Payden Equity Income Fund (PYVLX)
The fund invests primarily in large capitalization value stocks, defined as stocks with above average dividend yields and large market capitalizations, and other income producing equity securities, including by way of example, preferred stocks, real estate investment trusts and master limited partnerships. It invests principally in U.S. securities, but may invest up to 30% of its total assets in foreign securities, including companies organized or headquartered in emerging markets.
Fund Info
US7043297396
704329739
Nov 1, 1996
$5,000
Large-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
PYVLX has an expense ratio of 0.73%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Payden Equity Income Fund (PYVLX) returned -0.75% year-to-date (YTD) and -8.81% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, PYVLX returned 3.36% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.77%.
PYVLX
-0.75%
6.37%
-18.22%
-8.81%
3.18%
3.36%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.08%
9.75%
-1.63%
12.74%
15.66%
10.77%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of PYVLX, 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 | 4.01% | -0.30% | -4.89% | -2.26% | 2.95% | -0.75% | |||||||
| 2024 | 1.15% | 4.14% | 3.44% | -3.75% | 4.13% | 0.04% | 3.31% | 2.17% | 1.23% | -0.95% | 6.64% | -19.08% | -0.22% |
| 2023 | 1.36% | -3.73% | -0.90% | 1.35% | -3.82% | 5.03% | 2.47% | -1.60% | -3.86% | -2.75% | 7.41% | 3.72% | 3.96% |
| 2022 | -2.11% | -1.55% | 3.43% | -4.60% | 1.72% | -7.34% | 5.07% | -2.33% | -7.41% | 9.59% | 5.14% | -8.91% | -10.61% |
| 2021 | -0.55% | 4.07% | 5.05% | 3.12% | 2.98% | -0.52% | 0.88% | 1.98% | -3.71% | 4.99% | -2.87% | -9.54% | 4.95% |
| 2020 | -0.49% | -9.62% | -12.68% | 9.73% | 2.74% | -0.89% | 3.03% | 3.18% | -2.52% | -2.26% | 10.08% | 2.99% | 0.77% |
| 2019 | 7.06% | 3.54% | 1.94% | 4.03% | -5.07% | 5.60% | 1.43% | -0.11% | 2.15% | 0.78% | 1.16% | -0.06% | 24.25% |
| 2018 | 4.17% | -3.94% | -2.41% | 1.43% | 1.41% | -0.78% | 4.47% | 0.64% | -0.29% | -4.87% | 2.84% | -9.41% | -7.40% |
| 2017 | 0.78% | 3.23% | -0.79% | -0.00% | 0.63% | 0.46% | 0.95% | 0.50% | 2.83% | 1.64% | 3.18% | -3.40% | 10.28% |
| 2016 | -2.75% | 1.27% | 6.83% | -0.42% | 2.16% | 2.34% | 1.88% | -0.86% | -0.53% | -1.14% | 3.40% | 1.63% | 14.32% |
| 2015 | -1.44% | 4.01% | -0.79% | 0.50% | 0.49% | -2.96% | 3.20% | -5.86% | -1.40% | 6.97% | -0.72% | 0.34% | 1.75% |
| 2014 | -1.17% | 4.02% | 1.87% | 1.42% | 2.51% | 3.32% | -2.24% | 3.51% | -1.23% | 1.34% | 1.39% | -3.57% | 11.40% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of PYVLX is 4, meaning it’s performing worse than 96% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Payden Equity Income Fund (PYVLX) 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
Payden Equity Income Fund provided a 1.42% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.23 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.23 | $0.27 | $0.26 | $0.37 | $0.50 | $0.34 | $0.37 | $0.33 | $0.36 | $0.42 | $0.35 | $0.33 |
Dividend yield | 1.42% | 1.64% | 1.60% | 2.32% | 2.72% | 1.88% | 2.00% | 2.22% | 2.14% | 2.70% | 2.51% | 2.34% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Payden Equity Income 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 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.27 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.26 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.37 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.50 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.34 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.37 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.33 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.36 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.42 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.35 |
| 2014 | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.33 |
Drawdowns
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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 Payden Equity 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 Payden Equity Income Fund was 62.17%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1018 trading sessions.
The current Payden Equity Income Fund drawdown is 20.41%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -62.17% | Oct 10, 2007 | 354 | Mar 9, 2009 | 1018 | Mar 26, 2013 | 1372 |
| -39.14% | Jul 8, 1999 | 819 | Oct 9, 2002 | 876 | Apr 4, 2006 | 1695 |
| -33.35% | Dec 23, 2019 | 62 | Mar 23, 2020 | 201 | Jan 7, 2021 | 263 |
| -29.12% | Dec 17, 2021 | 468 | Oct 27, 2023 | — | — | — |
| -17.25% | Sep 24, 2018 | 64 | Dec 24, 2018 | 70 | Apr 5, 2019 | 134 |
Volatility
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