Pear Tree Polaris Foreign Value Fund (QFVOX)
Normally, the fund invests at least 80 percent of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities issued by foreign markets value issuers. A foreign markets issuer is an issuer operating in any industry sector that derives at least 50 percent of its gross revenues or profits from goods or services produced in non-U.S. markets or from sales made in non-U.S. markets. It is non-diversified.
Fund Info
US70472Q7088
70472Q708
May 14, 1998
$2,500
Large-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
QFVOX has a high expense ratio of 1.40%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Pear Tree Polaris Foreign Value Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
Pear Tree Polaris Foreign Value Fund had a return of 5.42% year-to-date (YTD) and 4.82% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Pear Tree Polaris Foreign Value Fund had an annualized return of 3.63%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.26%, indicating that Pear Tree Polaris Foreign Value Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
QFVOX
5.42%
2.73%
-2.69%
4.82%
3.83%
3.63%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
4.01%
1.13%
9.82%
22.80%
12.93%
11.26%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of QFVOX, 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 | 4.00% | 5.42% | |||||||||||
| 2024 | -0.17% | 0.43% | 3.02% | -1.59% | 3.62% | -1.81% | 3.43% | 2.19% | 0.00% | -5.70% | -0.55% | -3.13% | -0.70% |
| 2023 | 8.25% | -1.13% | 0.90% | 1.18% | -4.10% | 4.91% | 4.91% | -4.72% | -2.22% | -3.84% | 9.46% | 6.01% | 19.88% |
| 2022 | -1.08% | -2.31% | -2.37% | -5.20% | 1.77% | -11.97% | 4.41% | -5.12% | -11.16% | 6.96% | 10.92% | -0.95% | -17.14% |
| 2021 | -0.31% | 5.64% | 3.09% | 1.85% | 2.91% | -3.33% | -0.61% | 0.86% | -2.43% | 0.71% | -5.68% | 6.03% | 8.35% |
| 2020 | -5.32% | -10.00% | -21.58% | 9.98% | 3.98% | 2.59% | 2.41% | 5.16% | -4.38% | -2.62% | 21.09% | 7.80% | 2.65% |
| 2019 | 8.25% | 2.04% | -1.24% | 4.09% | -8.05% | 6.24% | -2.60% | -3.74% | 3.69% | 2.97% | 0.85% | 5.31% | 17.92% |
| 2018 | 4.69% | -4.44% | -1.94% | 1.84% | -0.27% | -0.68% | 2.05% | -1.92% | 1.50% | -9.02% | -0.99% | -4.64% | -13.63% |
| 2017 | 4.44% | 0.86% | 2.08% | 2.87% | 3.60% | -0.54% | 4.04% | -0.47% | 1.33% | 1.69% | 1.11% | 1.85% | 25.24% |
| 2016 | -7.38% | -0.00% | 6.84% | 1.53% | 0.00% | -8.04% | 5.60% | 3.81% | 3.16% | -1.50% | -1.86% | 3.53% | 4.55% |
| 2015 | 1.08% | 7.19% | -2.15% | 3.70% | -1.14% | -1.41% | -0.80% | -5.61% | -5.09% | 6.74% | -1.62% | -0.70% | -0.70% |
| 2014 | -2.29% | 7.68% | -2.02% | 0.77% | 0.31% | 0.82% | -4.20% | 0.37% | -4.05% | -1.26% | 1.17% | -2.13% | -5.25% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of QFVOX is 20, meaning it’s performing worse than 80% 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 Pear Tree Polaris Foreign Value Fund (QFVOX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
Pear Tree Polaris Foreign Value Fund provided a 1.85% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.44 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.44 | $0.44 | $0.44 | $0.28 | $0.24 | $0.35 | $0.25 | $0.11 | $0.13 | $0.18 | $0.27 | $0.20 |
Dividend yield | 1.85% | 1.95% | 1.88% | 1.43% | 0.99% | 1.58% | 1.14% | 0.57% | 0.60% | 1.02% | 1.57% | 1.14% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Pear Tree Polaris Foreign Value 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 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.44 | $0.44 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.44 | $0.44 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.28 | $0.28 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.24 | $0.24 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.35 | $0.35 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.25 | $0.25 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.11 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.13 |
| 2016 | $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 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.27 | $0.27 |
| 2014 | $0.20 | $0.20 |
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.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Pear Tree Polaris Foreign Value 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 Pear Tree Polaris Foreign Value Fund was 71.96%, occurring on Mar 16, 2009. Recovery took 2161 trading sessions.
The current Pear Tree Polaris Foreign Value Fund drawdown is 5.65%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -71.96% | Jul 16, 2007 | 420 | Mar 16, 2009 | 2161 | Oct 13, 2017 | 2581 |
| -45.74% | Jan 26, 2018 | 542 | Mar 23, 2020 | 200 | Jan 6, 2021 | 742 |
| -34.09% | Jun 8, 2021 | 332 | Sep 29, 2022 | 447 | Jul 12, 2024 | 779 |
| -30.15% | Jul 21, 1998 | 808 | Sep 21, 2001 | 131 | Apr 2, 2002 | 939 |
| -28.71% | May 20, 2002 | 100 | Oct 10, 2002 | 198 | Jul 28, 2003 | 298 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Pear Tree Polaris Foreign Value Fund volatility is 3.67%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.