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Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund (NBGNX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US6412241001

CUSIP

641224100

Inception Date

Sep 27, 1988

Min. Investment

$1,000

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Small-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

NBGNX has a high expense ratio of 0.99%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund (NBGNX) returned -3.27% year-to-date (YTD) and -1.47% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, NBGNX returned 1.17% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.77%.


NBGNX

YTD

-3.27%

1M

11.74%

6M

-13.16%

1Y

-1.47%

5Y*

7.49%

10Y*

1.17%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.08%

1M

9.75%

6M

-1.63%

1Y

12.74%

5Y*

15.66%

10Y*

10.77%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of NBGNX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20251.27%-4.05%-5.72%-2.56%8.35%-3.27%
2024-2.64%4.38%3.91%-5.92%4.84%-1.23%9.06%-0.95%1.28%-2.42%9.75%-11.33%6.87%
20238.46%-0.93%-0.43%-2.51%-1.85%9.47%2.45%-2.68%-5.20%-6.62%7.25%9.11%15.75%
2022-10.48%0.09%-0.67%-9.02%1.04%-5.07%10.26%-3.89%-7.82%8.10%5.45%-5.48%-18.27%
20210.50%5.87%0.15%2.72%-1.31%0.33%3.16%1.89%-4.25%6.37%-2.63%-6.04%6.14%
2020-0.77%-7.51%-13.94%12.31%9.90%1.14%6.71%1.70%-3.32%2.44%10.86%2.18%20.06%
20198.95%5.32%0.24%6.22%-7.03%7.78%2.11%-2.35%0.07%1.38%2.90%-4.02%22.30%
20183.30%-3.90%1.40%-0.62%3.11%1.31%2.54%5.75%-1.41%-9.28%3.56%-20.64%-16.70%
20171.04%2.45%-0.53%1.48%-0.64%1.27%0.38%-2.06%5.82%2.18%3.50%-12.21%1.55%
2016-6.30%1.84%6.46%0.48%3.12%0.43%2.43%2.34%-0.56%-3.06%8.21%-7.67%6.71%
2015-3.21%6.38%1.31%-2.11%1.80%0.66%0.81%-5.49%-2.23%5.69%2.24%-19.36%-15.06%
2014-4.55%2.56%0.86%-2.89%0.42%4.53%-5.55%3.08%-3.62%4.54%0.61%-11.84%-12.43%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of NBGNX is 14, meaning it’s performing worse than 86% 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 NBGNX is 1414
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of NBGNX is 1515
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of NBGNX is 1414
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of NBGNX is 1414
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of NBGNX is 1313
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of NBGNX is 1414
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 Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund (NBGNX) 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.

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 14, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.07
  • 5-Year: 0.33
  • 10-Year: 0.05
  • All Time: 0.40

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 Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund provided a 0.00% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.00 per share.


0.00%2.00%4.00%6.00%8.00%10.00%12.00%$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.00$5.00$6.0020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.00$0.00$1.87$6.01$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.03$0.11$0.27$0.28$0.24

Dividend yield

0.00%0.00%3.07%11.05%0.00%0.00%0.05%0.05%0.20%0.47%0.52%0.38%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Neuberger Berman Genesis 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$0.00$0.00
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.87$1.87
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$6.01$6.01
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$0.00$0.00
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.03
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.03
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.11
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.27$0.27
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.28$0.28
2014$0.24$0.24

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 Neuberger Berman Genesis 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 Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund was 51.48%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 491 trading sessions.

The current Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund drawdown is 15.26%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-51.48%Jun 6, 2008189Mar 9, 2009491Feb 16, 2011680
-48.35%Dec 10, 20131581Mar 23, 2020226Feb 12, 20211807
-35.75%Nov 17, 2021272Dec 15, 2022488Nov 25, 2024760
-32.7%Sep 6, 1989300Oct 30, 1990206Aug 14, 1991506
-31.11%Oct 13, 1997259Oct 8, 1998414May 15, 2000673

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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