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Wasatch Ultra Growth Fund (WAMCX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US9367724096

CUSIP

936772409

Issuer

Wasatch

Inception Date

Aug 17, 1992

Min. Investment

$2,000

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Small-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

WAMCX has a high expense ratio of 1.16%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

Wasatch Ultra Growth Fund (WAMCX) returned -15.48% year-to-date (YTD) and -8.79% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, WAMCX returned 9.69% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.45%.


WAMCX

YTD

-15.48%

1M

3.53%

6M

-22.75%

1Y

-8.79%

5Y*

1.82%

10Y*

9.69%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

-3.77%

1M

3.72%

6M

-5.60%

1Y

8.55%

5Y*

14.11%

10Y*

10.45%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20255.94%-8.27%-12.34%-2.39%1.65%-15.48%
2024-2.93%9.41%-0.06%-9.11%3.46%-0.38%5.04%1.72%0.95%1.44%9.61%-9.22%8.25%
202311.49%-2.29%-1.90%-2.28%0.50%7.48%5.09%-7.13%-9.48%-9.98%14.27%16.26%19.19%
2022-15.37%0.67%-2.21%-13.89%-5.36%-8.70%10.12%-2.79%-10.30%3.23%4.02%-5.67%-39.71%
20213.15%6.50%-4.70%6.28%-4.88%4.88%-1.94%2.49%-3.37%5.40%-7.17%-0.21%5.23%
20203.38%-4.90%-15.81%22.65%15.35%6.97%5.17%4.01%1.57%-0.43%12.47%10.05%71.48%
201911.76%7.58%-1.11%5.40%-4.79%4.75%-0.84%-1.54%-1.33%1.07%7.39%5.65%38.09%
20184.05%-0.33%2.91%2.28%9.11%2.66%0.28%12.45%-2.12%-12.28%4.86%-11.12%10.34%
20173.90%0.88%2.74%2.34%1.56%4.87%1.61%0.19%4.65%1.01%4.13%0.05%31.60%
2016-13.07%-3.01%9.50%1.81%3.20%1.49%6.61%2.60%2.74%-5.13%4.61%-1.74%7.87%
2015-3.46%9.51%1.39%-3.13%3.03%1.77%-2.22%-6.80%-4.50%4.93%6.44%-2.72%2.95%
20140.76%3.08%-0.27%-8.65%0.55%8.95%-7.30%3.77%-5.51%6.00%-0.12%3.53%3.28%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of WAMCX is 7, meaning it’s performing worse than 93% 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.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of WAMCX is 77
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of WAMCX is 77
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of WAMCX is 66
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of WAMCX is 77
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of WAMCX is 88
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of WAMCX is 55
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 Wasatch Ultra Growth Fund (WAMCX) 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.

Wasatch Ultra Growth Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 10, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.35
  • 5-Year: 0.07
  • 10-Year: 0.38
  • All Time: 0.42

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 Wasatch Ultra Growth 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

Wasatch Ultra Growth Fund provided a 0.00% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.00 per share.


0.00%0.10%0.20%0.30%0.40%0.50%0.60%$0.00$0.02$0.04$0.06$0.08$0.1020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.11$0.00$0.01

Dividend yield

0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.50%0.61%0.00%0.06%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Wasatch Ultra Growth 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$0.00$0.00
2023$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
2022$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
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$0.00$0.00
2019$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
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$0.10$0.10
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.11
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 Wasatch Ultra Growth 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 Ultra Growth Fund was 65.70%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 608 trading sessions.

The current Wasatch Ultra Growth Fund drawdown is 41.54%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-65.7%Nov 1, 2007266Nov 20, 2008608Apr 21, 2011874
-53.18%Nov 5, 2021497Oct 27, 2023
-39.16%Jan 7, 2002189Oct 7, 2002187Jul 8, 2003376
-36.84%Oct 14, 1997258Oct 8, 199858Dec 29, 1998316
-35.38%Feb 20, 202020Mar 18, 202042May 18, 202062

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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