Spirit of America Energy Fund (SOAEX)
The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings in a combination of securities and other assets of energy and energy related companies. It seeks to achieve its investment objective through diversified exposure to U.S. and non-U.S. securities of energy companies and energy related companies which are companies that are principally engaged in activities in the energy industry.
Fund Info
US8485792076
Jul 9, 2014
$500
Mid-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
SOAEX has a high expense ratio of 1.50%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Spirit of America Energy Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
Spirit of America Energy Fund had a return of 8.01% year-to-date (YTD) and 27.23% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Spirit of America Energy Fund had an annualized return of 3.00%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.31%, indicating that Spirit of America Energy Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
SOAEX
8.01%
-1.80%
15.17%
27.23%
14.71%
3.00%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
4.46%
2.46%
9.31%
23.49%
13.03%
11.31%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of SOAEX, 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 | 4.31% | 8.01% | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 1.95% | 3.11% | 9.43% | -2.76% | 1.47% | 0.81% | 2.00% | 0.24% | -0.36% | 1.36% | 12.06% | -8.08% | 21.72% |
| 2023 | 3.55% | -3.40% | 0.66% | 0.13% | -5.67% | 5.87% | 6.67% | 1.14% | 2.24% | -1.54% | 4.35% | -0.89% | 13.10% |
| 2022 | 10.14% | 4.66% | 5.73% | -1.08% | 9.09% | -13.92% | 9.57% | 1.29% | -8.14% | 14.72% | 3.26% | -4.69% | 30.31% |
| 2021 | 4.54% | 7.45% | 5.73% | 4.45% | 5.31% | 2.08% | -4.79% | -0.34% | 2.38% | 6.23% | -5.38% | 3.05% | 34.19% |
| 2020 | -6.01% | -13.12% | -35.13% | 27.26% | 7.49% | -6.35% | -2.43% | 0.17% | -10.14% | 1.16% | 17.35% | 0.98% | -28.57% |
| 2019 | 13.71% | 0.51% | 2.82% | -0.41% | -4.38% | 3.69% | -0.31% | -5.30% | 2.15% | -2.71% | -4.08% | 6.82% | 11.55% |
| 2018 | 3.75% | -9.67% | -2.17% | 7.41% | 5.07% | -1.90% | 5.15% | -0.78% | -1.14% | -7.51% | -1.89% | -9.46% | -13.98% |
| 2017 | 4.65% | -0.13% | -0.89% | -1.32% | -4.41% | -1.00% | 1.62% | -3.86% | 1.93% | -3.40% | -0.60% | 3.97% | -3.85% |
| 2016 | -11.04% | -1.27% | 8.97% | 8.55% | 1.29% | 3.92% | -0.72% | 1.67% | 2.69% | -3.12% | 3.01% | 4.48% | 18.20% |
| 2015 | -1.73% | 3.28% | -3.85% | 6.54% | -1.41% | -7.85% | -2.80% | -5.69% | -18.15% | 10.07% | -6.24% | -6.79% | -31.83% |
| 2014 | -2.30% | 4.51% | -1.64% | -5.29% | -4.06% | -7.06% | -15.18% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 80, SOAEX is among the top 20% 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.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Spirit of America Energy Fund (SOAEX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
Spirit of America Energy Fund provided a 26.44% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $3.32 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $3.32 | $3.32 | $3.06 | $3.06 | $3.06 | $4.58 | $5.08 | $6.78 | $6.80 | $6.80 | $6.80 | $1.89 |
Dividend yield | 26.44% | 28.55% | 24.88% | 22.14% | 23.25% | 37.20% | 20.79% | 25.64% | 18.04% | 14.74% | 14.88% | 2.53% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Spirit of America Energy 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 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.53 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.26 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.53 | $0.00 | $3.32 |
| 2023 | $0.51 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.00 | $3.06 |
| 2022 | $0.51 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.00 | $3.06 |
| 2021 | $0.51 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.00 | $3.06 |
| 2020 | $0.85 | $0.42 | $1.27 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.26 | $0.00 | $4.58 |
| 2019 | $0.85 | $0.42 | $0.42 | $0.42 | $0.42 | $0.42 | $0.42 | $0.42 | $0.42 | $0.42 | $0.42 | $0.00 | $5.08 |
| 2018 | $1.13 | $0.57 | $1.69 | $0.42 | $0.42 | $0.42 | $0.42 | $0.42 | $0.42 | $0.42 | $0.42 | $0.00 | $6.78 |
| 2017 | $1.13 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.00 | $6.80 |
| 2016 | $1.13 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.00 | $6.80 |
| 2015 | $1.13 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.00 | $6.80 |
| 2014 | $0.19 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.57 | $0.00 | $1.89 |
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.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Spirit of America Energy 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 Energy Fund was 76.60%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. Recovery took 1014 trading sessions.
The current Spirit of America Energy Fund drawdown is 2.41%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -76.6% | Sep 2, 2014 | 1396 | Mar 18, 2020 | 1014 | Mar 28, 2024 | 2410 |
| -11.49% | Nov 25, 2024 | 18 | Dec 19, 2024 | 17 | Jan 16, 2025 | 35 |
| -7.4% | Apr 8, 2024 | 83 | Aug 5, 2024 | 35 | Sep 23, 2024 | 118 |
| -5.76% | Jan 22, 2025 | 8 | Jan 31, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -4.55% | Jul 25, 2014 | 10 | Aug 7, 2014 | 9 | Aug 20, 2014 | 19 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Spirit of America Energy Fund volatility is 6.31%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.