Nicholas Partners Small Cap Growth Fund (NPSGX)
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of small-capitalization companies. The fund's manager considers small-capitalization companies to be those with market capitalizations within the range of the market capitalizations of companies in the Russell 2000 Growth Index at the time of purchase.
Fund Info
US00774Q7262
00774Q726
Jan 16, 2019
$5,000
Small-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
NPSGX has a high expense ratio of 1.13%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Nicholas Partners Small Cap Growth Fund (NPSGX) returned -9.58% year-to-date (YTD) and -4.05% over the past 12 months.
NPSGX
-9.58%
3.02%
-17.37%
-4.05%
7.18%
9.08%
N/A
^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 NPSGX, 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 | 2.58% | -6.88% | -8.91% | 0.87% | 3.02% | -9.58% | |||||||
| 2024 | 1.87% | 11.31% | 1.84% | -7.11% | 4.03% | -0.13% | 4.52% | 0.56% | 0.92% | -1.64% | 11.46% | -8.62% | 18.42% |
| 2023 | 5.70% | -0.41% | -2.46% | 1.09% | 1.42% | 8.05% | 3.80% | -3.44% | -6.52% | -7.70% | 9.58% | 11.39% | 20.05% |
| 2022 | -16.13% | 2.47% | 1.17% | -14.28% | -4.20% | -6.04% | 8.99% | 1.37% | -7.42% | 4.05% | 1.99% | -6.09% | -31.62% |
| 2021 | 0.21% | 7.84% | -6.18% | 5.01% | -1.61% | 4.44% | 0.00% | 2.54% | -1.86% | 5.19% | -4.57% | -0.01% | 10.52% |
| 2020 | -0.66% | -5.90% | -16.34% | 18.69% | 15.04% | 4.02% | 5.35% | 7.90% | 1.44% | 3.22% | 15.93% | 10.74% | 69.72% |
| 2019 | 4.20% | 6.72% | -0.90% | 3.63% | -4.38% | 8.24% | 2.12% | -3.23% | -5.22% | 2.89% | 7.99% | 1.68% | 25.07% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of NPSGX is 6, meaning it’s performing worse than 94% 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 Nicholas Partners Small Cap Growth Fund (NPSGX) 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
Nicholas Partners Small Cap Growth Fund provided a 4.19% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.60 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.60 | $0.60 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.60 | $1.78 | $0.39 |
Dividend yield | 4.19% | 3.79% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 21.28% | 9.50% | 3.25% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Nicholas Partners 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 | $0.60 | $0.60 |
| 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 | $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 | $3.60 | $3.60 |
| 2020 | $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 |
| 2019 | $0.39 | $0.39 |
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 Nicholas Partners 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 Nicholas Partners Small Cap Growth Fund was 46.95%, occurring on Jun 16, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current Nicholas Partners Small Cap Growth Fund drawdown is 27.48%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -46.95% | Dec 8, 2021 | 132 | Jun 16, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -36.99% | Feb 20, 2020 | 20 | Mar 18, 2020 | 46 | May 22, 2020 | 66 |
| -15.26% | Feb 16, 2021 | 61 | May 12, 2021 | 79 | Sep 2, 2021 | 140 |
| -12.72% | Nov 9, 2021 | 18 | Dec 3, 2021 | 1 | Dec 6, 2021 | 19 |
| -11.68% | Jul 29, 2019 | 47 | Oct 2, 2019 | 38 | Nov 25, 2019 | 85 |
Volatility
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