Rydex Utilities Fund (RYUIX)

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Rydex Utilities Fund (RYUIX) is up 5.7% since the beginning of the year. RYUIX is currently trading at $69 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of RYUIX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,581.

Rydex Utilities Fund (RYUIX) has returned 5.74% so far this year and 14.42% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, RYUIX has returned 7.82% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.88% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 2, 2001, RYUIX's average daily return is +0.03%, while the average monthly return is +0.52%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 11.1 years.

Historically, 64% of months were positive and 36% were negative. The best month was Mar 2002 with a return of +11.1%, while the worst month was Jul 2002 at -14.7%. The longest winning streak lasted 14 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 7 months.

On a daily basis, RYUIX closed higher 53% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +13.8%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -11.7%.

Rydex Utilities Fund has an annualized alpha of 1.15%, beta of 0.67, and R2 of 0.45 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 02, 2001.

• This fund participated in 65.12% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 59.68% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.67 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.45 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 0.45 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior - treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

RYUIX has a high expense ratio of 1.39%, indicating above-average management fees.

RYUIX ranks 17 for risk / return — in the bottom 17% of mutual funds on our site. This means you're taking on significantly more risk than the returns justify. Consider whether the potential upside is worth the volatility, or explore alternatives with better risk / return profiles.

Rydex Utilities Fund provided a 1.77% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.22 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Rydex Utilities Fund. 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 Rydex Utilities 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 Rydex Utilities Fund was 63.29%, occurring on Oct 9, 2002. Recovery took 1142 trading sessions.

The current Rydex Utilities Fund drawdown is 4.87%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.