SA International Small Company Fund (SAISX)

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SA International Small Company Fund (SAISX) is up 9.4% since the beginning of the year. SAISX is currently trading at $28 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of SAISX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,428.

SA International Small Company Fund (SAISX) has returned 9.44% so far this year and 25.83% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, SAISX has returned 8.52% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.66% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 3, 2000, SAISX's average daily return is +0.03%, while the average monthly return is +0.72%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 8.1 years.

Historically, 58% of months were positive and 42% were negative. The best month was May 2009 with a return of +14.8%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -23.5%. The longest winning streak lasted 14 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, SAISX closed higher 53% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +9.4%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -10.1%.

SA International Small Company Fund has an annualized alpha of 4.04%, beta of 0.56, and R2 of 0.45 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 04, 2000.

• This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (89.94%) than losses (86.17%) - typical of diversified or defensive assets.
• Beta of 0.56 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.

SAISX has an expense ratio of 0.74%, placing it in the medium range.

SAISX ranks 41 for risk / return — on par with similar mutual funds. You're getting a typical balance of risk and reward. Not a standout, but not a red flag either — a reasonable choice if other factors align with your goals.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for SA International Small Company Fund (SAISX) and compare them to S&P 500 Index.

SA International Small Company Fund provided a 5.42% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.51 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for SA International Small Company 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 SA International Small Company 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 SA International Small Company Fund was 61.36%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1161 trading sessions.

The current SA International Small Company Fund drawdown is 1.45%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.