AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund (MSSCX)
The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in stocks of U.S. small-capitalization companies. It may retain securities that it already has purchased even if the company drops below or outgrows the capitalization range. The fund primarily invests in common stocks and may invest in stocks that are traded in the over-the-counter (OTC) market.
Fund Info
US00170J7717
00170J771
Sep 24, 1997
$100,000
Small-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
MSSCX has a high expense ratio of 0.94%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund (MSSCX) returned -8.77% year-to-date (YTD) and -6.95% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, MSSCX returned 9.21% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
MSSCX
-8.77%
7.09%
-16.81%
-6.95%
4.88%
11.46%
9.21%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.52%
6.32%
-1.44%
12.25%
12.45%
14.20%
10.84%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of MSSCX, 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 | 5.58% | -7.55% | -12.14% | -1.20% | 7.66% | -8.77% | |||||||
| 2024 | -1.51% | 8.37% | 3.81% | -5.45% | 5.10% | -1.27% | 3.42% | -2.07% | 1.48% | -0.83% | 10.17% | -9.16% | 10.88% |
| 2023 | 11.76% | -2.15% | -1.43% | -1.18% | 4.12% | 11.37% | 2.18% | -4.38% | -5.87% | -10.10% | 9.01% | 10.85% | 23.41% |
| 2022 | -9.57% | 1.60% | -0.36% | -10.69% | 1.90% | -8.81% | 10.54% | -1.46% | -10.62% | 8.72% | 4.56% | -6.61% | -21.47% |
| 2021 | 5.05% | 9.36% | -3.55% | 4.16% | 0.38% | 0.46% | -1.90% | 2.25% | -3.57% | 5.43% | -5.82% | 4.07% | 16.33% |
| 2020 | -2.86% | -6.63% | -24.70% | 20.60% | 12.01% | 4.39% | 3.34% | 5.03% | 2.51% | 0.56% | 19.36% | 8.19% | 39.13% |
| 2019 | 17.11% | 6.37% | -2.11% | 0.48% | -8.00% | 7.14% | 1.09% | -2.75% | 0.12% | 3.57% | 7.13% | 1.11% | 33.33% |
| 2018 | 4.85% | -1.60% | 2.89% | 1.76% | 10.35% | -0.47% | 0.08% | 9.34% | -1.58% | -12.33% | 1.08% | -9.72% | 2.23% |
| 2017 | 1.94% | 2.52% | 0.42% | 1.68% | -0.41% | 3.99% | 1.92% | -0.63% | 3.87% | 2.36% | 0.89% | 0.97% | 21.23% |
| 2016 | -11.86% | -1.89% | 6.43% | 0.30% | 2.31% | -1.28% | 6.76% | 2.70% | 0.82% | -5.93% | 8.32% | 0.24% | 5.26% |
| 2015 | -2.10% | 7.81% | 1.60% | -3.35% | 2.74% | 0.89% | -0.88% | -8.96% | -6.07% | 2.23% | 4.80% | -4.36% | -6.69% |
| 2014 | -1.04% | 4.80% | -1.08% | -4.51% | 0.12% | 3.86% | -6.77% | 6.22% | -5.97% | 6.81% | 0.95% | 4.15% | 6.52% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of MSSCX is 4, meaning it’s performing worse than 96% 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 AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund (MSSCX) 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
AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund provided a 10.12% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.81 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.81 | $0.81 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $3.91 | $0.38 | $0.72 | $4.05 | $3.00 | $0.05 | $3.04 | $11.76 |
Dividend yield | 10.12% | 9.23% | 1.14% | 0.00% | 43.52% | 3.34% | 8.62% | 59.21% | 27.92% | 0.43% | 28.21% | 79.57% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for AMG Frontier Small Cap 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 | $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 | $0.81 | $0.81 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.10 |
| 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 | $3.91 | $3.91 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.38 | $0.38 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.72 | $0.72 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $4.05 | $4.05 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.00 | $3.00 |
| 2016 | $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 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.04 | $3.04 |
| 2014 | $11.76 | $11.76 |
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 AMG Frontier 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 AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund was 78.46%, occurring on Oct 9, 2002. Recovery took 2864 trading sessions.
The current AMG Frontier Small Cap Growth Fund drawdown is 17.83%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -78.46% | Mar 6, 2000 | 649 | Oct 9, 2002 | 2864 | Mar 5, 2014 | 3513 |
| -46.71% | Feb 21, 2020 | 19 | Mar 18, 2020 | 116 | Sep 1, 2020 | 135 |
| -33.21% | Jun 24, 2015 | 161 | Feb 11, 2016 | 361 | Jul 19, 2017 | 522 |
| -33.02% | Nov 26, 2024 | 90 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -31.84% | Nov 9, 2021 | 221 | Sep 26, 2022 | 378 | Mar 28, 2024 | 599 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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