VALIC Company I Small Cap Special Values Fund (VSSVX)
The investment seeks to produce growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of domestic small-cap companies. Generally, small-cap companies will include companies whose market capitalizations, at the time of purchase, are equal to or less than the market capitalization of the largest company in the Russell 2000 Index during the most recent 12-month period.
Fund Info
US91915R6320
Dec 5, 2005
$0
Small-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
VSSVX features an expense ratio of 0.87%, falling within the medium range.
Share Price Chart
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in VALIC Company I Small Cap Special Values Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
VALIC Company I Small Cap Special Values Fund had a return of 0.40% year-to-date (YTD) and 4.00% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, VALIC Company I Small Cap Special Values Fund had an annualized return of 0.29%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.31%, indicating that VALIC Company I Small Cap Special Values Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
VSSVX
0.40%
-1.25%
1.94%
4.00%
1.05%
0.29%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
4.46%
2.46%
9.31%
23.49%
13.03%
11.31%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of VSSVX, 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 | 1.04% | 0.40% | |||||||||||
| 2024 | -2.44% | 4.75% | 2.01% | -5.70% | 3.61% | -3.57% | 8.99% | -1.93% | -0.08% | -2.28% | 9.18% | -7.52% | 3.51% |
| 2023 | 9.76% | -1.07% | -16.86% | -1.78% | -2.49% | 9.90% | 4.55% | -2.39% | -4.37% | -4.94% | 7.02% | 10.60% | 4.34% |
| 2022 | -4.71% | 1.14% | -5.84% | -5.44% | 1.60% | -8.42% | 7.22% | -4.01% | -11.35% | 11.30% | 5.75% | -4.88% | -18.43% |
| 2021 | 3.52% | 9.94% | 3.34% | 2.87% | 2.15% | -1.82% | -2.29% | 2.92% | -2.84% | 3.95% | -2.74% | 6.00% | 27.06% |
| 2020 | -3.70% | -10.97% | -30.32% | 11.79% | 3.05% | 1.82% | 2.23% | 4.04% | -4.73% | 2.98% | 16.06% | 7.56% | -8.71% |
| 2019 | 11.06% | 5.02% | -14.56% | 3.66% | -6.31% | 6.55% | 0.42% | -4.11% | 4.64% | 1.17% | 3.55% | 3.51% | 12.69% |
| 2018 | 2.83% | -5.90% | -5.88% | 0.22% | 3.52% | 1.30% | 2.42% | 2.93% | -2.71% | -10.08% | 1.08% | -10.79% | -20.39% |
| 2017 | 0.21% | -5.77% | -0.37% | 0.60% | -2.08% | 2.73% | -0.15% | -2.74% | 7.23% | 1.63% | 3.56% | 0.00% | 4.35% |
| 2016 | -4.93% | -10.05% | 7.73% | 1.12% | 2.99% | 0.08% | 4.23% | 2.70% | 0.08% | -2.55% | 10.72% | 2.94% | 14.26% |
| 2015 | -3.43% | -2.14% | 1.98% | -1.87% | 0.59% | 0.51% | -2.39% | -4.30% | -3.64% | 6.36% | 2.19% | -5.33% | -11.45% |
| 2014 | -3.20% | 5.21% | 1.73% | -2.05% | 0.29% | 4.33% | -5.04% | 4.29% | -5.44% | 4.87% | 0.28% | 2.32% | 6.98% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of VSSVX is 9, meaning it’s performing worse than 91% of other 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 VALIC Company I Small Cap Special Values Fund (VSSVX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
VALIC Company I Small Cap Special Values Fund provided a 1.59% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.20 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 | $0.20 | $0.20 | $0.10 | $0.08 | $0.15 | $0.15 | $0.17 | $0.18 | $0.14 | $0.21 | $0.14 | $0.10 |
Dividend yield | 1.59% | 1.59% | 0.81% | 0.65% | 1.00% | 1.30% | 1.33% | 1.57% | 0.94% | 1.46% | 1.07% | 0.67% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for VALIC Company I Small Cap Special Values 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 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.20 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.20 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 |
| 2014 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 |
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.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the VALIC Company I Small Cap Special Values 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 Small Cap Special Values Fund was 68.07%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1097 trading sessions.
The current VALIC Company I Small Cap Special Values Fund drawdown is 13.85%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -68.07% | Jun 5, 2007 | 442 | Mar 9, 2009 | 1097 | Jul 18, 2013 | 1539 |
| -56.16% | Jan 24, 2018 | 544 | Mar 23, 2020 | 411 | Nov 5, 2021 | 955 |
| -31.98% | Nov 15, 2021 | 336 | Mar 17, 2023 | — | — | — |
| -28.6% | Dec 30, 2014 | 283 | Feb 12, 2016 | 208 | Dec 8, 2016 | 491 |
| -11.19% | Jan 5, 2017 | 158 | Aug 21, 2017 | 65 | Nov 21, 2017 | 223 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current VALIC Company I Small Cap Special Values Fund volatility is 3.99%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.