North Star Dividend Fund (NSDVX)
The investment seeks to generate dividend income and the secondary objective is to seek capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in a diversified portfolio of dividend paying securities. In general, it invests within a potentially wide range of net exposures of companies that pay dividends, meaning that normally the adviser expects to invest approximately 80% to 100% of its net assets in net long positions in securities that the adviser deems to be underpriced. Target position sizes will range from 0% to 5% of the fund's net assets.
Fund Info
US66538A2657
66538A265
May 31, 2013
$5,000
Small-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
NSDVX has a high expense ratio of 1.37%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.
Share Price Chart
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in North Star Dividend Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
North Star Dividend Fund had a return of 0.63% year-to-date (YTD) and 6.01% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, North Star Dividend Fund had an annualized return of 4.46%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.70%, indicating that North Star Dividend Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
NSDVX
0.63%
-0.28%
-1.25%
6.01%
4.72%
4.46%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
2.22%
0.69%
10.04%
22.93%
12.98%
11.70%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of NSDVX, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -2.28% | 2.09% | 3.59% | -4.99% | 4.00% | -3.83% | 9.14% | -1.55% | 0.94% | -1.73% | 7.14% | -6.49% | 4.87% |
| 2023 | 6.69% | -0.74% | -6.20% | -2.76% | -3.11% | 6.22% | 5.24% | -2.29% | -4.63% | -3.61% | 5.77% | 8.03% | 7.37% |
| 2022 | -2.28% | 0.27% | 0.87% | -5.68% | 1.63% | -5.71% | 4.40% | -2.22% | -9.31% | 9.60% | 5.98% | -6.04% | -9.75% |
| 2021 | 5.28% | 5.07% | 4.18% | 1.92% | 3.20% | -1.59% | -2.19% | 1.15% | -2.83% | 2.30% | -3.95% | 1.44% | 14.31% |
| 2020 | -3.18% | -7.38% | -17.52% | 11.04% | -1.26% | 5.89% | -0.79% | 5.60% | -2.86% | 1.50% | 13.98% | 5.34% | 6.51% |
| 2019 | 7.82% | 3.31% | -5.67% | 3.12% | -3.73% | 4.72% | 1.01% | -2.68% | 5.57% | 1.97% | 1.21% | -0.74% | 16.12% |
| 2018 | 1.29% | -3.33% | 2.11% | 0.90% | 2.07% | 4.55% | -2.43% | 2.62% | -2.81% | -7.86% | -2.01% | -11.08% | -15.91% |
| 2017 | -2.03% | 0.02% | 0.52% | 2.99% | -3.05% | 3.63% | 0.42% | -2.14% | 5.29% | 1.87% | 1.77% | -0.97% | 8.28% |
| 2016 | -1.00% | 0.70% | 3.08% | 0.78% | 1.22% | 4.17% | 2.81% | 0.63% | 2.93% | -2.36% | 5.60% | 0.24% | 20.18% |
| 2015 | -2.46% | 4.64% | -1.93% | -2.69% | -1.53% | 2.73% | -1.56% | -1.47% | -2.13% | 2.84% | 1.57% | -1.44% | -3.71% |
| 2014 | -0.75% | 3.56% | 1.92% | -2.14% | 0.95% | 1.54% | -2.88% | 2.93% | -3.72% | 4.40% | 0.54% | 1.54% | 7.79% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of NSDVX is 21, meaning it’s performing worse than 79% 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 North Star Dividend Fund (NSDVX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
North Star Dividend Fund provided a 2.75% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.62 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.62 | $0.62 | $0.42 | $0.58 | $0.40 | $0.32 | $0.53 | $0.44 | $0.54 | $0.38 | $0.45 | $0.48 |
Dividend yield | 2.75% | 2.77% | 1.91% | 2.76% | 1.68% | 1.52% | 2.64% | 2.47% | 2.49% | 1.83% | 2.58% | 2.57% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for North Star Dividend 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 | |||||||||||
| 2024 | $0.01 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.03 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.02 | $0.09 | $0.03 | $0.05 | $0.11 | $0.05 | $0.62 |
| 2023 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.02 | $0.07 | $0.05 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.10 | $0.42 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.01 | $0.05 | $0.09 | $0.01 | $0.05 | $0.18 | $0.58 |
| 2021 | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.09 | $0.40 |
| 2020 | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.06 | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.32 |
| 2019 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.07 | $0.02 | $0.08 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.06 | $0.53 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.07 | $0.02 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.02 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.01 | $0.06 | $0.04 | $0.44 |
| 2017 | $0.07 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.01 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.06 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.07 | $0.08 | $0.54 |
| 2016 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.01 | $0.05 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.38 |
| 2015 | $0.14 | $0.03 | $0.05 | $0.01 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.01 | $0.04 | $0.01 | $0.45 |
| 2014 | $0.02 | $0.05 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.13 | $0.05 | $0.01 | $0.04 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.06 | $0.48 |
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.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the North Star Dividend 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 North Star Dividend Fund was 41.13%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. Recovery took 207 trading sessions.
The current North Star Dividend Fund drawdown is 6.38%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -41.13% | Jun 27, 2018 | 434 | Mar 18, 2020 | 207 | Jan 12, 2021 | 641 |
| -23.82% | Jun 9, 2021 | 332 | Sep 30, 2022 | 540 | Nov 22, 2024 | 872 |
| -11.46% | Mar 3, 2015 | 224 | Jan 20, 2016 | 97 | Jun 8, 2016 | 321 |
| -10.67% | Dec 3, 2024 | 26 | Jan 10, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -7.89% | Mar 15, 2021 | 8 | Mar 24, 2021 | 31 | May 7, 2021 | 39 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current North Star Dividend Fund volatility is 4.74%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.