Rydex S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Growth Fund (RYWCX)
The fund employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies that are within the capitalization range of the underlying index and derivative instruments. It invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and derivatives and other instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to that of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
Fund Info
US78355E5693
78355E569
Feb 20, 2004
$2,500
Small-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
RYWCX has a high expense ratio of 2.26%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Rydex S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Growth Fund (RYWCX) returned -2.54% year-to-date (YTD) and 0.36% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, RYWCX returned 3.52% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
RYWCX
-2.54%
5.00%
-12.45%
0.36%
3.67%
7.33%
3.52%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.52%
6.32%
-1.44%
12.25%
12.45%
14.20%
10.84%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of RYWCX, 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 | 4.28% | -5.97% | -4.13% | -1.79% | 5.56% | -2.54% | |||||||
| 2024 | -1.67% | 4.84% | 3.40% | -5.11% | 4.61% | -2.34% | 10.54% | -2.56% | 0.48% | -4.63% | 12.10% | -10.35% | 7.20% |
| 2023 | 6.20% | -0.87% | -3.52% | -2.54% | 2.41% | 7.53% | 4.92% | -3.51% | -5.98% | -5.01% | 7.69% | 10.25% | 17.03% |
| 2022 | -12.74% | -0.64% | -2.28% | -12.37% | 1.70% | -8.80% | 12.52% | -6.02% | -9.86% | 10.52% | 5.35% | -8.82% | -30.33% |
| 2021 | 9.48% | 3.36% | 0.12% | 0.84% | -0.26% | 2.22% | -0.39% | 1.99% | -4.05% | 5.29% | -4.29% | 1.71% | 16.37% |
| 2020 | -2.57% | -10.59% | -25.82% | 14.87% | 8.02% | 5.64% | 6.61% | 2.11% | -3.10% | 0.34% | 18.45% | 8.51% | 15.23% |
| 2019 | 9.33% | 3.04% | -4.07% | 1.91% | -9.39% | 6.10% | 0.64% | -5.16% | 0.02% | 1.23% | 4.13% | 4.74% | 11.58% |
| 2018 | 3.68% | -5.07% | 2.38% | -0.42% | 8.53% | 1.61% | 2.57% | 7.07% | -4.20% | -11.94% | 2.04% | -13.54% | -9.55% |
| 2017 | 0.38% | 1.81% | 1.00% | 1.80% | -3.13% | 3.56% | 2.19% | -1.61% | 5.81% | 0.91% | 2.37% | -0.53% | 15.23% |
| 2016 | -8.35% | 0.16% | 6.13% | 0.13% | 3.72% | -0.14% | 5.67% | 0.78% | 1.06% | -7.33% | 12.76% | 3.42% | 17.50% |
| 2015 | -1.01% | 6.83% | 3.23% | -2.56% | 2.23% | 1.76% | 1.09% | -6.85% | -5.11% | 5.45% | 0.25% | -5.54% | -1.27% |
| 2014 | -5.08% | 4.21% | -0.49% | -2.95% | -0.40% | 6.45% | -6.60% | 4.38% | -5.04% | 6.19% | -2.75% | 2.71% | -0.54% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of RYWCX is 11, meaning it’s performing worse than 89% 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 Rydex S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Growth Fund (RYWCX) 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
Rydex S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Growth Fund provided a 14.89% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $5.60 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $5.60 | $5.60 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $29.96 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $4.93 | $2.51 |
Dividend yield | 14.89% | 14.52% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 59.93% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 9.26% | 3.92% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Rydex S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Growth 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 | $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 | $5.60 | $5.60 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $29.96 | $29.96 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $4.93 | $4.93 |
| 2017 | $2.51 | $2.51 |
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.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Rydex S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Growth 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 S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Growth Fund was 60.64%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 488 trading sessions.
The current Rydex S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Growth Fund drawdown is 21.19%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -60.64% | Oct 8, 2007 | 356 | Mar 9, 2009 | 488 | Feb 11, 2011 | 844 |
| -54.84% | Sep 4, 2018 | 387 | Mar 18, 2020 | 203 | Jan 6, 2021 | 590 |
| -40.28% | Nov 9, 2021 | 221 | Sep 26, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -27.33% | Jun 23, 2015 | 162 | Feb 11, 2016 | 200 | Nov 25, 2016 | 362 |
| -25.53% | Jul 8, 2011 | 61 | Oct 3, 2011 | 120 | Mar 26, 2012 | 181 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
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