Value Line Larger Companies Focused Fund (VALLX)
To achieve the fund's investment objective, the adviser invests substantially all of the fund's assets in common stock. Under normal circumstances, the Adviser expects that the fund's portfolio will generally consist of positions in 25 to 50 companies. During the investment selection process, the Adviser performs fundamental and quantitative analysis on each company and utilizes the rankings of companies by the Value Line Timeliness™ Ranking System to assist in selecting securities for purchase.
Fund Info
ISIN | US9204471091 |
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CUSIP | 920447109 |
Issuer | Value Line |
Inception Date | Mar 20, 1972 |
Category | Large Cap Growth Equities |
Min. Investment | $1,000 |
Asset Class | Equity |
Asset Class Size | Large-Cap |
Asset Class Style | Growth |
Expense Ratio
VALLX has a high expense ratio of 1.14%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Value Line Larger Companies Focused Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
Value Line Larger Companies Focused Fund had a return of 12.21% year-to-date (YTD) and 29.21% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Value Line Larger Companies Focused Fund had an annualized return of 12.26%, outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark which had an annualized return of 10.85%.
Period | Return | Benchmark |
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Year-To-Date | 12.21% | 17.79% |
1 month | -1.11% | 0.18% |
6 months | 0.18% | 7.53% |
1 year | 29.21% | 26.42% |
5 years (annualized) | 12.14% | 13.48% |
10 years (annualized) | 12.26% | 10.85% |
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of VALLX, 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 | |
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2024 | 1.16% | 7.33% | 2.98% | -7.66% | 3.75% | 6.73% | -4.02% | 2.20% | 12.21% | ||||
2023 | 15.52% | -2.29% | 6.90% | -1.84% | 7.58% | 6.32% | 7.47% | -2.34% | -5.44% | -4.38% | 14.18% | 8.36% | 59.06% |
2022 | -8.15% | -4.91% | 2.10% | -16.06% | -4.51% | -11.03% | 9.47% | -1.30% | -10.76% | 5.98% | 3.31% | -9.17% | -39.02% |
2021 | 0.81% | 2.04% | -2.79% | 4.59% | -1.92% | 6.07% | -0.57% | 3.16% | -5.23% | 5.08% | -6.85% | -0.79% | 2.71% |
2020 | 0.76% | -3.71% | -12.88% | 20.16% | 10.36% | 5.01% | 4.97% | 7.48% | -3.57% | -2.19% | 10.42% | 5.72% | 46.21% |
2019 | 14.68% | 2.10% | 2.39% | 2.27% | -7.27% | 8.30% | -1.41% | -4.94% | -4.21% | 1.18% | 9.63% | 2.54% | 25.73% |
2018 | 10.19% | -2.12% | -2.17% | 2.18% | 3.79% | 2.40% | -0.40% | 4.98% | 2.18% | -12.60% | 2.80% | -8.22% | 0.97% |
2017 | 5.81% | 3.89% | 2.53% | 4.20% | -0.37% | 3.97% | 5.21% | 3.02% | -0.26% | 0.59% | 0.30% | 0.87% | 33.82% |
2016 | -10.40% | -0.38% | 5.72% | 1.41% | 3.11% | -2.66% | 7.30% | 2.07% | 0.40% | -2.99% | -1.86% | -0.33% | 0.20% |
2015 | -0.59% | 6.73% | -0.30% | -0.75% | 2.15% | -1.18% | 4.22% | -6.16% | -3.55% | 8.98% | 1.09% | -0.19% | 9.91% |
2014 | -3.01% | 5.40% | -0.46% | -0.58% | 2.67% | 1.58% | -1.15% | 4.72% | -1.54% | 2.73% | 2.76% | -0.49% | 12.98% |
2013 | 4.60% | 0.19% | 3.09% | 0.98% | 1.62% | -1.60% | 5.24% | -1.98% | 4.49% | 4.13% | 3.10% | 3.02% | 30.05% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of VALLX is 30, suggesting that the investment has average results relative to other mutual funds in terms of risk-adjusted performance. This ranking is determined by the cumulative values of the indicators listed below.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Value Line Larger Companies Focused Fund (VALLX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
Value Line Larger Companies Focused Fund granted a 0.00% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $0.00 per share.
Period | TTM | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
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Dividend | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.62 | $4.93 | $3.65 | $2.88 | $3.67 | $2.21 | $3.30 | $1.52 | $3.61 | $0.15 |
Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% | 14.19% | 14.36% | 9.52% | 9.98% | 14.50% | 7.70% | 14.32% | 5.80% | 14.28% | 0.59% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Value Line Larger Companies Focused 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 | |
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2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||
2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.62 | $2.62 |
2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $4.93 | $4.93 |
2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.65 | $3.65 |
2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.88 | $2.88 |
2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.67 | $3.67 |
2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.21 | $2.21 |
2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.30 | $3.30 |
2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.52 | $1.52 |
2014 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.61 | $3.61 |
2013 | $0.15 | $0.15 |
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.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Value Line Larger Companies Focused 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 Value Line Larger Companies Focused Fund was 53.37%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1052 trading sessions.
The current Value Line Larger Companies Focused Fund drawdown is 5.69%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
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-53.37% | Mar 27, 2000 | 2243 | Mar 9, 2009 | 1052 | May 14, 2013 | 3295 |
-46.12% | Nov 5, 2021 | 288 | Dec 28, 2022 | 365 | Jun 12, 2024 | 653 |
-43.31% | Aug 12, 1987 | 116 | Jan 20, 1988 | 994 | Nov 12, 1991 | 1110 |
-32.3% | Feb 20, 2020 | 18 | Mar 16, 2020 | 46 | May 20, 2020 | 64 |
-29.94% | Jul 21, 1998 | 58 | Oct 8, 1998 | 52 | Dec 21, 1998 | 110 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current Value Line Larger Companies Focused Fund volatility is 6.76%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.