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Transamerica Small Cap Value (TSLTX) Sharpe Ratio: 2.72

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated Jun 25, 2026

The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's net assets (plus the amount of borrowings, if any, for investment purposes) in equity securities of small-capitalization companies. The advisor generally considers a small-capitalization company to be a company with a market capitalization within the range of the Russell 2000 Value Index at the time of initial purchase. The equity securities in which the fund invests are primarily common stocks of U.S. companies.

TSLTX's Sharpe Ratio of 2.72 indicates that for each unit of volatility, it generates 2.72 units of excess return above the risk-free rate. The ratio is calculated using historical daily returns over the past 12 months (as of Jun 25, 2026).

Sharpe uses total volatility (standard deviation) which includes both upside and downside price movements, making it useful for comparing risk-adjusted returns across different assets. For how to read this number and when it can mislead, see Sharpe Ratio Explained.

TSLTX Sharpe Ratio Rank

TSLTX Sharpe Ratio Rank: 90.891
Exceptional

TSLTX ranks above 90.8% of all investments in our database based on Sharpe Ratio over the past 12 months, demonstrating exceptional risk-adjusted returns. Securities are ranked from 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

What moves the rank

  • Strong returns with low total volatility → Higher rank
  • High volatility (both upside and downside) → Lower rank
  • Consistent returns → Higher rank than volatile returns of same magnitude
  • Sharp drawdowns increase volatility → Lower rank

What you can do with this information

  • Suitable as a core holding given strong risk-adjusted returns
  • Monitor rank changes to detect deteriorating return-to-volatility profile
  • Exceptional Sharpe ratio supports larger position sizes
  • Compare with category peers to assess whether strength is investment-specific or category-wide

TSLTX Sharpe Ratio Market Positioning

The chart shows TSLTX's Sharpe Ratio relative to all mutual funds on our platform, with color zones indicating percentile rankings. Higher ratios indicate better risk-adjusted returns.

  • Red zone (bottom 25%): 1.19 or lower
  • Yellow zone (middle 50%): 1.19 to 2.13
  • Green zone (top 25%): 2.13 or higher
  • Top 1%: 4.06+
  • Median: 1.75 — half of all investments score higher

How it compares to other similar mutual funds

The table compares Transamerica Small Cap Value's Sharpe Ratio with other mutual funds in the Small Cap Value Equities category across multiple time periods, showing how TSLTX's risk-adjusted performance compares to similar funds.

Data shows 1-, 5-, and 10-year periods, plus each fund's all-time average, as of Jun 25, 2026.

SymbolName1Y Sharpe Ratio5Y Sharpe Ratio10Y Sharpe RatioAll Time Sharpe Ratio
AVALXAegis Value Fund2.81
MMEYXVictory Integrity Discovery Fund2.74
WSCVXWalthausen Small Cap Value Fund2.73
TSLTXTransamerica Small Cap Value2.72
VSCAXInvesco Small Cap Value Fund2.59
FESCXFirst Eagle Small Cap Opportunity Fund2.59
ICISXVY Columbia Small Cap Value II Portfolio2.54
BSCMXBrandes Small Cap Value Fund2.51
GSITXGoldman Sachs Small Cap Value Insights Fund2.49
GTTTXGoldman Sachs Small Cap Value Insights Fund Investor Class2.49

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Historical Sharpe Ratio

The chart shows TSLTX's rolling Sharpe ratio over time compared to your chosen benchmark. Rising trends indicate improving returns relative to total volatility, while declining trends may signal deteriorating risk-adjusted performance or increased volatility. Use multiple timeframes to distinguish short-term fluctuations from long-term patterns.

Identify market cycles by observing when TSLTX consistently outperforms (line above benchmark), underperforms (below benchmark), or aligns with the benchmark.

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