Touchstone Ares Credit Opportunities Fund (TARBX)
The investment seeks absolute total return, primarily from income and capital appreciation. The fund invests normally at least 80% of its assets (including the amount of borrowings for investment purposes) in U.S. and non-U.S. debt instruments. It seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing in a wide array of debt securities or other debt instruments. It may invest in debt instruments of any credit quality or rating and may invest without limit in loans, bonds and other debt instruments that are rated below investment grade by one or more NRSRO or, if unrated, deemed by the sub-advisor to be of comparable quality. The fund is non-diversified.
Fund Info
US89155T5992
89155T599
Aug 30, 2015
$500,000
Expense Ratio
TARBX has an expense ratio of 0.73%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Touchstone Ares Credit Opportunities Fund (TARBX) returned 2.19% year-to-date (YTD) and 8.69% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, TARBX returned 4.58% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
TARBX
2.19%
1.53%
2.15%
8.69%
6.91%
7.62%
4.58%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.52%
6.32%
-1.44%
12.25%
12.45%
14.20%
10.84%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of TARBX, 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 | 1.58% | 0.47% | -1.35% | -0.25% | 1.76% | 2.19% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.03% | 0.59% | 1.14% | -1.04% | 1.30% | 1.18% | 1.42% | 1.55% | 1.41% | -0.60% | 1.10% | -0.03% | 8.30% |
| 2023 | 3.47% | -0.79% | 0.15% | 0.84% | -0.59% | 1.98% | 1.83% | 0.79% | -1.06% | -1.89% | 4.31% | 3.70% | 13.26% |
| 2022 | -1.65% | -0.99% | -0.14% | -2.65% | -0.73% | -5.83% | 5.12% | -0.42% | -3.69% | 1.68% | 1.42% | -0.41% | -8.38% |
| 2021 | 1.10% | 1.18% | 0.63% | 1.17% | 0.68% | 1.21% | -0.29% | 0.48% | 2.63% | -0.37% | -0.85% | 1.68% | 9.60% |
| 2020 | 0.20% | -1.56% | -14.94% | 3.06% | 5.59% | 1.92% | 4.09% | 1.45% | -0.66% | 0.42% | 4.14% | 2.60% | 4.71% |
| 2019 | 2.12% | -0.10% | 1.87% | 1.22% | -1.21% | 1.53% | 1.10% | 0.89% | 2.26% | -0.10% | 0.20% | 2.36% | 12.76% |
| 2018 | -0.10% | -1.62% | 0.31% | -0.61% | 0.93% | 1.63% | -0.60% | 0.10% | -0.30% | -1.82% | 0.62% | -0.86% | -2.37% |
| 2017 | -1.46% | 0.39% | 0.00% | 1.08% | 0.10% | 0.78% | -0.19% | 0.19% | 0.10% | -0.10% | -0.67% | 0.21% | 0.40% |
| 2016 | 0.10% | 0.30% | 1.78% | -0.29% | 1.07% | 0.00% | 0.00% | -0.10% | 0.68% | -0.29% | 1.15% | 0.71% | 5.21% |
| 2015 | -0.10% | 0.50% | 0.50% | -0.99% | 0.80% | -0.10% | 0.20% | -0.20% | -0.20% | 1.60% | 0.20% | 0.64% | 2.86% |
| 2014 | -0.20% | 0.40% | -0.40% | -0.20% | -0.90% | 0.20% | -0.40% | 0.71% | -0.40% | -1.01% | 0.51% | 1.17% | -0.54% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 92, TARBX is among the top 8% of 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 Touchstone Ares Credit Opportunities Fund (TARBX) 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
Touchstone Ares Credit Opportunities Fund provided a 7.61% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.71 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.71 | $0.73 | $0.74 | $0.56 | $0.66 | $0.65 | $0.40 | $0.22 | $0.44 | $0.29 | $0.19 | $0.02 |
Dividend yield | 7.61% | 7.85% | 7.91% | 6.33% | 6.41% | 6.50% | 3.88% | 2.28% | 4.45% | 2.85% | 1.84% | 0.16% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Touchstone Ares Credit Opportunities 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 | $0.07 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.23 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.07 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.07 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.07 | $0.06 | $0.04 | $0.07 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.73 |
| 2023 | $0.07 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.07 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.07 | $0.10 | $0.74 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.05 | $0.07 | $0.56 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.41 | $0.66 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.30 | $0.65 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.22 | $0.40 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.22 | $0.22 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.44 | $0.44 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.29 | $0.29 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.19 | $0.19 |
| 2014 | $0.02 | $0.02 |
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 Touchstone Ares Credit Opportunities 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 Ares Credit Opportunities Fund was 21.48%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 171 trading sessions.
The current Touchstone Ares Credit Opportunities Fund drawdown is 0.04%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -21.48% | Feb 24, 2020 | 21 | Mar 23, 2020 | 171 | Nov 23, 2020 | 192 |
| -11.52% | Nov 10, 2021 | 160 | Jun 30, 2022 | 356 | Nov 29, 2023 | 516 |
| -4.31% | Feb 27, 2025 | 28 | Apr 7, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -4.05% | Jun 27, 2017 | 377 | Dec 24, 2018 | 57 | Mar 19, 2019 | 434 |
| -3.87% | Mar 5, 2014 | 157 | Oct 15, 2014 | 105 | Mar 18, 2015 | 262 |
Volatility
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