Plumb Balanced Fund (PLBBX)

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

Plumb Balanced Fund (PLBBX) has returned -4.10% so far this year and 10.13% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, PLBBX has returned 8.95% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since May 29, 2007, PLBBX's average daily return is +0.03%, while the average monthly return is +0.53%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 10.9 years.

Historically, 61% of months were positive and 39% were negative. The best month was Apr 2020 with a return of +9.1%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -11.9%. The longest winning streak lasted 15 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, PLBBX closed higher 54% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +6.8%, while the worst single day was Dec 16, 2024 at -12.0%.

Plumb Balanced Fund has an annualized alpha of 0.21%, beta of 0.68, and R² of 0.85 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since May 30, 2007.

• This fund participated in 80.66% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 72.08% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.68 indicates this fund moves significantly less than S&P 500 Index — a genuinely defensive profile with reduced participation in both market rallies and downturns.

PLBBX has a high expense ratio of 1.19%, indicating above-average management fees.

PLBBX ranks 33 for risk / return — below 33% 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.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Plumb Balanced Fund (PLBBX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

Plumb Balanced Fund provided a 9.79% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $3.48 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Plumb Balanced 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 Plumb Balanced 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 Plumb Balanced Fund was 43.26%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1046 trading sessions.

The current Plumb Balanced Fund drawdown is 7.04%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.