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Northern Arizona Tax Exempt Fund (NOAZX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US6651627647

CUSIP

665162764

Inception Date

Sep 30, 1999

Min. Investment

$2,500

Asset Class

Bond

Expense Ratio

NOAZX has an expense ratio of 0.46%, placing it in the medium range.


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Northern Arizona Tax Exempt Fund

Performance

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Returns By Period

Northern Arizona Tax Exempt Fund (NOAZX) returned -1.48% year-to-date (YTD) and 1.39% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, NOAZX returned 1.50% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.


NOAZX

YTD

-1.48%

1M

0.05%

6M

-2.49%

1Y

1.39%

3Y*

1.27%

5Y*

-0.19%

10Y*

1.50%

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20250.01%1.03%-1.71%-0.54%-0.27%-1.48%
2024-0.10%-0.02%-0.06%-0.97%0.17%1.56%0.81%0.51%0.78%-1.26%1.54%-1.22%1.68%
20233.08%-2.47%2.04%-0.12%-0.97%0.89%0.29%-1.28%-2.59%-0.99%5.54%2.25%5.49%
2022-2.54%-0.38%-3.19%-2.88%1.37%-1.79%2.80%-2.73%-3.78%-0.79%4.84%-0.11%-9.16%
20210.22%-1.64%0.54%0.72%0.37%0.18%0.72%-0.39%-0.84%-0.19%0.81%-0.05%0.42%
20201.72%1.40%-3.11%-1.83%3.27%0.47%1.29%-0.43%-0.08%-0.25%1.29%0.41%4.07%
20190.87%0.47%1.28%0.34%1.25%0.44%0.57%1.21%-0.90%-0.18%-0.08%0.10%5.46%
2018-1.32%-0.34%0.37%-0.33%1.03%0.09%0.05%0.24%-0.52%-0.55%1.25%1.17%1.12%
20170.61%0.62%0.42%0.83%1.27%-0.10%0.69%0.61%-0.50%0.03%-0.54%1.08%5.12%
20161.44%-0.02%0.40%0.71%0.13%1.49%-0.04%0.20%-0.41%-0.82%-3.89%1.11%0.19%
20151.91%-1.27%0.25%-0.56%-0.16%-0.10%0.75%0.34%0.65%0.37%0.25%0.57%3.01%
20142.24%0.94%0.03%1.23%1.23%-0.07%0.29%1.22%-0.02%0.80%0.20%0.44%8.84%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of NOAZX is 20, meaning it’s performing worse than 80% 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 NOAZX is 2020
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of NOAZX is 2323
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of NOAZX is 1717
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of NOAZX is 2020
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of NOAZX is 2020
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of NOAZX is 2121
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 Northern Arizona Tax Exempt Fund (NOAZX) 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.

Northern Arizona Tax Exempt Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.30
  • 5-Year: -0.05
  • 10-Year: 0.39
  • All Time: 1.04

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 Northern Arizona Tax Exempt 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

Northern Arizona Tax Exempt Fund provided a 3.49% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.33 per share.


2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%4.00%$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30$0.4020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.33$0.32$0.32$0.27$0.23$0.27$0.29$0.31$0.34$0.43$0.42$0.42

Dividend yield

3.49%3.35%3.31%2.83%2.09%2.40%2.68%3.00%3.18%4.12%3.89%3.86%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Northern Arizona Tax Exempt Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.14
2024$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.32
2023$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.32
2022$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.27
2021$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.23
2020$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.27
2019$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.29
2018$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.31
2017$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.34
2016$0.04$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.15$0.43
2015$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.09$0.42
2014$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.06$0.03$0.05$0.42

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 Northern Arizona Tax Exempt 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 Northern Arizona Tax Exempt Fund was 14.10%, occurring on Oct 25, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current Northern Arizona Tax Exempt Fund drawdown is 4.72%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-14.1%Jul 29, 2021314Oct 25, 2022
-10.97%Mar 10, 20209Mar 20, 2020180Dec 4, 2020189
-10.53%Jan 24, 2008185Oct 16, 200859Jan 12, 2009244
-7.64%Sep 2, 201095Jan 18, 2011134Jul 29, 2011229
-7.15%Dec 3, 2012140Jun 24, 2013212Apr 28, 2014352
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Volatility

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The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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