Columbia Seligman Technology and Information Fund (SLMCX)

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

Columbia Seligman Technology and Information Fund (SLMCX) has returned 0.17% so far this year and 58.16% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, SLMCX has achieved an annualized return of 22.20%, outperforming the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% per year.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jun 30, 1983, SLMCX's average daily return is +0.10%, while the average monthly return is +2.03%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 2.9 years.

Historically, 61% of months were positive and 39% were negative. The best month was Dec 1987 with a return of +75.9%, while the worst month was Oct 1987 at -25.7%. The longest winning streak lasted 12 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, SLMCX closed higher 53% of trading days. The best single day was Dec 4, 1987 with a return of +97.0%, while the worst single day was Dec 9, 1987 at -21.0%.

Columbia Seligman Technology and Information Fund has an annualized alpha of 14.49%, beta of 1.12, and R² of 0.39 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since July 08, 1983.

• This fund captured 186.69% of S&P 500 Index gains and 118.17% of its losses — amplifying both gains and losses, but participating more in upside than downside.
• R² of 0.39 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior — treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

SLMCX has a high expense ratio of 1.17%, indicating above-average management fees.

SLMCX ranks 91 for risk / return — in the top 91% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Columbia Seligman Technology and Information Fund (SLMCX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

Columbia Seligman Technology and Information Fund provided a 9.44% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $14.81 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Columbia Seligman Technology and Information 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 Columbia Seligman Technology and Information 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 Columbia Seligman Technology and Information Fund was 68.10%, occurring on Oct 7, 2002. Recovery took 1889 trading sessions.

The current Columbia Seligman Technology and Information Fund drawdown is 11.96%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.