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PIA BBB Bond Fund (PBBBX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US0079895779

Inception Date

Sep 25, 2003

Min. Investment

$1,000

Asset Class

Bond

Expense Ratio

PBBBX has an expense ratio of 0.15%, which is considered low.


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PIA BBB Bond Fund

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Performance

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Returns By Period

PIA BBB Bond Fund (PBBBX) returned 1.42% year-to-date (YTD) and 6.01% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, PBBBX returned 2.59% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.


PBBBX

YTD

1.42%

1M

-0.47%

6M

-0.10%

1Y

6.01%

3Y*

2.70%

5Y*

0.33%

10Y*

2.59%

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20250.42%1.97%-0.36%-0.35%-0.24%1.42%
2024-0.19%-1.49%1.39%-2.67%1.84%0.89%1.93%1.97%1.57%-2.19%1.35%-1.85%2.41%
20233.74%-3.19%2.98%0.87%-1.38%0.45%0.41%-0.52%-2.79%-1.84%6.05%4.50%9.18%
2022-3.42%-2.07%-2.47%-5.91%0.86%-3.07%3.77%-3.07%-5.73%-0.72%5.11%-0.05%-16.08%
2021-1.45%-2.25%-1.34%1.12%0.83%1.86%1.32%-0.27%-1.24%0.23%0.02%0.07%-1.19%
20202.43%1.07%-9.31%5.13%2.48%2.35%3.63%-1.12%-0.39%-0.17%2.99%0.67%9.37%
20192.62%0.31%2.71%0.87%1.24%2.67%0.68%3.04%-0.42%0.75%0.28%0.68%16.51%
2018-0.67%-1.66%0.23%-1.00%0.27%-0.45%1.03%0.36%-0.03%-1.72%-0.57%1.20%-3.02%
20170.57%1.30%-0.17%1.16%1.29%0.24%0.84%0.76%-0.03%0.21%-0.11%0.89%7.16%
20160.07%0.79%3.77%1.60%-0.24%2.71%1.47%0.54%-0.23%-0.86%-2.98%0.72%7.43%
20152.61%-0.66%0.35%-0.62%-0.64%-2.03%0.38%-1.11%-0.21%0.67%-0.48%-1.36%-3.12%
20141.87%1.47%0.34%1.52%1.81%0.19%-0.16%1.76%-1.64%0.88%0.59%-0.78%8.07%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of PBBBX is 60, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of PBBBX is 6060
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of PBBBX is 7777
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of PBBBX is 6969
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of PBBBX is 5757
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of PBBBX is 4040
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of PBBBX is 5656
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 PIA BBB Bond Fund (PBBBX) 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.

PIA BBB Bond Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 1.06
  • 5-Year: 0.05
  • 10-Year: 0.43
  • All Time: 0.62

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 PIA BBB Bond 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

PIA BBB Bond Fund provided a 3.55% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.30 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.


3.00%3.50%4.00%$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30$0.4020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.30$0.32$0.30$0.29$0.28$0.33$0.37$0.37$0.35$0.36$0.36$0.42

Dividend yield

3.55%3.82%3.57%3.56%2.85%3.16%3.78%4.20%3.75%3.95%4.12%4.39%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for PIA BBB Bond Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.00$0.11
2024$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.32
2023$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.30
2022$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.29
2021$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.28
2020$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.33
2019$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.37
2018$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.37
2017$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.35
2016$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.36
2015$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.36
2014$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.08$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 PIA BBB Bond 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 PIA BBB Bond Fund was 22.74%, occurring on Oct 21, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current PIA BBB Bond Fund drawdown is 6.35%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-22.74%Aug 3, 2021309Oct 21, 2022
-17.1%Jan 24, 2008196Oct 31, 2008153Jun 12, 2009349
-16.68%Mar 9, 202010Mar 20, 202080Jul 15, 202090
-8.92%Dec 7, 2012266Dec 27, 2013264Jan 15, 2015530
-6.44%Apr 20, 2015210Feb 17, 201659May 11, 2016269
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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