Value Line Larger Companies Focused Fund (VALLX)

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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.

Value Line Larger Companies Focused Fund (VALLX) has returned -17.93% so far this year and 14.76% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, VALLX has achieved an annualized return of 13.23%, outperforming the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% per year.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 2, 1980, VALLX's average daily return is +0.04%, while the average monthly return is +0.87%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 6.7 years.

Historically, 60% of months were positive and 40% were negative. The best month was Apr 2020 with a return of +20.2%, while the worst month was Oct 1987 at -24.9%. The longest winning streak lasted 10 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, VALLX closed higher 53% of trading days. The best single day was Apr 9, 2025 with a return of +13.9%, while the worst single day was Dec 21, 1987 at -21.1%.

Value Line Larger Companies Focused Fund has an annualized alpha of 0.28%, beta of 1.02, and R² of 0.72 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 03, 1980.

• This fund participated in 110.87% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 109.87% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• With beta of 1.02 and R² of 0.72, this fund moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index — much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

VALLX has a high expense ratio of 1.14%, indicating above-average management fees.

VALLX ranks 16 for risk / return — in the bottom 16% of mutual funds on our site. This means you're taking on significantly more risk than the returns justify. Consider whether the potential upside is worth the volatility, or explore alternatives with better risk / return profiles.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Value Line Larger Companies Focused Fund (VALLX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

Value Line Larger Companies Focused Fund provided a 7.58% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.73 per share.

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.

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 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 53.36%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1053 trading sessions.

The current Value Line Larger Companies Focused Fund drawdown is 24.39%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.