MainStay Growth Allocation Fund (MGDIX)
The fund is a "fund of funds" that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in mutual funds and ETFs managed by New York Life Investments or its affiliates. It seeks to achieve its investment objective by normally investing approximately 80% (within a range of 70% to 90%) of its assets in underlying equity funds, and approximately 20% (within a range of 10% to 30%) of its assets in underlying fixed-income funds.
Fund Info
US56063U7607
56063U760
Apr 3, 2005
$1,000,000
Large-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
MGDIX has an expense ratio of 0.10%, which is considered low.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
MainStay Growth Allocation Fund (MGDIX) returned 1.50% year-to-date (YTD) and 7.15% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, MGDIX returned 6.48% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
MGDIX
1.50%
3.95%
-3.05%
7.15%
7.39%
9.52%
6.48%
^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 MGDIX, 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 | 3.20% | -1.84% | -3.74% | 0.13% | 3.95% | 1.50% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.33% | 2.79% | 2.65% | -3.65% | 3.07% | 1.08% | 2.51% | 1.41% | 1.57% | -1.96% | 4.97% | -4.49% | 10.27% |
| 2023 | 6.08% | -2.29% | 0.37% | 0.44% | -1.38% | 4.79% | 2.81% | -2.12% | -3.71% | -2.76% | 7.54% | 5.37% | 15.30% |
| 2022 | -4.84% | -1.59% | 1.74% | -6.60% | 0.41% | -7.58% | 6.89% | -3.29% | -7.87% | 7.15% | 5.74% | -3.77% | -14.25% |
| 2021 | -0.32% | 2.80% | 2.42% | 3.81% | 1.28% | 0.58% | 1.09% | 1.92% | -3.50% | 4.43% | -2.31% | 3.62% | 16.64% |
| 2020 | -0.89% | -6.01% | -12.79% | 9.78% | 4.53% | 2.42% | 4.30% | 4.61% | -2.70% | -1.89% | 9.99% | 4.02% | 13.78% |
| 2019 | 7.71% | 2.58% | 0.22% | 2.80% | -5.45% | 5.54% | 0.63% | -1.95% | 1.63% | 1.75% | 2.33% | 2.33% | 21.36% |
| 2018 | 3.92% | -3.96% | -1.71% | 0.45% | 1.35% | -1.01% | 2.43% | 0.81% | -0.37% | -7.03% | 1.00% | -7.33% | -11.50% |
| 2017 | 2.62% | 2.49% | 0.20% | 0.67% | 0.94% | 0.53% | 2.17% | -0.06% | 2.26% | 1.58% | 2.17% | 1.20% | 18.07% |
| 2016 | -5.58% | -1.17% | 6.14% | 1.26% | 0.95% | -0.94% | 3.74% | 0.56% | 0.28% | -1.61% | 2.85% | 1.37% | 7.62% |
| 2015 | -1.56% | 4.83% | -0.66% | 1.06% | 0.79% | -1.50% | 0.46% | -5.45% | -3.41% | 6.48% | -0.14% | -2.64% | -2.31% |
| 2014 | -2.88% | 3.92% | -0.07% | -0.40% | 2.13% | 1.69% | -1.73% | 2.74% | -2.16% | 1.36% | 1.54% | -0.99% | 5.04% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of MGDIX is 34, 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 MainStay Growth Allocation Fund (MGDIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
MainStay Growth Allocation Fund provided a 8.14% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.26 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $1.26 | $1.26 | $0.16 | $1.00 | $1.85 | $0.86 | $0.67 | $1.39 | $0.85 | $0.55 | $0.79 | $0.98 |
Dividend yield | 8.14% | 8.26% | 1.09% | 7.62% | 11.17% | 5.44% | 4.58% | 11.08% | 5.37% | 3.89% | 5.77% | 6.65% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for MainStay Growth Allocation 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 | $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 | $1.26 | $1.26 |
| 2023 | $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 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.85 | $1.85 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.86 | $0.86 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.67 | $0.67 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.39 | $1.39 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.85 | $0.85 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.55 | $0.55 |
| 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 | $0.98 | $0.98 |
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 MainStay Growth Allocation 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 Growth Allocation Fund was 46.04%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 492 trading sessions.
The current MainStay Growth Allocation Fund drawdown is 3.50%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -46.04% | Nov 1, 2007 | 338 | Mar 9, 2009 | 492 | Feb 17, 2011 | 830 |
| -30.13% | Feb 13, 2020 | 27 | Mar 23, 2020 | 107 | Aug 24, 2020 | 134 |
| -22.24% | Nov 9, 2021 | 225 | Sep 30, 2022 | 345 | Feb 15, 2024 | 570 |
| -19.68% | Jan 29, 2018 | 229 | Dec 24, 2018 | 244 | Dec 12, 2019 | 473 |
| -19.25% | May 2, 2011 | 108 | Oct 3, 2011 | 111 | Mar 13, 2012 | 219 |
Volatility
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