Perpetual Global Income Fund (PFL)

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The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Perpetual Global Income Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Oct 9, 2003, PFL's average daily return is +0.04%, while the average monthly return is +0.72%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 8.1 years.

Historically, 65% of months were positive and 35% were negative. The best month was May 2009 with a return of +26.8%, while the worst month was Feb 2009 at -35.6%. The longest winning streak lasted 15 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, PFL closed higher 53% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 19, 2020 with a return of +16.9%, while the worst single day was Mar 18, 2020 at -23.6%.

Perpetual Global Income Fund has an annualized alpha of 3.79%, beta of 0.50, and R² of 0.19 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since October 10, 2003.

• This fund participated in 81.27% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 73.95% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.50 may look defensive, but with R² of 0.19 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index — low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R² of 0.19 means this fund moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index — capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Perpetual Global Income Fund (PFL) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

Perpetual Global Income Fund provided a 9.63% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.81 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Perpetual Global Income Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

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.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Perpetual Global Income 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 Perpetual Global Income Fund was 77.97%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 571 trading sessions.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.