Davis Financial Fund (RPFGX)
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund's investment adviser uses the Davis Investment Discipline to invest at least 80% of the fund's net assets, plus any borrowing for investment purposes, in securities issued by companies principally engaged in the financial services sector. It invests principally in common stocks (including indirect holdings of common stock through depositary receipts). A company is principally engaged in financial services if it owns financial services-related assets that constitute at least 50% of the value of all of its assets, or if it derives at least 50% of its revenues from providing financial services.
Fund Info
US2391035001
239103500
May 1, 1991
$1,000
Expense Ratio
RPFGX has a high expense ratio of 0.94%, 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 Davis Financial 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
Davis Financial Fund had a return of 8.50% year-to-date (YTD) and 33.78% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Davis Financial Fund had an annualized return of 6.96%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.31%, indicating that Davis Financial Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
RPFGX
8.50%
4.15%
17.06%
33.78%
8.91%
6.96%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
4.46%
2.46%
9.31%
23.49%
13.03%
11.31%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of RPFGX, 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 | |
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2025 | 6.56% | 8.50% | |||||||||||
2024 | 1.15% | 3.35% | 5.91% | -2.57% | 4.43% | -1.70% | 6.81% | 3.13% | 0.38% | 2.45% | 9.99% | -8.46% | 26.32% |
2023 | 9.83% | -2.06% | -10.29% | 2.28% | -4.84% | 7.39% | 8.08% | -5.88% | -3.21% | -2.41% | 9.56% | 3.31% | 9.69% |
2022 | 2.81% | -1.31% | -1.35% | -9.04% | 3.73% | -10.83% | 5.22% | -2.96% | -7.92% | 11.63% | 7.48% | -5.74% | -10.46% |
2021 | -1.66% | 12.38% | 6.57% | 7.13% | 3.54% | -3.29% | -0.67% | 3.26% | -1.14% | 5.49% | -6.43% | -1.39% | 24.69% |
2020 | -3.71% | -10.73% | -24.05% | 8.81% | 2.28% | -0.56% | 3.11% | 5.14% | -5.38% | 1.04% | 18.37% | 1.71% | -9.83% |
2019 | 7.01% | 2.10% | -1.89% | 7.63% | -7.15% | 4.95% | 1.75% | -4.83% | 5.48% | 2.41% | 3.93% | -3.08% | 18.49% |
2018 | 5.47% | -2.70% | -3.02% | 0.02% | -0.66% | -0.58% | 4.43% | 1.03% | -1.21% | -6.65% | 2.42% | -16.16% | -17.87% |
2017 | 1.35% | 4.32% | -1.51% | 0.26% | 0.02% | 3.31% | 2.89% | -1.74% | 2.86% | 2.62% | 1.70% | -0.15% | 16.90% |
2016 | -7.72% | -1.51% | 6.31% | 3.15% | 2.14% | -4.26% | 3.70% | 3.64% | -1.87% | 2.12% | 7.38% | 1.03% | 13.88% |
2015 | -6.26% | 6.76% | -0.33% | 1.42% | 1.92% | 0.20% | 3.11% | -6.33% | -3.42% | 5.85% | 1.68% | -3.61% | -0.03% |
2014 | -4.92% | 3.73% | 1.89% | 0.36% | 1.95% | 3.03% | -2.12% | 3.52% | -1.21% | 3.39% | 2.68% | -9.69% | 1.64% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 89, RPFGX is among the top 11% of 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 Davis Financial Fund (RPFGX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
Davis Financial Fund provided a 1.45% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.01 per share.
Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
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Dividend | $1.01 | $1.01 | $1.01 | $0.81 | $0.64 | $0.58 | $0.68 | $0.51 | $0.17 | $0.29 | $0.19 | $0.28 |
Dividend yield | 1.45% | 1.58% | 1.97% | 1.69% | 1.18% | 1.32% | 1.37% | 1.20% | 0.32% | 0.65% | 0.48% | 0.71% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Davis Financial 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 | |
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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 | $1.01 | $1.01 |
2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.01 | $1.01 |
2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.81 | $0.81 |
2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.64 | $0.64 |
2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.58 | $0.58 |
2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.68 | $0.68 |
2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.51 | $0.51 |
2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.17 |
2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.29 | $0.29 |
2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.19 | $0.19 |
2014 | $0.28 | $0.28 |
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 Davis Financial 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 Davis Financial Fund was 72.81%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 2008 trading sessions.
The current Davis Financial Fund drawdown is 0.67%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-72.81% | Oct 10, 2007 | 354 | Mar 9, 2009 | 2008 | Mar 1, 2017 | 2362 |
-60.85% | Sep 30, 1993 | 311 | Dec 8, 1994 | 834 | Feb 18, 1998 | 1145 |
-49.36% | Feb 2, 2018 | 537 | Mar 23, 2020 | 264 | Apr 9, 2021 | 801 |
-40.22% | May 23, 2001 | 343 | Oct 9, 2002 | 318 | Jan 15, 2004 | 661 |
-28.88% | Oct 25, 2021 | 236 | Sep 30, 2022 | 407 | May 15, 2024 | 643 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Davis Financial Fund volatility is 3.63%, 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.