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Impax Global Environmental Markets Fund Institutio...
Performance
Return for Risk
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN
US7042237757
CUSIP
704223775
Issuer
Pax World
Inception Date
Mar 27, 2008
Min. Investment
$250,000
Distribution Policy
Distributing
Asset Class
Equity
Asset Class Size
Large-Cap
Asset Class Style
Growth

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Performance

Performance Chart

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


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S&P 500 Index

Returns By Period

Impax Global Environmental Markets Fund Institutional Class (PGINX) has returned -4.24% so far this year and 11.21% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, PGINX has returned 9.31% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.


Impax Global Environmental Markets Fund Institutional Class

1D
-0.45%
1M
-10.79%
YTD
-4.24%
6M
-5.52%
1Y
11.21%
3Y*
7.21%
5Y*
3.94%
10Y*
9.31%

Benchmark (S&P 500 Index)

1D
2.91%
1M
-5.09%
YTD
-4.63%
6M
-2.39%
1Y
16.33%
3Y*
16.69%
5Y*
10.18%
10Y*
12.16%
*Multi-year figures are annualized to reflect compound growth (CAGR)

Monthly Returns

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Mar 28, 2008, PGINX's average daily return is +0.03%, while the average monthly return is +0.69%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 8.4 years.

Historically, 62% of months were positive and 38% were negative. The best month was Apr 2009 with a return of +16.2%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -25.9%. The longest winning streak lasted 15 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, PGINX closed higher 52% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +9.6%, while the worst single day was Mar 12, 2020 at -9.7%.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20263.48%3.73%-10.79%-4.24%
20254.74%-1.84%-4.40%0.98%6.59%4.60%1.56%1.14%1.79%-0.23%-1.26%0.15%14.14%
2024-1.85%5.43%3.32%-4.61%4.58%-0.80%4.35%1.48%1.90%-4.77%2.53%-5.66%5.15%
20238.12%-1.89%2.74%-0.37%-2.92%6.06%1.57%-4.22%-5.82%-4.77%10.77%8.15%16.85%
2022-10.79%-5.30%1.03%-6.83%-0.05%-10.69%12.63%-7.51%-9.29%7.89%11.90%-4.17%-22.39%
2021-0.09%0.52%4.60%4.93%0.98%0.40%4.52%3.35%-6.80%4.83%-1.88%5.64%22.25%

Benchmark Metrics

Impax Global Environmental Markets Fund Institutional Class has an annualized alpha of -1.32%, beta of 0.92, and R² of 0.84 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since March 31, 2008.

  • This fund participated in 108.83% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 99.25% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
  • With beta of 0.92 and R² of 0.84, this fund moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index — much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

Alpha
-1.32%
Beta
0.92
0.84
Upside Capture
99.25%
Downside Capture
108.83%

Expense Ratio

PGINX has an expense ratio of 0.90%, placing it in the medium range.


Return for Risk

Risk / Return Rank

PGINX ranks 23 for risk / return — below 23% of mutual funds on our site. The returns aren't fully compensating for the risk involved. This isn't necessarily a dealbreaker, but factor it into your decision — especially if you're risk-averse.


PGINX Risk / Return Rank: 2323
Overall Rank
PGINX Sharpe Ratio Rank: 2222
Sharpe Ratio Rank
PGINX Sortino Ratio Rank: 2323
Sortino Ratio Rank
PGINX Omega Ratio Rank: 2121
Omega Ratio Rank
PGINX Calmar Ratio Rank: 2626
Calmar Ratio Rank
PGINX Martin Ratio Rank: 2525
Martin Ratio Rank
The rank (0–100) shows how this investment's returns compare to the risk taken. Higher = better. Based on the past 12 months of data, combining Sharpe, Sortino, and other metrics used by quantitative funds and institutional investors.

Return / Risk — by metrics

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Impax Global Environmental Markets Fund Institutional Class (PGINX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).


PGINXBenchmarkDifference

Sharpe ratio

Return per unit of total volatility

0.60

0.90

-0.29

Sortino ratio

Return per unit of downside risk

0.98

1.39

-0.40

Omega ratio

Gain probability vs. loss probability

1.13

1.21

-0.08

Calmar ratio

Return relative to maximum drawdown

0.77

1.40

-0.63

Martin ratio

Return relative to average drawdown

2.74

6.61

-3.87

Explore PGINX risk-adjusted metrics in detail

Dive deeper into individual metrics with historical trends, benchmark comparisons, and performance across different time periods.

Dividends

Dividend History

Impax Global Environmental Markets Fund Institutional Class provided a 24.76% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $4.98 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.


0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.00$5.0020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Dividend$4.98$4.98$1.09$0.17$0.13$0.53$0.13$0.15$0.57$0.56$0.10$0.14

Dividend yield

24.76%23.71%4.79%0.74%0.65%2.10%0.60%0.86%4.26%3.44%0.75%1.13%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Impax Global Environmental Markets Fund Institutional Class. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2025$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$4.82$4.98
2024$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.96$1.09
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.17
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.13
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.48$0.53

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 Impax Global Environmental Markets Fund Institutional Class. 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 Impax Global Environmental Markets Fund Institutional Class was 52.48%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 970 trading sessions.

The current Impax Global Environmental Markets Fund Institutional Class drawdown is 11.49%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-52.48%Jun 6, 2008190Mar 9, 2009970Jan 14, 20131160
-33.54%Dec 30, 2021198Oct 12, 2022440Jul 16, 2024638
-33.2%Feb 13, 202027Mar 23, 202081Jul 17, 2020108
-22.4%Jan 29, 2018229Dec 24, 2018232Nov 25, 2019461
-21.32%May 18, 2015187Feb 11, 2016134Aug 23, 2016321

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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