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Meridian Small Cap Growth Fund (MISGX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US5896198406

CUSIP

589619840

Issuer

Meridian

Inception Date

Dec 16, 2013

Min. Investment

$2,500

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Small-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

MISGX has a high expense ratio of 1.22%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Meridian Small Cap Growth Fund

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Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

Meridian Small Cap Growth Fund (MISGX) returned -9.18% year-to-date (YTD) and -0.65% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, MISGX returned 6.63% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.


MISGX

YTD

-9.18%

1M

5.51%

6M

-12.65%

1Y

-0.65%

3Y*

3.13%

5Y*

6.07%

10Y*

6.63%

^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 MISGX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20253.76%-6.67%-9.32%-2.40%5.97%-9.18%
2024-2.64%5.59%3.21%-6.61%3.75%-0.48%3.63%2.65%-0.15%-1.97%9.14%-3.89%11.73%
202310.16%-0.43%-2.49%-1.32%0.53%5.41%4.12%-7.27%-7.06%-8.15%10.31%12.12%14.02%
2022-9.14%-2.04%2.01%-8.64%-5.14%-8.01%7.42%-2.62%-7.50%9.88%1.12%-3.16%-24.63%
20211.55%6.33%-0.14%3.56%-0.45%3.90%-0.09%1.94%-2.92%1.66%-4.89%-1.69%8.55%
2020-4.25%-7.31%-22.80%20.06%9.49%1.46%4.85%3.78%0.06%2.26%15.16%9.05%27.78%
20197.44%5.23%0.12%0.31%-7.17%4.53%-0.83%-5.27%1.83%1.00%7.39%4.05%18.96%
20182.19%-0.55%0.99%2.26%6.33%1.01%0.94%7.54%-1.23%-8.55%1.25%-10.28%0.40%
20171.55%1.38%1.51%2.05%0.55%3.65%1.60%-0.59%5.66%-0.25%1.37%2.41%22.83%
2016-8.89%1.27%8.19%1.96%1.31%2.16%5.99%2.31%2.72%-5.00%7.42%0.52%20.35%
2015-3.75%5.68%1.92%-2.83%3.56%1.41%-2.01%-5.11%-5.80%2.64%2.49%-4.34%-6.76%
2014-3.06%4.94%4.80%-1.80%0.37%6.10%-3.69%2.94%-3.72%9.35%0.66%2.76%20.36%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of MISGX is 8, meaning it’s performing worse than 92% 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.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of MISGX is 88
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of MISGX is 99
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of MISGX is 88
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of MISGX is 88
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of MISGX is 88
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of MISGX is 77
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 Meridian Small Cap Growth Fund (MISGX) 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.

Meridian Small Cap Growth Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.03
  • 5-Year: 0.28
  • 10-Year: 0.32
  • All Time: 0.41

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 Meridian Small Cap Growth 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

Meridian Small Cap Growth Fund provided a 2.07% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.25 per share.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%30.00%35.00%$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.00$5.0020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.25$0.25$0.00$1.53$5.36$0.39$0.93$1.78$0.67$0.00$0.18$0.30

Dividend yield

2.07%1.88%0.00%14.38%33.08%1.96%5.78%12.50%4.19%0.00%1.62%2.46%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Meridian Small Cap Growth 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$0.25$0.25
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$1.53$1.53
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$5.36$5.36
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.39$0.39
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.93$0.93
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.78$1.78
2017$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
2016$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
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.18
2014$0.30$0.30

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 Meridian Small Cap 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 Meridian Small Cap Growth Fund was 41.11%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. Recovery took 139 trading sessions.

The current Meridian Small Cap Growth Fund drawdown is 21.18%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-41.11%Sep 4, 2018387Mar 18, 2020139Oct 5, 2020526
-37.71%Nov 4, 2021498Oct 27, 2023
-27.12%Jun 24, 2015161Feb 11, 2016155Sep 22, 2016316
-9.34%Feb 16, 202127Mar 24, 202164Jun 24, 202191
-8.17%Sep 23, 201630Nov 3, 20166Nov 11, 201636
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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