Transamerica High Yield Bond (TAHTX)

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Transamerica High Yield Bond (TAHTX) is up 1.2% since the beginning of the year. TAHTX is currently trading at $8 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of TAHTX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,156.

Transamerica High Yield Bond (TAHTX) has returned 1.22% so far this year and 7.37% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, TAHTX has returned 4.28% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.88% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Aug 3, 2012, TAHTX's average daily return is +0.01%, while the average monthly return is +0.23%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 25.1 years.

Historically, 64% of months were positive and 36% were negative. The best month was Jul 2022 with a return of +5.5%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -13.2%. The longest winning streak lasted 12 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, TAHTX closed higher 41% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 26, 2020 with a return of +3.4%, while the worst single day was Mar 9, 2020 at -4.5%.

Transamerica High Yield Bond has an annualized alpha of 0.43%, beta of 0.17, and R2 of 0.18 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since August 03, 2012.

• This fund participated in 45.28% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 26.81% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.17 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.18 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 0.18 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.

TAHTX has an expense ratio of 0.58%, placing it in the medium range.

TAHTX ranks 69 for risk / return — better than 69% of mutual funds on our site. You're getting solid returns for the risk taken. A good sign, especially for investors who want growth without excessive volatility.

Transamerica High Yield Bond provided a 7.03% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.57 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Transamerica High Yield Bond. 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 Transamerica High Yield Bond. 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 Transamerica High Yield Bond was 23.40%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 161 trading sessions.

The current Transamerica High Yield Bond drawdown is 0.24%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.