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Spirit of America Real Estate Income & Growth Fund...
Performance
Return for Risk
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN
US8486041044
Inception Date
Jan 9, 1998
Category
REIT
Min. Investment
$500
Distribution Policy
Distributing
Asset Class
Real Estate
Asset Class Size
Mid-Cap
Asset Class Style
Growth

Share Price Chart


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Performance

Performance Chart

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


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S&P 500 Index

Returns By Period

Spirit of America Real Estate Income & Growth Fund (SOAAX) has returned 2.88% so far this year and 2.52% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, SOAAX has returned 4.27% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.


Spirit of America Real Estate Income & Growth Fund

1D
0.00%
1M
-7.12%
YTD
2.88%
6M
0.16%
1Y
2.52%
3Y*
5.29%
5Y*
3.18%
10Y*
4.27%

Benchmark (S&P 500 Index)

1D
2.91%
1M
-5.09%
YTD
-4.63%
6M
-2.39%
1Y
16.33%
3Y*
16.69%
5Y*
10.18%
10Y*
12.16%
*Multi-year figures are annualized to reflect compound growth (CAGR)

Monthly Returns

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 4, 1999, SOAAX's average daily return is +0.04%, while the average monthly return is +0.70%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 8.3 years.

Historically, 61% of months were positive and 39% were negative. The best month was Apr 2009 with a return of +33.1%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -36.3%. The longest winning streak lasted 10 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 7 months.

On a daily basis, SOAAX closed higher 50% of trading days. The best single day was Nov 24, 2008 with a return of +17.2%, while the worst single day was Dec 1, 2008 at -17.4%.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20262.88%7.66%-7.12%2.88%
20250.34%2.79%-3.59%-2.03%2.07%-0.37%-1.19%3.13%0.82%-1.85%1.53%-2.30%-0.90%
2024-4.17%1.95%1.57%-6.52%3.78%3.29%5.56%6.14%2.38%-2.52%4.45%-7.37%7.57%
20239.76%-4.60%-1.68%0.53%-3.81%4.16%1.55%-2.73%-6.50%-4.68%10.19%8.94%9.60%
2022-8.56%-4.33%5.67%-4.90%-6.71%-7.69%8.32%-5.39%-11.59%4.48%5.13%-4.96%-28.40%
20210.38%0.29%3.80%7.23%0.34%3.93%5.77%3.21%-5.59%8.31%0.68%8.13%42.01%

Benchmark Metrics

Spirit of America Real Estate Income & Growth Fund has an annualized alpha of 2.15%, beta of 0.95, and R² of 0.50 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 05, 1999.

  • This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (88.99%) than losses (88.86%) — typical of diversified or defensive assets.
  • R² of 0.50 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior — treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

Alpha
2.15%
Beta
0.95
0.50
Upside Capture
88.99%
Downside Capture
88.86%

Expense Ratio

SOAAX has a high expense ratio of 1.52%, indicating above-average management fees.


Return for Risk

Risk / Return Rank

SOAAX ranks 9 for risk / return — in the bottom 9% 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.


SOAAX Risk / Return Rank: 99
Overall Rank
SOAAX Sharpe Ratio Rank: 88
Sharpe Ratio Rank
SOAAX Sortino Ratio Rank: 88
Sortino Ratio Rank
SOAAX Omega Ratio Rank: 88
Omega Ratio Rank
SOAAX Calmar Ratio Rank: 1111
Calmar Ratio Rank
SOAAX Martin Ratio Rank: 1212
Martin Ratio Rank
The rank (0–100) shows how this investment's returns compare to the risk taken. Higher = better. Based on the past 12 months of data, combining Sharpe, Sortino, and other metrics used by quantitative funds and institutional investors.

Return / Risk — by metrics

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Spirit of America Real Estate Income & Growth Fund (SOAAX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).


SOAAXBenchmarkDifference

Sharpe ratio

Return per unit of total volatility

0.21

0.90

-0.68

Sortino ratio

Return per unit of downside risk

0.40

1.39

-0.99

Omega ratio

Gain probability vs. loss probability

1.06

1.21

-0.16

Calmar ratio

Return relative to maximum drawdown

0.26

1.40

-1.13

Martin ratio

Return relative to average drawdown

1.08

6.61

-5.53

Explore SOAAX risk-adjusted metrics in detail

Dive deeper into individual metrics with historical trends, benchmark comparisons, and performance across different time periods.

Dividends

Dividend History

Spirit of America Real Estate Income & Growth Fund provided a 10.34% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.85 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 6 consecutive years.


6.00%7.00%8.00%9.00%10.00%11.00%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.80$1.0020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Dividend$0.85$0.85$0.85$0.85$0.85$0.85$0.85$0.85$0.85$0.80$0.84$1.06

Dividend yield

10.34%10.64%9.53%9.32%9.32%6.12%8.13%7.11%8.47%6.87%7.18%8.97%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Spirit of America Real Estate Income & Growth Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2025$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.43$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.43$0.85
2024$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.43$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.43$0.85
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.43$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.43$0.85
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.43$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.43$0.85
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.43$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.43$0.85

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 Spirit of America Real Estate Income & 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 Spirit of America Real Estate Income & Growth Fund was 78.19%, occurring on Mar 6, 2009. Recovery took 1424 trading sessions.

The current Spirit of America Real Estate Income & Growth Fund drawdown is 13.95%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-78.19%Feb 8, 2007523Mar 6, 20091424Oct 30, 20141947
-41.24%Feb 24, 202021Mar 23, 2020300Jun 1, 2021321
-36.03%Jan 3, 2022458Oct 27, 2023
-20.66%Jan 27, 2015264Feb 11, 2016103Jul 11, 2016367
-20.12%May 13, 1999151Dec 15, 1999158Aug 1, 2000309

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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