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Sierra Tactical Core Income Fund (SSIIX)
Performance
Return for Risk
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN
US66537Y4961
CUSIP
66537Y496
Inception Date
Dec 26, 2011
Min. Investment
$10,000
Distribution Policy
Distributing
Asset Class
Bond

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Sierra Tactical Core Income 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

Sierra Tactical Core Income Fund (SSIIX) has returned -1.04% so far this year and 1.85% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, SSIIX has returned 2.42% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.


Sierra Tactical Core Income Fund

1D
0.10%
1M
-2.75%
YTD
-1.04%
6M
0.06%
1Y
1.85%
3Y*
3.27%
5Y*
0.99%
10Y*
2.42%

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 3, 2012, SSIIX's average daily return is +0.01%, while the average monthly return is +0.24%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 24.1 years.

Historically, 64% of months were positive and 36% were negative. The best month was Dec 2023 with a return of +3.1%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -4.5%. The longest winning streak lasted 11 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, SSIIX closed higher 48% of trading days. The best single day was Jul 2, 2012 with a return of +1.1%, while the worst single day was Mar 9, 2020 at -1.4%.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20260.59%1.16%-2.75%-1.04%
20250.50%0.52%-0.74%-1.62%-0.01%1.39%0.10%1.03%0.91%0.61%0.23%0.27%3.20%
20240.05%-0.19%1.07%-1.60%1.15%0.62%1.71%1.00%1.22%-1.85%1.35%-0.68%3.84%
20231.92%-1.92%-0.14%0.58%-1.43%0.48%0.51%-0.64%-0.92%-0.53%2.72%3.13%3.68%
2022-1.35%-0.60%-0.19%-0.47%-0.11%-2.18%1.12%-1.76%-0.11%0.07%1.08%-0.86%-5.29%
20210.08%-0.68%-0.09%0.77%0.67%0.81%0.19%0.05%-0.57%-0.39%-0.67%0.02%0.18%

Benchmark Metrics

Sierra Tactical Core Income Fund has an annualized alpha of 2.38%, beta of 0.04, and R² of 0.09 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 04, 2012.

  • This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (15.68%) than losses (15.37%) — typical of diversified or defensive assets.
  • Beta of 0.04 may look defensive, but with R² of 0.09 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index — low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
  • R² of 0.09 means this fund moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index — capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

Alpha
2.38%
Beta
0.04
0.09
Upside Capture
15.68%
Downside Capture
15.37%

Expense Ratio

SSIIX has a high expense ratio of 1.35%, indicating above-average management fees.


Return for Risk

Risk / Return Rank

SSIIX ranks 21 for risk / return — below 21% of mutual funds on our site. The returns aren't fully compensating for the risk involved. This isn't necessarily a dealbreaker, but factor it into your decision — especially if you're risk-averse.


SSIIX Risk / Return Rank: 2121
Overall Rank
SSIIX Sharpe Ratio Rank: 2626
Sharpe Ratio Rank
SSIIX Sortino Ratio Rank: 1919
Sortino Ratio Rank
SSIIX Omega Ratio Rank: 2020
Omega Ratio Rank
SSIIX Calmar Ratio Rank: 2323
Calmar Ratio Rank
SSIIX Martin Ratio Rank: 1616
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 Sierra Tactical Core Income Fund (SSIIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).


SSIIXBenchmarkDifference

Sharpe ratio

Return per unit of total volatility

0.67

0.90

-0.22

Sortino ratio

Return per unit of downside risk

0.87

1.39

-0.52

Omega ratio

Gain probability vs. loss probability

1.13

1.21

-0.08

Calmar ratio

Return relative to maximum drawdown

0.71

1.40

-0.69

Martin ratio

Return relative to average drawdown

1.74

6.61

-4.86

Explore SSIIX risk-adjusted metrics in detail

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

Dividends

Dividend History

Sierra Tactical Core Income Fund provided a 4.40% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.85 per share.


1.00%1.50%2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%4.00%4.50%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.8020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Dividend$0.85$0.85$0.86$0.75$0.28$0.54$0.52$0.60$0.54$0.67$0.55$0.68

Dividend yield

4.40%4.31%4.29%3.75%1.39%2.51%2.34%2.76%2.61%3.11%2.64%3.36%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Sierra Tactical Core Income Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026$0.04$0.06$0.07$0.17
2025$0.00$0.08$0.08$0.10$0.07$0.07$0.06$0.06$0.07$0.06$0.07$0.13$0.85
2024$0.03$0.07$0.06$0.07$0.08$0.06$0.07$0.07$0.06$0.07$0.07$0.14$0.86
2023$0.04$0.05$0.04$0.04$0.05$0.05$0.06$0.07$0.07$0.09$0.06$0.13$0.75
2022$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.01$0.05$0.02$0.02$0.05$0.11$0.28
2021$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.06$0.04$0.04$0.05$0.02$0.04$0.08$0.54

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 Sierra Tactical Core Income 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 Sierra Tactical Core Income Fund was 9.34%, occurring on Oct 3, 2023. Recovery took 222 trading sessions.

The current Sierra Tactical Core Income Fund drawdown is 2.75%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-9.34%Sep 16, 2021515Oct 3, 2023222Aug 21, 2024737
-5.81%Feb 24, 202045Apr 27, 202089Sep 1, 2020134
-3.9%Sep 17, 2024143Apr 11, 2025100Sep 5, 2025243
-3.6%May 9, 201374Aug 22, 2013148Mar 26, 2014222
-3.1%Apr 16, 2015170Dec 15, 201593Apr 29, 2016263

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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