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Sound Shore Fund (SSHFX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US8360831056

CUSIP

836083105

Inception Date

May 17, 1985

Min. Investment

$10,000

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Value

Expense Ratio

SSHFX has a high expense ratio of 0.93%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Sound Shore Fund

Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

Sound Shore Fund (SSHFX) returned -2.97% year-to-date (YTD) and -16.08% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, SSHFX returned -2.04% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.


SSHFX

YTD

-2.97%

1M

3.84%

6M

-25.25%

1Y

-16.08%

3Y*

-1.68%

5Y*

2.11%

10Y*

-2.04%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.51%

1M

6.15%

6M

-2.00%

1Y

12.92%

3Y*

12.68%

5Y*

14.19%

10Y*

10.85%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of SSHFX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20253.23%-2.22%-2.84%-5.10%4.25%-2.97%
20241.29%8.19%6.81%-4.55%4.20%-2.53%4.68%0.95%0.98%-0.61%6.66%-23.24%-1.49%
202310.40%-3.64%-4.71%-1.04%-0.57%6.86%3.41%-2.65%-2.67%-3.56%8.27%3.72%13.10%
2022-1.04%-0.32%0.39%-5.94%4.17%-11.69%8.83%-4.66%-11.15%10.07%7.22%-7.62%-13.87%
2021-0.47%5.46%6.06%4.35%3.20%-1.94%1.53%1.23%-2.40%4.04%-4.35%-16.39%-1.87%
2020-2.88%-10.83%-18.21%12.32%4.06%0.55%5.44%4.68%-3.07%1.33%14.77%-2.90%0.56%
20198.81%1.81%1.00%4.73%-7.08%7.35%0.07%-5.18%2.79%2.48%2.35%-3.34%15.59%
20184.99%-4.46%-2.95%-0.27%0.94%0.14%4.69%1.00%-0.13%-8.44%3.03%-16.49%-18.36%
20171.56%3.48%-0.52%0.26%2.18%1.04%1.16%-0.50%2.32%2.25%1.02%-8.79%5.01%
2016-6.34%-0.78%8.23%1.61%2.46%-2.33%4.31%2.10%0.29%-0.69%4.29%-4.48%8.08%
2015-4.76%7.94%-1.85%0.61%1.62%-2.50%0.96%-7.02%-4.49%8.18%0.87%-13.28%-14.67%
2014-3.49%5.51%1.70%-0.10%2.64%2.41%-1.34%3.16%-1.93%-0.06%3.31%-9.53%1.40%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of SSHFX is 1, meaning it’s performing worse than 99% 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.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of SSHFX is 11
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of SSHFX is 11
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of SSHFX is 11
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of SSHFX is 11
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of SSHFX is 11
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of SSHFX is 11
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Sound Shore Fund (SSHFX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Sound Shore Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.61
  • 5-Year: 0.09
  • 10-Year: -0.09
  • All Time: 0.20

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Sound Shore Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Sound Shore Fund provided a 26.68% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $9.95 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.


5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%25.00%$0.00$2.00$4.00$6.00$8.00$10.00$12.0020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$9.95$9.95$1.78$1.67$11.19$3.32$3.23$3.09$5.43$3.16$5.13$6.07

Dividend yield

26.68%25.89%4.51%4.76%27.20%7.86%7.61%8.35%11.83%7.14%12.42%12.43%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Sound Shore Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2024$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.26$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$9.69$9.95
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.62$1.78
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.50$1.67
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$11.04$11.19
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.11$3.32
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.02$3.23
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.28$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.81$3.09
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.27$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$5.15$5.43
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.25$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.91$3.16
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.25$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$4.88$5.13
2014$1.01$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$5.06$6.07

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 Sound Shore 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 Sound Shore Fund was 57.68%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1046 trading sessions.

The current Sound Shore Fund drawdown is 27.14%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-57.68%Jul 20, 2007411Mar 9, 20091046May 6, 20131457
-49.71%Dec 29, 20141317Mar 23, 2020362Aug 27, 20211679
-38.19%Dec 29, 2000442Oct 9, 2002321Jan 21, 2004763
-38.18%Nov 9, 2021225Sep 30, 2022
-31.85%Mar 24, 1987184Dec 4, 1987477Oct 3, 1989661
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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