North Star Opportunity Fund (NSOIX)
The adviser expects to invest approximately 80 - 100% of its net assets in net long positions in securities that it deems to be underpriced. Target position sizes will range from 0% to 5% of the fund's net assets, for individual stocks and up to 25% for macroeconomic themes. The fund may invest in fixed income securities that are investment grade as well as those that are below investment grade. The advisor may also devote a substantial amount of the fund's capital to cash, cash equivalents or short-term obligations of the U.S. government, its agencies and instrumentalities.
Fund Info
US66538A8696
66538A869
Dec 14, 2011
$5,000
Mid-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
NSOIX has a high expense ratio of 1.30%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in North Star Opportunity 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 Opportunity Fund had a return of 1.22% year-to-date (YTD) and 6.02% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, North Star Opportunity Fund had an annualized return of 4.44%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.31%, indicating that North Star Opportunity Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
NSOIX
1.22%
-0.51%
-0.49%
6.02%
3.68%
4.44%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
4.46%
2.46%
9.31%
23.49%
13.03%
11.31%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of NSOIX, 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 | 2.15% | 1.22% | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 0.93% | 4.05% | 2.48% | -4.15% | 2.07% | 0.71% | 4.16% | 0.05% | 2.03% | -1.11% | 2.66% | -5.84% | 7.79% |
| 2023 | 7.45% | -1.53% | -0.58% | -0.78% | -2.28% | 3.91% | 6.10% | -3.48% | -3.75% | -4.75% | 7.67% | 4.40% | 11.84% |
| 2022 | -4.83% | -0.77% | 0.53% | -8.38% | -0.48% | -7.87% | 6.27% | -4.43% | -8.37% | 4.98% | 4.31% | -8.52% | -25.65% |
| 2021 | 2.25% | 2.49% | 1.02% | 4.77% | 0.61% | 1.65% | 1.21% | 1.37% | -4.65% | 6.32% | 0.87% | -0.60% | 18.29% |
| 2020 | 2.22% | -6.19% | -16.74% | 13.06% | 4.91% | 2.43% | 5.60% | 5.33% | -2.65% | -1.73% | 12.98% | 0.84% | 17.58% |
| 2019 | 11.50% | 0.61% | -0.08% | 2.78% | -5.47% | 6.80% | 2.10% | -2.24% | 1.88% | 2.07% | 1.65% | 3.11% | 26.55% |
| 2018 | 3.00% | -3.84% | -4.59% | 0.93% | 2.73% | 2.33% | 3.16% | 3.24% | 2.01% | -7.39% | -0.30% | -14.30% | -13.81% |
| 2017 | 1.77% | 0.97% | 0.71% | 1.09% | -1.19% | 1.33% | -0.00% | -3.20% | 4.47% | 0.61% | 2.74% | 1.60% | 11.23% |
| 2016 | -6.94% | -0.43% | 7.12% | 1.94% | 0.45% | -1.27% | 6.59% | 1.12% | 0.43% | -3.81% | 7.59% | 2.05% | 14.74% |
| 2015 | -3.69% | 5.88% | -1.42% | -0.72% | -0.37% | -2.35% | -1.75% | -6.39% | -6.05% | 5.66% | 3.37% | -1.70% | -9.93% |
| 2014 | -4.93% | 3.81% | 1.27% | -0.08% | 0.62% | 2.98% | -1.45% | 4.20% | -1.93% | 0.45% | 1.89% | -7.35% | -1.18% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of NSOIX is 16, meaning it’s performing worse than 84% 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 Opportunity Fund (NSOIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
North Star Opportunity Fund provided a 1.15% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.20 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.20 | $0.20 | $0.18 | $0.17 | $0.05 | $0.09 | $0.19 | $0.27 | $0.14 | $0.13 | $0.28 | $0.18 |
Dividend yield | 1.15% | 1.17% | 1.12% | 1.14% | 0.25% | 0.53% | 1.32% | 2.34% | 1.00% | 1.04% | 2.55% | 1.42% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for North Star Opportunity 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 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.20 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.18 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.06 | $0.17 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.05 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.19 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.03 | $0.27 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.01 | $0.14 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.13 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.28 |
| 2014 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.18 |
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 Opportunity 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 Opportunity Fund was 33.29%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 108 trading sessions.
The current North Star Opportunity Fund drawdown is 13.12%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -33.29% | Feb 14, 2020 | 26 | Mar 23, 2020 | 108 | Aug 25, 2020 | 134 |
| -29.99% | Nov 19, 2021 | 487 | Oct 27, 2023 | — | — | — |
| -28.43% | Dec 10, 2013 | 547 | Feb 11, 2016 | 412 | Sep 29, 2017 | 959 |
| -25.28% | Sep 25, 2018 | 63 | Dec 24, 2018 | 262 | Jan 9, 2020 | 325 |
| -11.27% | Jan 24, 2018 | 47 | Apr 2, 2018 | 98 | Aug 20, 2018 | 145 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current North Star Opportunity Fund volatility is 2.21%, 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.