ClearBridge Small Cap Growth Fund (SASMX)
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund normally invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of companies with small market capitalizations and related investments. The portfolio managers use a growth-oriented investment style that emphasizes small U.S. companies.
Fund Info
US52470H8152
52470H815
Jul 1, 1998
$1,000
Small-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
SASMX has a high expense ratio of 1.16%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
ClearBridge Small Cap Growth Fund (SASMX) returned -3.04% year-to-date (YTD) and 3.79% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, SASMX returned 7.38% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
SASMX
-3.04%
6.18%
-11.19%
3.79%
2.01%
4.43%
7.38%
^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 SASMX, 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 | 7.67% | -6.33% | -8.76% | -0.48% | 5.88% | -3.04% | |||||||
| 2024 | -4.01% | 6.44% | 0.50% | -7.25% | 2.75% | -0.03% | 4.79% | -1.16% | 1.36% | -1.18% | 12.42% | -8.83% | 4.03% |
| 2023 | 11.29% | -1.84% | -2.51% | -2.61% | -4.62% | 8.94% | 2.94% | -5.42% | -6.42% | -9.26% | 11.02% | 9.81% | 8.64% |
| 2022 | -13.79% | -1.46% | 0.74% | -12.79% | -3.26% | -6.05% | 9.80% | -2.22% | -7.84% | 8.74% | 3.01% | -5.31% | -28.82% |
| 2021 | 4.91% | 2.58% | -3.10% | 6.06% | -2.17% | 3.96% | -0.90% | 2.41% | -4.46% | 6.89% | -6.48% | 2.83% | 12.11% |
| 2020 | 0.23% | -6.72% | -18.53% | 16.40% | 13.96% | 4.98% | 7.91% | 5.79% | -2.75% | 0.56% | 12.58% | 7.67% | 43.54% |
| 2019 | 10.90% | 3.91% | -0.29% | 3.72% | -5.96% | 7.53% | 2.93% | -4.99% | -1.26% | 0.40% | 6.79% | 0.42% | 25.31% |
| 2018 | 2.53% | 0.86% | 2.48% | 1.32% | 8.80% | 1.67% | 2.31% | 9.28% | -0.94% | -12.95% | 0.80% | -10.09% | 3.77% |
| 2017 | 3.82% | 1.98% | -0.31% | 1.88% | 2.05% | 1.88% | 1.25% | -0.97% | 5.05% | 2.78% | 2.70% | 0.55% | 24.98% |
| 2016 | -12.16% | -2.79% | 6.81% | 1.99% | 3.25% | -1.06% | 6.95% | 2.19% | 0.87% | -5.69% | 5.92% | 1.10% | 5.79% |
| 2015 | -5.04% | 7.06% | -0.45% | -2.00% | 1.43% | 0.85% | 0.28% | -8.20% | -5.28% | 6.66% | 6.02% | -4.86% | -4.83% |
| 2014 | -1.20% | 4.96% | -3.84% | -7.00% | -1.75% | 8.08% | -4.01% | 3.17% | -2.96% | 4.65% | 1.74% | 2.53% | 3.33% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of SASMX is 17, meaning it’s performing worse than 83% 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 ClearBridge Small Cap Growth Fund (SASMX) 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
ClearBridge Small Cap Growth Fund provided a 8.77% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.91 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $2.91 | $2.91 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $5.45 | $3.25 | $2.63 | $4.67 | $1.16 | $0.82 | $0.33 | $1.10 |
Dividend yield | 8.77% | 8.51% | 0.43% | 0.00% | 11.84% | 7.04% | 7.62% | 15.70% | 3.54% | 3.01% | 1.26% | 3.89% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for ClearBridge Small Cap 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 | $2.91 | $2.91 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.15 |
| 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 | $5.45 | $5.45 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.25 | $3.25 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.63 | $2.63 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $4.67 | $4.67 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.16 | $1.16 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.82 | $0.82 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.33 | $0.33 |
| 2014 | $1.10 | $1.10 |
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 ClearBridge Small Cap 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 ClearBridge Small Cap Growth Fund was 66.90%, occurring on Oct 9, 2002. Recovery took 2131 trading sessions.
The current ClearBridge Small Cap Growth Fund drawdown is 28.00%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -66.9% | Mar 10, 2000 | 645 | Oct 9, 2002 | 2131 | Apr 1, 2011 | 2776 |
| -42.19% | Nov 10, 2021 | 494 | Oct 27, 2023 | — | — | — |
| -37.98% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 71 | Jul 2, 2020 | 94 |
| -29.41% | Jun 24, 2015 | 161 | Feb 11, 2016 | 240 | Jan 25, 2017 | 401 |
| -27.93% | Sep 17, 2018 | 69 | Dec 24, 2018 | 266 | Jan 15, 2020 | 335 |
Volatility
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