Value Line Asset Allocation Fund (VLAAX)
The investment seeks to achieve a high total investment return consistent with reasonable risk. To achieve the fund's investment objective, the adviser invests in a broad range of common stocks, bonds and money market instruments. The Adviser attempts to achieve its objective by following an asset allocation strategy that enables the Adviser to periodically shift the assets of the fund among three types of securities: (a) common stocks, (b) debt securities with maturities of more than one year that are principally rated investment grade and (c) money market instruments.
Fund Info
US9203951002
920395100
Aug 23, 1993
$1,000
Large-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
VLAAX has a high expense ratio of 1.04%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Value Line Asset Allocation Fund (VLAAX) returned 4.07% year-to-date (YTD) and 12.68% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, VLAAX returned 8.78% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
VLAAX
4.07%
1.88%
-1.71%
12.68%
10.78%
7.93%
8.78%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of VLAAX, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.57% | 0.55% | -1.84% | 0.90% | 1.88% | 4.07% | |||||||
| 2024 | 1.72% | 2.00% | 0.66% | -4.58% | 2.07% | 2.58% | 3.41% | 3.16% | 1.01% | -2.29% | 5.39% | -5.55% | 9.36% |
| 2023 | 5.21% | -2.27% | 3.43% | 0.38% | 0.18% | 3.80% | 1.00% | 0.22% | -3.45% | -1.27% | 9.17% | 3.93% | 21.52% |
| 2022 | -6.89% | -3.23% | 2.64% | -7.01% | -0.28% | -4.08% | 7.57% | -3.59% | -6.94% | 3.43% | 6.13% | -3.26% | -15.70% |
| 2021 | -3.22% | 0.05% | 1.08% | 4.20% | -0.73% | 2.44% | 3.52% | 1.56% | -3.58% | 5.07% | -1.56% | 2.80% | 11.77% |
| 2020 | 2.96% | -4.04% | -8.63% | 7.81% | 5.37% | 0.33% | 3.66% | 2.61% | -0.95% | -1.87% | 5.92% | 2.28% | 15.23% |
| 2019 | 5.67% | 3.73% | 2.51% | 2.62% | -0.75% | 4.23% | 1.29% | 1.25% | -1.02% | 0.42% | 2.64% | 0.48% | 25.40% |
| 2018 | 3.93% | -2.53% | 0.00% | -0.56% | 1.48% | 1.46% | 2.97% | 3.06% | 0.78% | -5.46% | 2.63% | -5.21% | 2.00% |
| 2017 | 1.71% | 3.06% | -0.03% | 2.27% | 1.89% | -0.74% | 1.13% | -0.16% | 1.18% | 1.73% | 1.95% | 0.09% | 14.94% |
| 2016 | -2.92% | 0.11% | 4.46% | 0.32% | 1.56% | 1.36% | 1.48% | 0.37% | -0.41% | -1.93% | 1.25% | 0.16% | 5.77% |
| 2015 | -1.17% | 3.55% | -0.03% | -1.11% | 0.52% | -0.38% | 2.20% | -3.80% | -1.53% | 4.04% | 0.69% | -1.61% | 1.11% |
| 2014 | -2.00% | 3.41% | -0.40% | -0.11% | 1.21% | 1.42% | -2.65% | 3.13% | -1.96% | 3.86% | 1.33% | -0.24% | 6.94% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 76, VLAAX is among the top 24% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Value Line Asset Allocation Fund (VLAAX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Value Line Asset Allocation Fund provided a 9.74% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $4.11 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $4.11 | $4.11 | $4.02 | $2.21 | $2.98 | $0.23 | $0.67 | $0.97 | $1.37 | $0.68 | $0.83 | $0.60 |
Dividend yield | 9.74% | 10.14% | 9.88% | 6.00% | 6.43% | 0.53% | 1.74% | 3.10% | 4.34% | 2.39% | 2.98% | 2.12% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Value Line Asset Allocation 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $4.11 | $4.11 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $4.02 | $4.02 |
| 2022 | $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 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.98 | $2.98 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.23 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.67 | $0.67 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.97 | $0.97 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.37 | $1.37 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.68 | $0.68 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.83 | $0.83 |
| 2014 | $0.60 | $0.60 |
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.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Value Line Asset Allocation 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 Asset Allocation Fund was 44.01%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 522 trading sessions.
The current Value Line Asset Allocation Fund drawdown is 2.29%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -44.01% | Nov 1, 2007 | 338 | Mar 9, 2009 | 522 | Apr 1, 2011 | 860 |
| -31.78% | Mar 10, 2000 | 590 | Jul 23, 2002 | 594 | Dec 1, 2004 | 1184 |
| -28.6% | Jul 21, 1998 | 58 | Oct 8, 1998 | 54 | Dec 23, 1998 | 112 |
| -23.89% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 89 | Jul 29, 2020 | 112 |
| -22.26% | Dec 30, 2021 | 200 | Oct 14, 2022 | 290 | Dec 11, 2023 | 490 |
Volatility
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