Plumb Balanced Fund (PLBBX)
The fund invests in a diversified portfolio of common stocks and fixed income securities. More than 50% of its assets are normally invested in common stocks. The fund invests in many types of stocks, including a blend of large company stocks, small company stocks, growth stocks, and value stocks. It also normally invests at least 25% of the fund's assets in fixed income senior securities.
Fund Info
US9765861078
976586107
May 23, 2007
$2,500
Large-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
PLBBX has a high expense ratio of 1.19%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Plumb Balanced Fund (PLBBX) returned 1.69% year-to-date (YTD) and 4.37% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, PLBBX returned 5.99% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.89%.
PLBBX
1.69%
9.14%
-1.25%
4.37%
4.83%
5.99%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
1.30%
12.79%
1.49%
12.35%
15.12%
10.89%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of PLBBX, 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 | 1.77% | -0.97% | -4.49% | 0.09% | 5.55% | 1.69% | |||||||
| 2024 | 2.80% | 4.39% | 3.34% | -3.41% | 3.37% | 2.95% | -1.33% | 2.12% | -0.76% | -0.10% | 4.99% | -5.07% | 13.48% |
| 2023 | 7.69% | -0.67% | 0.47% | 0.34% | 2.21% | 5.18% | 2.68% | 0.36% | -3.57% | -2.35% | 6.96% | 3.99% | 25.12% |
| 2022 | -5.42% | -3.14% | -0.26% | -8.87% | -0.41% | -8.74% | 8.85% | -3.64% | -8.34% | 7.31% | 3.94% | -10.85% | -27.65% |
| 2021 | -2.73% | 2.32% | -1.79% | 4.76% | -2.30% | 4.08% | 2.12% | 2.33% | -4.65% | 1.98% | -2.27% | -6.98% | -3.82% |
| 2020 | 0.67% | -5.21% | -9.92% | 9.14% | 5.98% | 3.23% | 3.64% | 6.13% | -2.85% | -1.60% | 8.15% | 4.24% | 21.66% |
| 2019 | 7.99% | 3.99% | 0.62% | 4.26% | -4.46% | 4.63% | 1.58% | -1.10% | -1.02% | 0.84% | 3.09% | -0.81% | 20.75% |
| 2018 | 4.69% | -1.78% | -1.37% | 1.32% | 3.88% | 0.23% | 0.92% | 4.34% | 0.25% | -7.96% | 0.54% | -7.50% | -3.33% |
| 2017 | 1.68% | 4.33% | 0.69% | 1.54% | 3.06% | 1.31% | 1.98% | 0.26% | 0.56% | 3.19% | 1.98% | 0.57% | 23.23% |
| 2016 | -4.74% | -0.80% | 3.53% | 0.74% | 2.20% | -0.18% | 3.90% | -0.73% | 0.78% | -2.20% | 0.88% | 1.89% | 5.06% |
| 2015 | -2.09% | 4.00% | -0.52% | -0.09% | 1.36% | -0.78% | 2.06% | -4.03% | -2.19% | 3.52% | 0.35% | -1.85% | -0.59% |
| 2014 | -2.24% | 3.13% | 1.16% | 0.52% | 2.09% | 1.77% | -1.55% | 2.88% | -1.17% | 2.10% | 1.65% | -0.22% | 10.41% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of PLBBX is 35, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Plumb Balanced Fund (PLBBX) 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
Plumb Balanced Fund provided a 1.33% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.49 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 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.49 | $0.49 | $0.32 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.16 | $0.15 | $0.01 | $0.18 | $0.12 | $0.16 | $0.23 |
Dividend yield | 1.33% | 1.35% | 0.94% | 0.21% | 0.15% | 0.40% | 0.46% | 0.03% | 0.64% | 0.52% | 0.71% | 1.04% |
Monthly Dividends
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.
| 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 | $0.49 | $0.49 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.32 | $0.32 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.06 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.06 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.16 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.15 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.18 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.12 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.16 |
| 2014 | $0.23 | $0.23 |
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 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 41.64%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 993 trading sessions.
The current Plumb Balanced Fund drawdown is 7.99%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -41.64% | Jul 16, 2007 | 415 | Mar 9, 2009 | 993 | Feb 19, 2013 | 1408 |
| -37.2% | Aug 31, 2021 | 335 | Dec 28, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -24.8% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 72 | Jul 6, 2020 | 95 |
| -18.9% | Sep 5, 2018 | 77 | Dec 24, 2018 | 84 | Apr 26, 2019 | 161 |
| -13.22% | Jul 21, 2015 | 143 | Feb 11, 2016 | 122 | Aug 5, 2016 | 265 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
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