Nationwide WCM Focused Small Cap Fund (NWGSX)
The fund invests primarily in stocks of U.S. small-cap companies that the subadviser believes have improving earnings growth potential and attractive valuation. Under normal circumstances, it will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of small-cap companies whose capitalization is within the range of the market capitalization of the companies in the Russell 2000 Index. The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in foreign securities.
Fund Info
US63868B4840
Mar 1, 2007
$50,000
Small-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
NWGSX has an expense ratio of 0.89%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Nationwide WCM Focused Small Cap Fund (NWGSX) returned -9.39% year-to-date (YTD) and -4.51% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, NWGSX returned 6.44% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
NWGSX
-9.39%
4.57%
-15.62%
-4.51%
3.40%
9.01%
6.44%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.52%
6.32%
-1.44%
12.25%
12.45%
14.20%
10.84%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of NWGSX, 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 | 2.79% | -8.41% | -4.45% | -4.23% | 5.17% | -9.39% | |||||||
| 2024 | -3.98% | 5.56% | 4.12% | -6.56% | 3.41% | 0.57% | 9.78% | -1.38% | -0.47% | -2.46% | 5.28% | -7.14% | 5.39% |
| 2023 | 13.41% | -0.45% | -3.64% | -1.47% | -0.22% | 8.15% | 4.36% | -2.92% | -6.54% | -5.36% | 6.75% | 11.32% | 23.21% |
| 2022 | -7.51% | 2.37% | -1.21% | -5.41% | 1.74% | -5.37% | 7.21% | -5.54% | -8.14% | 7.87% | 5.27% | -5.22% | -14.72% |
| 2021 | 0.80% | 8.11% | 2.13% | 4.07% | 0.26% | -2.98% | 1.65% | -0.96% | -4.33% | 5.36% | -2.86% | 7.30% | 19.18% |
| 2020 | -1.62% | -9.74% | -26.05% | 11.66% | 7.19% | 2.25% | 4.36% | 2.75% | -5.14% | 0.89% | 14.61% | 7.04% | 1.19% |
| 2019 | 7.03% | 4.66% | -0.85% | 6.63% | -8.79% | 7.35% | 2.54% | -3.32% | 4.30% | 1.74% | 4.05% | 1.54% | 28.90% |
| 2018 | 0.79% | -4.53% | 2.17% | -0.48% | 3.83% | 1.25% | 5.06% | 3.10% | -3.29% | -9.70% | 3.39% | -9.17% | -8.64% |
| 2017 | 0.25% | 1.24% | 0.30% | 2.31% | -3.27% | 3.84% | 0.72% | -0.92% | 6.66% | 2.19% | 0.05% | 0.09% | 13.95% |
| 2016 | -8.54% | -0.00% | 7.96% | 0.93% | 2.36% | 0.30% | 5.61% | 1.17% | 1.88% | -3.68% | 12.68% | 2.08% | 23.39% |
| 2015 | -3.79% | 6.52% | 2.00% | -3.56% | 1.10% | -0.06% | -0.37% | -6.50% | -3.92% | 6.71% | 2.85% | -4.70% | -4.64% |
| 2014 | -1.69% | 3.83% | -0.21% | -2.80% | 1.39% | 4.98% | -3.74% | 4.37% | -5.12% | 7.22% | 1.18% | 2.39% | 11.58% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of NWGSX is 3, meaning it’s performing worse than 97% 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 Nationwide WCM Focused Small Cap Fund (NWGSX) 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
Nationwide WCM Focused Small Cap Fund provided a 6.49% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.81 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $1.81 | $1.81 | $0.59 | $0.54 | $0.67 | $0.00 | $1.13 | $13.56 | $3.21 | $0.05 | $0.97 |
Dividend yield | 6.49% | 5.88% | 1.91% | 2.09% | 2.18% | 0.00% | 4.35% | 64.46% | 8.48% | 0.13% | 3.32% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Nationwide WCM Focused Small Cap 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 | $1.81 | $1.81 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.59 | $0.59 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.54 | $0.54 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.67 | $0.67 |
| 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 | $1.13 | $1.13 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $13.56 | $13.56 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.20 | $3.21 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.05 |
| 2015 | $0.97 | $0.97 |
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 Nationwide WCM Focused Small Cap 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 Nationwide WCM Focused Small Cap Fund was 46.73%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 200 trading sessions.
The current Nationwide WCM Focused Small Cap Fund drawdown is 16.79%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -46.73% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 200 | Jan 6, 2021 | 223 |
| -25.92% | Nov 26, 2024 | 90 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -23.71% | Jun 24, 2015 | 161 | Feb 11, 2016 | 144 | Sep 7, 2016 | 305 |
| -22.76% | Nov 15, 2021 | 221 | Sep 30, 2022 | 207 | Jul 31, 2023 | 428 |
| -22.71% | Sep 4, 2018 | 78 | Dec 24, 2018 | 179 | Sep 11, 2019 | 257 |
Volatility
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