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Value Line Mid Cap Focused Fund (VLIFX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US9204231008

CUSIP

920423100

Inception Date

Mar 1, 1950

Min. Investment

$1,000

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Mid-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

VLIFX has a high expense ratio of 1.07%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

Value Line Mid Cap Focused Fund (VLIFX) returned 2.01% year-to-date (YTD) and 4.53% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, VLIFX returned 8.84% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.77%.


VLIFX

YTD

2.01%

1M

6.08%

6M

-5.91%

1Y

4.53%

5Y*

9.66%

10Y*

8.84%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.08%

1M

9.75%

6M

-1.63%

1Y

12.74%

5Y*

15.66%

10Y*

10.77%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of VLIFX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20253.11%-1.86%-1.90%-1.03%3.82%2.01%
20240.53%5.34%1.64%-6.20%2.67%1.20%5.83%2.88%0.98%-4.25%4.63%-7.71%6.63%
20236.36%-1.42%1.95%-0.43%-1.07%6.40%0.51%-0.07%-4.44%-3.63%10.56%6.57%22.11%
2022-7.68%-0.76%3.25%-6.46%-0.54%-5.46%8.16%-3.13%-6.83%8.12%7.69%-10.49%-15.36%
2021-5.16%2.61%3.81%5.88%-0.60%1.46%3.34%2.57%-5.72%6.26%-2.13%-1.51%10.43%
20203.57%-7.50%-13.10%6.41%10.50%-0.56%6.53%3.44%-2.49%-0.98%10.57%-3.01%11.07%
20197.59%5.93%3.17%3.74%-1.89%6.73%0.98%1.50%-0.64%0.04%3.58%-1.02%33.42%
20185.42%-2.97%0.10%-1.02%2.06%2.32%4.78%4.84%1.66%-7.63%3.72%-12.06%-0.42%
20171.90%4.46%0.23%3.63%3.06%-1.62%2.30%-1.50%1.69%2.41%1.99%-1.69%17.95%
2016-4.00%0.35%6.86%0.07%2.53%1.83%1.43%0.98%-0.61%-1.95%3.05%-1.87%8.54%
2015-2.27%5.06%0.80%-2.26%1.29%0.40%2.07%-3.79%-3.20%5.13%1.94%-1.77%2.95%
2014-3.04%5.19%-0.58%-0.22%1.10%1.81%-3.70%4.21%-2.41%4.43%1.39%-0.09%7.90%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of VLIFX is 34, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of VLIFX is 3434
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of VLIFX is 3434
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of VLIFX is 3333
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of VLIFX is 3131
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of VLIFX is 3737
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of VLIFX is 3232
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Value Line Mid Cap Focused Fund (VLIFX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Value Line Mid Cap Focused Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 14, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.26
  • 5-Year: 0.52
  • 10-Year: 0.47
  • All Time: 0.11

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Value Line Mid Cap Focused Fund compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Value Line Mid Cap Focused Fund provided a 0.05% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.02 per share.


0.00%0.02%0.04%0.06%0.08%0.10%0.12%$0.00$0.01$0.02$0.03$0.0420142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.02$0.02$0.01$0.04$0.00$0.02$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.01

Dividend yield

0.05%0.06%0.03%0.13%0.00%0.08%0.03%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.04%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Value Line Mid Cap Focused Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
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$0.02$0.02
2023$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.01
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.04
2021$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
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.02
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.01
2018$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
2017$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
2016$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
2015$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
2014$0.01$0.01

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 Mid Cap 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 Mid Cap Focused Fund was 81.77%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 2755 trading sessions.

The current Value Line Mid Cap Focused Fund drawdown is 7.20%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-81.77%Mar 27, 20002243Mar 9, 20092755Feb 19, 20204998
-35.68%Aug 27, 1987105Jan 20, 1988844Apr 16, 1991949
-35.51%Feb 20, 202023Mar 23, 2020114Sep 2, 2020137
-34.57%Oct 10, 1997260Oct 8, 1998122Mar 29, 1999382
-31.44%Dec 9, 1992532Dec 22, 1994367May 20, 1996899

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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