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LSV Global Managed Volatility Fund (LVAFX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US00769G3781

CUSIP

00769G378

Issuer

Blackrock

Inception Date

Jun 24, 2014

Min. Investment

$1,000

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Value

Expense Ratio

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


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Performance

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Returns By Period

LSV Global Managed Volatility Fund (LVAFX) returned 9.42% year-to-date (YTD) and 17.57% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, LVAFX returned 6.73% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.


LVAFX

YTD

9.42%

1M

3.08%

6M

4.81%

1Y

17.57%

3Y*

9.36%

5Y*

11.30%

10Y*

6.73%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.52%

1M

6.32%

6M

-1.44%

1Y

12.25%

3Y*

12.45%

5Y*

14.20%

10Y*

10.84%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20253.08%3.08%0.75%-0.46%2.70%9.42%
20240.77%2.21%4.32%-3.87%3.28%-0.73%4.66%3.32%1.77%-2.07%3.39%-4.45%12.74%
20233.21%-2.76%1.46%1.62%-3.99%4.53%1.85%-1.39%-1.41%-2.32%4.84%4.26%9.81%
20220.17%-1.71%2.09%-3.40%1.94%-6.57%2.50%-3.61%-7.87%8.74%7.01%-2.03%-4.04%
2021-0.20%1.17%6.86%2.08%3.63%-0.60%0.60%1.54%-3.03%1.82%-3.24%5.98%17.36%
2020-1.90%-8.68%-14.36%7.79%2.41%0.21%2.03%3.77%-2.92%-4.05%10.39%2.64%-5.17%
20195.34%2.16%0.92%0.73%-4.43%5.11%-1.17%-0.64%2.57%1.70%1.93%2.44%17.54%
20183.57%-3.53%-0.63%0.45%-1.16%-0.91%3.02%1.06%1.14%-4.86%1.46%-5.79%-6.47%
20171.38%3.41%0.47%0.75%1.59%0.27%2.38%-0.09%1.07%1.59%3.05%1.43%18.68%
2016-2.58%1.00%7.44%0.61%-0.20%1.72%2.89%-0.58%0.20%-2.14%0.40%1.77%10.64%
2015-0.61%3.15%-1.18%3.19%-0.29%-1.94%0.20%-6.31%-2.53%5.29%-1.64%-1.47%-4.56%
20140.60%-0.80%2.51%-3.23%1.51%1.29%-1.72%0.05%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 88, LVAFX is among the top 12% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of LVAFX is 8888
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of LVAFX is 8787
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of LVAFX is 8686
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of LVAFX is 8686
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of LVAFX is 8989
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of LVAFX is 9090
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 LSV Global Managed Volatility Fund (LVAFX) 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.

LSV Global Managed Volatility Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 1.53
  • 5-Year: 0.99
  • 10-Year: 0.53
  • All Time: 0.52

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 LSV Global Managed Volatility 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

LSV Global Managed Volatility Fund provided a 14.31% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.58 per share.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.5020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$1.58$1.58$1.62$0.32$0.34$0.22$0.84$0.36$0.80$0.17$0.16$0.11

Dividend yield

14.31%15.65%15.64%2.90%2.90%2.14%7.62%3.59%7.10%1.66%1.74%1.07%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for LSV Global Managed Volatility 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$1.58$1.58
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.62$1.62
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.32$0.32
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.34$0.34
2020$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
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.84$0.84
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.36$0.36
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.80$0.80
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.17
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.16
2014$0.11$0.11

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 LSV Global Managed Volatility 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 LSV Global Managed Volatility Fund was 33.69%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 246 trading sessions.

The current LSV Global Managed Volatility Fund drawdown is 0.54%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-33.69%Jan 21, 202044Mar 23, 2020246Mar 15, 2021290
-18.34%Jan 18, 2022178Sep 30, 2022302Dec 13, 2023480
-17.18%Apr 29, 2015184Jan 20, 2016140Aug 9, 2016324
-14.69%Jan 29, 2018229Dec 24, 2018214Oct 30, 2019443
-9.93%Mar 10, 202522Apr 8, 202526May 15, 202548
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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