2015$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
2014$0.31$0.31

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.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity 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 Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund was 39.56%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 89 trading sessions.

The current LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund drawdown is 8.15%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-39.56%Feb 20, 202023Mar 23, 202089Jul 29, 2020112
-28.03%Sep 17, 201869Dec 24, 2018234Nov 27, 2019303
-27.51%Nov 9, 2021152Jun 16, 2022428Mar 1, 2024580
-25.54%Jul 17, 2015145Feb 11, 2016365Jul 25, 2017510
-25.27%Jul 8, 201161Oct 3, 2011325Jan 22, 2013386
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Volatility

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The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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