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FlexShares Ready Access Variable Income Fund (RAVI...
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISINUS33939L8862
CUSIP33939L886
IssuerNorthern Trust
Inception DateOct 9, 2012
RegionGlobal (Broad)
CategoryTotal Bond Market, Actively Managed
Index TrackedNo Index (Active)
Asset ClassBond

Expense Ratio

The FlexShares Ready Access Variable Income Fund has a high expense ratio of 0.25%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.


Expense ratio chart for RAVI: current value at 0.25% compared with the broader market ranging from 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.25%

Share Price Chart


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FlexShares Ready Access Variable Income Fund

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Performance

Performance Chart

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


0.00%50.00%100.00%150.00%200.00%250.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
20.76%
249.70%
RAVI (FlexShares Ready Access Variable Income Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

Returns By Period

FlexShares Ready Access Variable Income Fund had a return of 1.75% year-to-date (YTD) and 5.80% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, FlexShares Ready Access Variable Income Fund had an annualized return of 1.78%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 10.42%, indicating that FlexShares Ready Access Variable Income Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
Year-To-Date1.75%5.05%
1 month0.37%-4.27%
6 months3.08%18.82%
1 year5.80%21.22%
5 years (annualized)2.29%11.38%
10 years (annualized)1.78%10.42%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20240.56%0.40%0.45%
20230.38%0.42%0.59%0.61%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current risk-adjusted rank of RAVI is 100, placing it in the top 0% of the market in terms of risk-adjusted performance. This ranking is based on the combined values of the indicators listed below.

The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of RAVI is 100100
FlexShares Ready Access Variable Income Fund(RAVI)
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of RAVI is 100100Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of RAVI is 100100Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of RAVI is 100100Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of RAVI is 100100Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of RAVI is 100100Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for FlexShares Ready Access Variable Income Fund (RAVI) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


RAVI
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for RAVI, currently valued at 11.98, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.0011.98
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for RAVI, currently valued at 27.58, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.0027.58
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for RAVI, currently valued at 6.38, compared to the broader market1.001.502.006.38
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for RAVI, currently valued at 51.64, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.0051.64
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for RAVI, currently valued at 296.51, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.00296.51
^GSPC
Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.81, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.001.81
Sortino ratio
The chart of Sortino ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 2.64, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.002.64
Omega ratio
The chart of Omega ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.31, compared to the broader market1.001.502.001.32
Calmar ratio
The chart of Calmar ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 1.38, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.001.38
Martin ratio
The chart of Martin ratio for ^GSPC, currently valued at 7.21, compared to the broader market0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.007.21

Sharpe Ratio

The current FlexShares Ready Access Variable Income Fund Sharpe ratio is 11.98. A Sharpe ratio of 3.0 or higher is considered excellent.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio0.002.004.006.008.0010.0012.00NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
11.98
1.81
RAVI (FlexShares Ready Access Variable Income Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

FlexShares Ready Access Variable Income Fund granted a 4.90% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $3.69 per share.


PeriodTTM20232022202120202019201820172016201520142013
Dividend$3.69$3.41$1.27$0.68$0.98$1.91$1.67$0.96$0.68$0.49$0.50$0.31

Dividend yield

4.90%4.55%1.70%0.90%1.29%2.52%2.22%1.28%0.90%0.66%0.67%0.41%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for FlexShares Ready Access Variable Income Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024$0.00$0.34$0.31
2023$0.00$0.24$0.22$0.25$0.26$0.28$0.28$0.30$0.30$0.31$0.32$0.67
2022$0.00$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.05$0.07$0.08$0.11$0.14$0.14$0.18$0.41
2021$0.00$0.05$0.04$0.05$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.27
2020$0.00$0.14$0.12$0.12$0.11$0.10$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.05$0.05$0.12
2019$0.00$0.17$0.16$0.18$0.17$0.17$0.17$0.15$0.16$0.15$0.15$0.27
2018$0.00$0.10$0.10$0.13$0.13$0.13$0.15$0.15$0.15$0.15$0.15$0.34
2017$0.00$0.07$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.08$0.08$0.08$0.09$0.09$0.09$0.21
2016$0.00$0.04$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.06$0.11
2015$0.00$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.03$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.13
2014$0.00$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.04$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.17
2013$0.02$0.02$0.03$0.03$0.01$0.03$0.03$0.03$0.02$0.03$0.06

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%0.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril0
-4.64%
RAVI (FlexShares Ready Access Variable Income Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the FlexShares Ready Access Variable 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 FlexShares Ready Access Variable Income Fund was 3.72%, occurring on Mar 20, 2020. Recovery took 43 trading sessions.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-3.72%Mar 4, 202013Mar 20, 202043May 21, 202056
-3.28%Sep 14, 2021151Apr 19, 2022185Jan 12, 2023336
-0.77%Feb 12, 201623Mar 16, 201655Jun 3, 201678
-0.66%Oct 9, 201559Jan 4, 201624Feb 8, 201683
-0.6%Mar 27, 201565Jul 1, 201568Oct 7, 2015133

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current FlexShares Ready Access Variable Income Fund volatility is 0.11%, 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.


0.00%1.00%2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%NovemberDecember2024FebruaryMarchApril
0.11%
3.30%
RAVI (FlexShares Ready Access Variable Income Fund)
Benchmark (^GSPC)