Saratoga Financial Service Fund (SFPAX)

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The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Saratoga Financial Service Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.

Saratoga Financial Service Fund (SFPAX) has returned 0.00% so far this year and 7.00% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, SFPAX has returned 9.11% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 2, 2001, SFPAX's average daily return is +0.02%, while the average monthly return is +0.43%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 13.5 years.

Historically, 56% of months were positive and 44% were negative. The best month was Nov 2020 with a return of +17.2%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -21.8%. The longest winning streak lasted 6 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 7 months.

On a daily basis, SFPAX closed higher 49% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 24, 2020 with a return of +12.8%, while the worst single day was Jan 20, 2009 at -14.8%.

Saratoga Financial Service Fund has an annualized alpha of -2.84%, beta of 1.12, and R² of 0.77 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 03, 2001.

• This fund participated in 112.73% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 99.29% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• This fund had an annualized alpha of -2.84% versus S&P 500 Index — delivering less than market exposure alone would predict.
• With beta of 1.12 and R² of 0.77, this fund moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index — much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

SFPAX has a high expense ratio of 3.81%, indicating above-average management fees.

SFPAX ranks 19 for risk / return — in the bottom 19% 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.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Saratoga Financial Service Fund (SFPAX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

Saratoga Financial Service Fund provided a 0.00% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.00 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Saratoga Financial Service 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 Saratoga Financial Service 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 Saratoga Financial Service Fund was 71.98%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 2237 trading sessions.

The current Saratoga Financial Service Fund drawdown is 2.65%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.