Villere Equity Fund (VLEQX)

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Villere Equity Fund (VLEQX) is up 4.5% since the beginning of the year. VLEQX is currently trading at $12 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of VLEQX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $883.

Villere Equity Fund (VLEQX) has returned 4.52% so far this year and 4.80% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, VLEQX has returned 3.62% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.75% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 2, 2014, VLEQX's average daily return is +0.01%, while the average monthly return is +0.27%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 21.4 years.

Historically, 57% of months were positive and 43% were negative. The best month was Nov 2020 with a return of +15.1%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -16.3%. The longest winning streak lasted 6 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 4 months.

On a daily basis, VLEQX closed higher 50% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 24, 2020 with a return of +8.7%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -11.1%.

Villere Equity Fund has an annualized alpha of -8.28%, beta of 0.94, and R2 of 0.77 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 03, 2014.

• This fund participated in 112.70% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 68.17% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• This fund had an annualized alpha of -8.28% versus S&P 500 Index - delivering less than market exposure alone would predict.
• With beta of 0.94 and R2 of 0.77, this fund moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index - much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

VLEQX has a high expense ratio of 1.22%, indicating above-average management fees.

VLEQX ranks 6 for risk / return — in the bottom 6% 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 Villere Equity Fund (VLEQX) and compare them to S&P 500 Index.

Villere Equity Fund provided a 0.51% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.06 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Villere Equity 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 Villere Equity 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 Villere Equity Fund was 35.60%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 166 trading sessions.

The current Villere Equity Fund drawdown is 15.57%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.