Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund (WAFMX)

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Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund (WAFMX) is up 6.7% since the beginning of the year. WAFMX is currently trading at $4 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of WAFMX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $935.

Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund (WAFMX) has returned 6.67% so far this year and 4.63% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, WAFMX has returned 4.05% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.88% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 31, 2012, WAFMX's average daily return is +0.02%, while the average monthly return is +0.52%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 11.1 years.

Historically, 56% of months were positive and 44% were negative. The best month was Nov 2020 with a return of +14.9%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -27.4%. The longest winning streak lasted 12 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, WAFMX closed higher 41% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 16, 2022 with a return of +5.5%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -10.3%.

Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund has an annualized alpha of -1.72%, beta of 0.56, and R2 of 0.41 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 31, 2012.

• This fund participated in 90.66% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 61.28% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.56 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.41 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.41 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior - treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

WAFMX has a high expense ratio of 2.15%, indicating above-average management fees.

WAFMX ranks 5 for risk / return — in the bottom 5% 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.

Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund provided a 0.00% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.00 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries 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 Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries 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 Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund was 49.51%, occurring on Oct 14, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.

The current Wasatch Frontier Emerging Small Countries Fund drawdown is 16.54%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.