Pacific Funds High Income (PLHIX)

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

Pacific Funds High Income (PLHIX) has returned -0.95% so far this year and 6.15% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, PLHIX has returned 5.70% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Dec 20, 2011, PLHIX's average daily return is +0.02%, while the average monthly return is +0.47%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 12.3 years.

Historically, 70% of months were positive and 30% were negative. The best month was Jul 2022 with a return of +5.9%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -12.2%. The longest winning streak lasted 13 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 4 months.

On a daily basis, PLHIX closed higher 48% of trading days. The best single day was Apr 9, 2020 with a return of +3.9%, while the worst single day was Mar 9, 2020 at -3.8%.

Pacific Funds High Income has an annualized alpha of 3.31%, beta of 0.18, and R² of 0.33 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since December 21, 2011.

• This fund participated in 40.54% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 36.38% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.18 may look defensive, but with R² of 0.33 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 0.33 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior — treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

PLHIX has an expense ratio of 0.65%, placing it in the medium range.

PLHIX ranks 87 for risk / return — in the top 87% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Pacific Funds High Income (PLHIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

Pacific Funds High Income provided a 6.21% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.56 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Pacific Funds High Income. 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 Pacific Funds High Income. 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 Pacific Funds High Income was 22.83%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 142 trading sessions.

The current Pacific Funds High Income drawdown is 2.00%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.