ClearBridge Dividend Strategy Fund (SOPAX)
Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus borrowings for investment purposes, if any, in equity securities or other investments with similar economic characteristics that pay dividends or are expected to initiate their dividends over time. It invests primarily in common stocks. The fund may invest up to 50% of its net assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, either directly or through depositary receipts.
Fund Info
US52469H6365
52469H636
Nov 6, 1992
$1,000
Large-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
SOPAX has a high expense ratio of 1.02%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in ClearBridge Dividend Strategy 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
ClearBridge Dividend Strategy Fund had a return of -0.93% year-to-date (YTD) and 10.89% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, ClearBridge Dividend Strategy Fund had an annualized return of 10.11%, while the S&P 500 benchmark had an annualized return of 10.05%, indicating that ClearBridge Dividend Strategy Fund performed slightly bigger than the benchmark.
SOPAX
-0.93%
-2.80%
-1.78%
10.89%
13.84%
10.11%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-6.75%
-5.05%
-5.60%
8.15%
14.14%
10.05%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of SOPAX, 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 | 2.73% | 0.23% | -1.78% | -2.04% | -0.93% | ||||||||
| 2024 | 1.08% | 2.73% | 3.55% | -4.15% | 3.11% | 0.78% | 3.23% | 2.93% | 1.90% | -0.16% | 5.04% | -3.99% | 16.77% |
| 2023 | 2.69% | -2.88% | 1.51% | 3.19% | -2.66% | 4.62% | 1.95% | -1.67% | -4.54% | -0.78% | 6.93% | 3.56% | 11.86% |
| 2022 | -2.49% | -1.43% | 2.64% | -5.70% | 2.20% | -7.44% | 5.70% | -3.12% | -9.55% | 9.31% | 7.25% | -4.15% | -8.41% |
| 2021 | -2.86% | 2.06% | 6.01% | 5.63% | 1.61% | 0.14% | 2.15% | 2.26% | -3.56% | 7.49% | -2.72% | 6.19% | 26.36% |
| 2020 | -0.82% | -9.39% | -13.10% | 10.32% | 4.47% | 0.44% | 4.65% | 5.20% | -2.29% | -3.36% | 10.75% | 3.40% | 7.62% |
| 2019 | 7.10% | 3.47% | 2.14% | 4.18% | -4.66% | 6.23% | 2.12% | -0.60% | 1.69% | 0.63% | 2.32% | 3.18% | 30.97% |
| 2018 | 3.91% | -5.11% | -2.10% | -0.31% | 1.37% | 0.79% | 4.44% | 2.00% | -0.29% | -4.19% | 3.60% | -8.32% | -4.96% |
| 2017 | 0.99% | 2.99% | 0.51% | 1.49% | 1.74% | 0.30% | 1.45% | 0.78% | 1.83% | 1.82% | 2.41% | 1.35% | 19.11% |
| 2016 | -1.68% | 0.21% | 6.94% | -0.40% | 1.21% | 2.39% | 2.39% | 0.05% | -0.37% | -2.01% | 3.03% | 2.70% | 15.07% |
| 2015 | -3.06% | 4.13% | -2.04% | 0.55% | 0.15% | -2.98% | 1.08% | -6.07% | -1.54% | 7.93% | -0.15% | -2.00% | -4.62% |
| 2014 | -3.18% | 3.40% | 1.66% | 1.68% | 1.54% | 1.63% | -1.71% | 3.64% | -1.67% | 3.12% | 2.37% | -0.09% | 12.81% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 78, SOPAX is among the top 22% 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 ClearBridge Dividend Strategy Fund (SOPAX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
ClearBridge Dividend Strategy Fund provided a 9.62% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.82 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 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $2.82 | $2.83 | $2.00 | $1.52 | $3.06 | $0.48 | $1.87 | $1.38 | $1.69 | $0.64 | $0.29 | $0.33 |
Dividend yield | 9.62% | 9.54% | 7.17% | 5.68% | 9.93% | 1.76% | 7.32% | 6.56% | 7.18% | 3.03% | 1.53% | 1.62% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for ClearBridge Dividend Strategy 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 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.09 | ||||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.32 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.33 | $2.83 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.70 | $2.00 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.43 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.89 | $1.52 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.86 | $3.06 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.19 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.48 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.46 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.25 | $1.87 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.17 | $1.38 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.44 | $1.69 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.45 | $0.64 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.29 |
| 2014 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.33 |
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 ClearBridge Dividend Strategy 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 ClearBridge Dividend Strategy Fund was 47.62%, occurring on Oct 9, 2002. Recovery took 816 trading sessions.
The current ClearBridge Dividend Strategy Fund drawdown is 4.88%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -47.62% | Apr 7, 1998 | 1146 | Oct 9, 2002 | 816 | Jan 6, 2006 | 1962 |
| -46.12% | Oct 11, 2007 | 353 | Mar 9, 2009 | 760 | Mar 13, 2012 | 1113 |
| -34.72% | Feb 13, 2020 | 27 | Mar 23, 2020 | 162 | Nov 10, 2020 | 189 |
| -19.31% | Jan 5, 2022 | 194 | Oct 12, 2022 | 294 | Dec 13, 2023 | 488 |
| -15.75% | Sep 24, 2018 | 64 | Dec 24, 2018 | 53 | Mar 13, 2019 | 117 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current ClearBridge Dividend Strategy Fund volatility is 10.42%, 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.