Touchstone International Equity Fund (SWRLX)

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The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Touchstone International Equity Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.

Touchstone International Equity Fund (SWRLX) has returned 2.74% so far this year and 38.68% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, SWRLX has returned 9.09% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 3, 1994, SWRLX's average daily return is +0.03%, while the average monthly return is +0.68%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 8.5 years.

Historically, 60% of months were positive and 40% were negative. The best month was Nov 2020 with a return of +14.4%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -20.6%. The longest winning streak lasted 11 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, SWRLX closed higher 52% of trading days. The best single day was Dec 17, 2014 with a return of +27.5%, while the worst single day was Dec 16, 2014 at -16.9%.

Touchstone International Equity Fund has an annualized alpha of 1.72%, beta of 0.69, and R² of 0.49 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 04, 1994.

• This fund participated in 91.07% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 85.05% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.69 may look defensive, but with R² of 0.49 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 0.49 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior — treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

SWRLX has a high expense ratio of 1.37%, indicating above-average management fees.

SWRLX ranks 94 for risk / return — in the top 94% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Touchstone International Equity Fund (SWRLX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

Touchstone International Equity Fund provided a 7.43% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.53 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.

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

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.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Touchstone International Equity 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 Touchstone International Equity Fund was 59.44%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1257 trading sessions.

The current Touchstone International Equity Fund drawdown is 11.49%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.