Timothy Plan Defensive Strategies Fund (TPDAX)

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

Timothy Plan Defensive Strategies Fund (TPDAX) has returned 7.48% so far this year and 24.49% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, TPDAX has returned 7.10% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Nov 5, 2009, TPDAX's average daily return is +0.02%, while the average monthly return is +0.49%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 11.8 years.

Historically, 56% of months were positive and 44% were negative. The best month was Oct 2011 with a return of +11.2%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -9.3%. The longest winning streak lasted 7 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, TPDAX closed higher 50% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 24, 2020 with a return of +5.4%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -5.5%.

Timothy Plan Defensive Strategies Fund has an annualized alpha of 1.27%, beta of 0.37, and R² of 0.45 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since November 06, 2009.

• This fund participated in 47.45% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 40.68% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.37 may look defensive, but with R² of 0.45 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 0.45 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior — treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

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

TPDAX ranks 92 for risk / return — in the top 92% 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 Timothy Plan Defensive Strategies Fund (TPDAX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

Timothy Plan Defensive Strategies Fund provided a 0.75% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.14 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Timothy Plan Defensive Strategies 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 Timothy Plan Defensive Strategies 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 Timothy Plan Defensive Strategies Fund was 22.29%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. Recovery took 90 trading sessions.

The current Timothy Plan Defensive Strategies Fund drawdown is 6.56%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.