VALIC Company I Science & Technology Fund (VCSTX)

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

VALIC Company I Science & Technology Fund (VCSTX) has returned -9.97% so far this year and 25.55% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, VCSTX has achieved an annualized return of 17.13%, outperforming the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% per year.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Dec 28, 1995, VCSTX's average daily return is +0.04%, while the average monthly return is +0.79%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 7.3 years.

Historically, 56% of months were positive and 44% were negative. The best month was Apr 2001 with a return of +30.4%, while the worst month was Feb 2001 at -32.0%. The longest winning streak lasted 7 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, VCSTX closed higher 54% of trading days. The best single day was Apr 19, 2001 with a return of +22.5%, while the worst single day was Dec 21, 2000 at -28.6%.

VALIC Company I Science & Technology Fund has an annualized alpha of -1.50%, beta of 1.20, and R² of 0.58 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since December 29, 1995.

• This fund participated in 133.80% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 130.37% of its upside — more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.

VCSTX has a high expense ratio of 0.94%, indicating above-average management fees.

VCSTX ranks 39 for risk / return — below 39% of mutual funds on our site. The returns aren't fully compensating for the risk involved. This isn't necessarily a dealbreaker, but factor it into your decision — especially if you're risk-averse.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for VALIC Company I Science & Technology Fund (VCSTX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

VALIC Company I Science & Technology Fund provided a 8.28% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.78 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for VALIC Company I Science & Technology 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 VALIC Company I Science & Technology 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 VALIC Company I Science & Technology Fund was 89.61%, occurring on Oct 7, 2002. Recovery took 4507 trading sessions.

The current VALIC Company I Science & Technology Fund drawdown is 17.03%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.