Catalyst Buffered Shield Fund (SHIIX)
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in put and call options on exchange traded funds (ETFs) that track the S&P 500 Index (Index ETFs), and in fixed income securities. Using a combination of put and call options on index ETF's, the fund's investment sub-advisor, Exceed Advisory LLC initially executes the equity options strategy by seeking to provide an investment vehicle that limits losses to 12.5% when the Index declines in value, and to participate in increases in the index up to approximately 15%.
Fund Info
US62827P6262
62827P626
Apr 13, 2015
$2,500
Expense Ratio
SHIIX has a high expense ratio of 1.23%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Catalyst Buffered Shield Fund (SHIIX) returned 1.09% year-to-date (YTD) and 9.54% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, SHIIX returned 5.77% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
SHIIX
1.09%
3.86%
0.15%
9.54%
6.95%
6.26%
5.77%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of SHIIX, 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 | 2.08% | -0.97% | -3.42% | -0.20% | 3.76% | 1.09% | |||||||
| 2024 | 1.64% | 0.64% | 1.81% | -2.20% | 2.25% | 2.83% | 1.12% | 2.02% | 1.58% | -0.68% | 3.23% | -1.30% | 13.57% |
| 2023 | 2.91% | -2.00% | 2.41% | 1.18% | -0.12% | 2.79% | 1.81% | -0.55% | -3.46% | -2.20% | 7.46% | 3.49% | 14.04% |
| 2022 | -5.11% | -2.49% | 0.32% | -5.40% | -0.56% | -4.05% | 3.52% | -2.83% | -4.55% | 1.71% | 2.76% | -2.62% | -18.13% |
| 2021 | -0.57% | 1.06% | 2.57% | 3.25% | 0.45% | 1.34% | 1.50% | 1.83% | -3.34% | 3.72% | -0.60% | 2.29% | 14.14% |
| 2020 | 0.00% | -4.13% | -5.14% | 4.42% | 1.91% | 0.83% | 2.68% | 3.51% | -2.72% | -1.30% | 5.35% | 2.15% | 7.19% |
| 2019 | 5.81% | 2.26% | 1.37% | 3.12% | -4.73% | 4.97% | 1.41% | -1.49% | 1.41% | 1.09% | 2.16% | 1.60% | 20.23% |
| 2018 | 2.65% | -1.91% | -1.85% | 0.50% | 1.68% | 0.49% | 2.61% | 2.07% | 0.46% | -5.33% | 0.97% | -7.48% | -5.58% |
| 2017 | 1.27% | 2.12% | -0.00% | 0.85% | 1.12% | 0.28% | 1.66% | 0.09% | 1.63% | 1.78% | 1.75% | 0.79% | 14.16% |
| 2016 | -4.42% | -0.43% | 4.53% | 0.31% | 0.72% | 0.31% | 2.85% | -0.00% | -0.20% | -1.39% | 2.41% | 1.49% | 6.07% |
| 2015 | -0.60% | 0.80% | -1.60% | 1.52% | -4.40% | -2.30% | 6.42% | 0.20% | -2.19% | -2.48% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of SHIIX is 69, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Catalyst Buffered Shield Fund (SHIIX) 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
Catalyst Buffered Shield Fund provided a 2.92% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.30 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.30 | $0.30 | $0.23 | $0.09 | $1.73 | $0.21 | $0.61 | $0.89 | $1.50 | $0.08 | $0.01 |
Dividend yield | 2.92% | 2.95% | 2.52% | 1.06% | 16.99% | 2.02% | 6.13% | 10.14% | 14.66% | 0.80% | 0.12% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Catalyst Buffered Shield 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 | $0.30 | $0.30 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.23 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.09 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.73 | $1.73 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.21 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.61 | $0.61 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.89 | $0.89 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.50 | $1.50 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.08 |
| 2015 | $0.01 | $0.01 |
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 Catalyst Buffered Shield 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 Catalyst Buffered Shield Fund was 20.20%, occurring on Oct 14, 2022. Recovery took 429 trading sessions.
The current Catalyst Buffered Shield Fund drawdown is 1.64%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -20.2% | Jan 5, 2022 | 196 | Oct 14, 2022 | 429 | Jul 2, 2024 | 625 |
| -15.54% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 108 | Aug 25, 2020 | 131 |
| -14.29% | Sep 24, 2018 | 64 | Dec 24, 2018 | 129 | Jul 1, 2019 | 193 |
| -11.36% | Feb 20, 2025 | 34 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -10.69% | May 19, 2015 | 186 | Feb 11, 2016 | 110 | Jul 20, 2016 | 296 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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