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Saratoga International Equity Portfolio (SIEPX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US8034317094

CUSIP

803431709

Issuer

Saratoga

Inception Date

Sep 1, 1994

Min. Investment

$250

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Value

Expense Ratio

SIEPX has a high expense ratio of 2.47%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

Saratoga International Equity Portfolio (SIEPX) returned 18.87% year-to-date (YTD) and 20.21% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, SIEPX returned 2.97% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.


SIEPX

YTD

18.87%

1M

5.67%

6M

18.52%

1Y

20.21%

3Y*

8.65%

5Y*

11.37%

10Y*

2.97%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.52%

1M

6.32%

6M

-1.44%

1Y

12.25%

3Y*

12.45%

5Y*

14.20%

10Y*

10.84%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of SIEPX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20253.45%4.37%1.56%3.23%5.01%18.87%
2024-1.57%1.79%4.62%-3.18%3.92%-1.23%1.87%3.58%1.94%-3.88%-1.20%-1.07%5.25%
202310.43%-3.43%1.19%0.39%-4.86%5.01%5.94%-3.13%-3.32%-4.71%5.87%5.97%14.79%
2022-2.87%-2.03%-3.19%-8.47%3.80%-13.04%3.13%-5.13%-8.49%3.01%13.92%-2.27%-21.85%
20214.88%4.65%2.58%1.04%3.43%-1.82%-1.94%4.31%-2.89%2.04%-3.75%5.90%19.33%
2020-3.25%-7.97%-18.00%7.50%5.43%3.43%3.44%2.41%-1.68%-2.62%14.95%6.08%5.87%
20199.17%2.94%-0.21%1.91%-5.83%6.86%-2.90%-4.48%2.68%3.70%0.94%4.47%19.77%
20185.68%-6.48%-2.64%0.94%-0.65%-4.11%2.14%-2.48%0.78%-10.86%-1.96%-6.24%-23.89%
20173.20%0.52%2.78%0.70%2.29%-0.29%3.51%-0.94%2.00%0.47%1.39%1.68%18.62%
2016-9.81%-0.59%8.56%0.88%0.22%-5.53%5.28%2.18%0.43%-1.27%-0.97%2.27%0.42%
2015-2.40%6.77%-1.25%7.68%-2.17%-2.77%-1.61%-7.53%-4.38%6.99%-1.53%-2.65%-5.96%
2014-6.07%6.18%-0.79%1.60%0.26%0.09%-0.78%0.18%-4.82%-2.95%-0.38%-4.31%-11.71%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 79, SIEPX is among the top 21% of 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.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of SIEPX is 7979
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of SIEPX is 8181
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of SIEPX is 7878
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of SIEPX is 8080
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of SIEPX is 7575
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of SIEPX is 8080
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Saratoga International Equity Portfolio (SIEPX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Saratoga International Equity Portfolio Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 1.18
  • 5-Year: 0.68
  • 10-Year: 0.16
  • All Time: 0.11

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Saratoga International Equity Portfolio compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Saratoga International Equity Portfolio provided a 0.60% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.08 per share.


0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%$0.00$0.05$0.10$0.15$0.2020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.08$0.08$0.09$0.03$0.05$0.18$0.19$0.05$0.00$0.06$0.01$0.05

Dividend yield

0.60%0.71%0.82%0.31%0.41%1.79%1.97%0.58%0.03%0.63%0.15%0.49%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Saratoga International Equity Portfolio. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
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$0.08$0.08
2023$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
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.03
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.05
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.18
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.19
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.05
2017$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
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.06
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.01
2014$0.05$0.05

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 Saratoga International Equity Portfolio. 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 International Equity Portfolio was 62.36%, occurring on Mar 12, 2003. Recovery took 1028 trading sessions.

The current Saratoga International Equity Portfolio drawdown is 0.45%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-62.36%Mar 13, 2000750Mar 12, 20031028Apr 16, 20071778
-61.71%Jul 16, 2007415Mar 9, 20094075May 20, 20254490
-30.01%Jul 21, 199858Oct 8, 1998280Nov 3, 1999338
-8.05%Jan 4, 20003Jan 6, 200022Feb 8, 200025
-6.74%Jun 9, 19985Jun 15, 199815Jul 6, 199820
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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