Marsico Focus Fund (MFOCX)

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Marsico Focus Fund (MFOCX) is up 11.2% since the beginning of the year. MFOCX is currently trading at $31 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of MFOCX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $2,069.

Marsico Focus Fund (MFOCX) has returned 11.24% so far this year and 21.40% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, MFOCX has achieved an annualized return of 18.57%, outperforming the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.66% per year.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Dec 31, 1997, MFOCX's average daily return is +0.05%, while the average monthly return is +1.03%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 5.6 years.

Historically, 60% of months were positive and 40% were negative. The best month was Dec 1999 with a return of +17.8%, while the worst month was Aug 1998 at -16.9%. The longest winning streak lasted 11 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, MFOCX closed higher 53% of trading days. The best single day was Dec 20, 2024 with a return of +12.0%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -12.6%.

Marsico Focus Fund has an annualized alpha of 3.68%, beta of 1.03, and R2 of 0.84 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 02, 1998.

• This fund captured 115.25% of S&P 500 Index gains but only 98.34% of its losses - a favorable profile for investors.
• This fund generated an annualized alpha of 3.68% versus S&P 500 Index - delivering returns beyond what market exposure alone would predict.
• With beta of 1.03 and R2 of 0.84, this fund moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index - much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

MFOCX has a high expense ratio of 1.34%, indicating above-average management fees.

MFOCX ranks 26 for risk / return — below 26% 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 Marsico Focus Fund (MFOCX) and compare them to S&P 500 Index.

Marsico Focus Fund provided a 16.01% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $4.99 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Marsico Focus 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 Marsico Focus 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 Marsico Focus Fund was 54.96%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 988 trading sessions.

The current Marsico Focus Fund drawdown is 0.22%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.