MainStay Epoch Capital Growth Fund (MECVX)
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund generally invests in a diversified portfolio consisting of equity securities of companies located throughout the world, including the U.S., that have a history of earning a high return on their invested capital relative to their cost of capital and that have positive growth in operating cash flow. It invests at least 80% of its assets (net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies across all market capitalizations. The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities issued by companies in emerging markets as determined by the fund's Subadvisor.
Fund Info
US56063N8166
Jun 29, 2016
$2,500
Large-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
MECVX has a high expense ratio of 1.39%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in MainStay Epoch Capital Growth 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
MainStay Epoch Capital Growth Fund had a return of 4.57% year-to-date (YTD) and 5.97% in the last 12 months.
MECVX
4.57%
2.20%
0.56%
5.97%
11.34%
N/A
^GSPC (Benchmark)
4.22%
2.22%
9.51%
22.46%
12.74%
11.29%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of MECVX, 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 | 3.68% | 4.57% | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 1.16% | 5.73% | 1.42% | -5.28% | 4.73% | 1.55% | 0.07% | 2.32% | 1.36% | -2.88% | 4.02% | -7.06% | 6.49% |
| 2023 | 7.84% | -1.56% | 3.69% | 2.12% | -0.58% | 5.26% | 4.04% | -1.83% | -5.05% | -2.94% | 9.94% | 5.99% | 29.03% |
| 2022 | -10.24% | -2.65% | 0.51% | -8.62% | 1.29% | -7.12% | 10.03% | -6.79% | -8.05% | 7.92% | 9.86% | -5.72% | -20.42% |
| 2021 | -0.86% | 2.73% | 2.31% | 5.89% | 1.03% | 1.47% | 4.22% | 2.30% | -4.85% | 5.78% | -1.88% | -19.34% | -3.92% |
| 2020 | -0.38% | -6.39% | -9.29% | 10.97% | 8.09% | 1.97% | 5.63% | 3.72% | -1.56% | -1.03% | 10.90% | 32.54% | 62.33% |
| 2019 | 7.74% | 3.64% | 1.34% | 3.96% | -5.63% | 7.14% | 0.47% | -1.41% | 1.11% | 3.05% | 2.05% | -2.63% | 21.99% |
| 2018 | 4.73% | -3.31% | -1.32% | 0.47% | 2.28% | -0.77% | 2.40% | 1.96% | -0.67% | -9.10% | 2.38% | -13.69% | -15.12% |
| 2017 | 2.90% | 3.19% | 1.55% | 1.79% | 2.90% | 0.60% | 1.79% | 0.58% | 2.49% | 1.62% | 2.63% | -1.04% | 23.06% |
| 2016 | -1.69% | 0.29% | -3.63% | 1.19% | 1.49% | -2.43% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of MECVX is 19, meaning it’s performing worse than 81% of other 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.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for MainStay Epoch Capital Growth Fund (MECVX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
MainStay Epoch Capital Growth Fund provided a 0.10% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.02 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $5.47 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.02 |
Dividend yield | 0.10% | 0.11% | 0.29% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 38.99% | 0.29% | 0.44% | 0.45% | 0.21% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for MainStay Epoch Capital Growth 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 | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.04 |
| 2022 | $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 |
| 2021 | $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 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $5.47 | $5.47 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.04 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.05 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.06 |
| 2016 | $0.02 | $0.02 |
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 MainStay Epoch Capital Growth 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 MainStay Epoch Capital Growth Fund was 45.67%, occurring on Oct 14, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current MainStay Epoch Capital Growth Fund drawdown is 12.19%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -45.67% | Nov 19, 2021 | 227 | Oct 14, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -30.37% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 72 | Jul 6, 2020 | 95 |
| -24.96% | Aug 30, 2018 | 80 | Dec 24, 2018 | 268 | Jan 17, 2020 | 348 |
| -17.13% | Dec 7, 2020 | 3 | Dec 9, 2020 | 154 | Jul 22, 2021 | 157 |
| -9.31% | Jan 29, 2018 | 9 | Feb 8, 2018 | 138 | Aug 27, 2018 | 147 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current MainStay Epoch Capital Growth Fund volatility is 3.13%, 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.