Sit Small Cap Dividend Growth Fund (SSCDX)
The investment seeks to provide current income that exceeds the fund's benchmark index and that grows over a period of years; secondarily the fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund seeks to achieve its objectives by investing at least 80% of its net assets in small cap dividend-paying common stocks. It may invest the balance of its assets in preferred stocks, convertible bonds, U.S. Treasury securities (including Treasury bills, notes and bonds), and closed-end investment companies. The fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities of issuers domiciled outside the U.S.
Fund Info
US82980D8636
82980D863
Mar 31, 2015
$100,000
Small-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
SSCDX has a high expense ratio of 1.35%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Sit Small Cap Dividend Growth Fund (SSCDX) returned -3.27% year-to-date (YTD) and 1.39% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, SSCDX returned 7.54% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.68%.
SSCDX
-3.27%
4.73%
-11.81%
1.39%
9.16%
12.20%
7.54%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-1.34%
5.02%
-3.08%
9.39%
13.76%
14.45%
10.68%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of SSCDX, 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 | 3.83% | -5.10% | -4.42% | -1.42% | 4.19% | -3.27% | |||||||
| 2024 | -1.34% | 5.82% | 5.31% | -4.75% | 4.92% | -1.40% | 8.03% | 0.17% | 1.26% | -0.81% | 6.86% | -8.24% | 15.47% |
| 2023 | 9.31% | -0.84% | -4.86% | -1.60% | -1.73% | 9.74% | 4.81% | -2.88% | -5.99% | -6.70% | 8.19% | 9.26% | 15.50% |
| 2022 | -8.00% | 0.73% | 0.52% | -9.05% | 1.79% | -9.44% | 11.40% | -4.35% | -9.16% | 8.78% | 6.41% | -5.31% | -17.15% |
| 2021 | 0.21% | 6.53% | 4.58% | 4.39% | 0.12% | -1.18% | 1.45% | 2.60% | -4.38% | 6.33% | -3.46% | 4.81% | 23.46% |
| 2020 | 0.24% | -8.15% | -18.09% | 10.14% | 7.46% | 1.33% | 4.85% | 4.11% | -3.87% | 1.34% | 13.94% | 6.03% | 16.21% |
| 2019 | 10.64% | 3.59% | -1.21% | 4.74% | -6.73% | 7.21% | 1.37% | -3.66% | 3.02% | 1.22% | 3.32% | 1.88% | 27.11% |
| 2018 | 2.49% | -5.18% | -0.74% | -0.93% | 2.28% | 1.15% | 1.48% | 2.25% | -2.83% | -9.63% | 5.49% | -12.77% | -17.10% |
| 2017 | 0.54% | 2.16% | 0.35% | 0.98% | -1.92% | 1.96% | 0.55% | -1.48% | 5.30% | 2.42% | 2.38% | -0.13% | 13.69% |
| 2016 | -3.67% | 0.67% | 7.79% | 1.28% | 1.54% | 0.81% | 3.18% | 1.26% | -0.77% | -1.96% | 7.22% | 2.12% | 20.61% |
| 2015 | -1.10% | 1.32% | -0.60% | 0.02% | -3.82% | -4.29% | 5.42% | 0.10% | -3.39% | -6.51% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of SSCDX is 18, meaning it’s performing worse than 82% of other 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 Sit Small Cap Dividend Growth Fund (SSCDX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Sit Small Cap Dividend Growth Fund provided a 1.78% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.29 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.29 | $0.30 | $0.16 | $0.56 | $1.40 | $0.11 | $0.17 | $0.27 | $0.11 | $0.13 | $0.08 |
Dividend yield | 1.78% | 1.76% | 1.07% | 4.26% | 8.47% | 0.78% | 1.33% | 2.69% | 0.85% | 1.16% | 0.87% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Sit Small Cap Dividend Growth 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 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.03 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.30 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.16 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.41 | $0.56 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $1.31 | $1.40 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.11 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.17 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.27 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.11 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.13 |
| 2015 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.08 |
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 Sit Small Cap Dividend 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 Sit Small Cap Dividend Growth Fund was 38.79%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 162 trading sessions.
The current Sit Small Cap Dividend Growth Fund drawdown is 11.81%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -38.79% | Feb 14, 2020 | 26 | Mar 23, 2020 | 162 | Nov 10, 2020 | 188 |
| -27.06% | Nov 17, 2021 | 216 | Sep 27, 2022 | 372 | Mar 21, 2024 | 588 |
| -25.44% | Jan 24, 2018 | 232 | Dec 24, 2018 | 247 | Dec 17, 2019 | 479 |
| -24.01% | Nov 12, 2024 | 100 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -17.85% | Jun 24, 2015 | 161 | Feb 11, 2016 | 81 | Jun 8, 2016 | 242 |
Volatility
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