TETON Westwood Balanced Fund (WEBAX)
The fund invests in a combination of equity and debt securities. It is primarily equity-oriented, and uses a top-down approach in seeking to provide equity-like returns but with lower volatility than a fully invested equity portfolio. The fund will typically invest 30% to 70% of its assets in equity securities and 70% to 30% in debt securities, and the balance of the fund's assets in cash or cash equivalents. It may also invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign equity securities and in EDRs or ADRs.
Fund Info
US88166L5049
88166L504
Sep 30, 1991
$1,000
Large-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
WEBAX has a high expense ratio of 1.41%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in TETON Westwood Balanced 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
TETON Westwood Balanced Fund had a return of 3.69% year-to-date (YTD) and 5.73% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, TETON Westwood Balanced Fund had an annualized return of -0.78%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.31%, indicating that TETON Westwood Balanced Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
WEBAX
3.69%
1.86%
-2.80%
5.73%
-1.23%
-0.78%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
4.46%
2.46%
9.31%
23.49%
13.03%
11.31%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of WEBAX, 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 | 2.89% | 3.69% | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 0.51% | 2.43% | 2.85% | -3.19% | 2.49% | 1.48% | 2.31% | 1.50% | 0.81% | -1.47% | -1.84% | -4.29% | 3.32% |
| 2023 | 3.44% | -3.02% | 1.83% | 1.59% | -2.19% | 3.79% | 1.86% | -1.82% | -3.32% | -2.03% | 3.90% | 3.59% | 7.39% |
| 2022 | -3.61% | -1.55% | 1.20% | -6.33% | 0.78% | -5.81% | 5.90% | -2.83% | -7.27% | 5.54% | -0.92% | -3.43% | -17.72% |
| 2021 | -1.87% | 1.54% | 2.65% | 3.57% | 1.09% | 0.87% | 1.49% | 1.46% | -2.89% | 4.38% | -12.85% | 3.27% | 1.46% |
| 2020 | 0.71% | -5.27% | -9.46% | 6.47% | 2.41% | -0.72% | 3.14% | 2.03% | -1.80% | -1.84% | 2.77% | 2.65% | 0.05% |
| 2019 | 4.57% | 1.67% | 0.81% | 2.19% | -2.32% | 4.20% | 1.23% | 1.13% | 0.71% | 0.17% | -4.28% | 0.98% | 11.28% |
| 2018 | 3.08% | -3.31% | -0.93% | -0.00% | 0.51% | 0.28% | 2.86% | 0.82% | 0.67% | -3.95% | -8.08% | -5.77% | -13.58% |
| 2017 | 0.88% | 2.45% | -0.36% | 0.77% | 0.85% | 0.91% | 1.26% | -0.58% | 1.97% | 1.32% | -3.43% | 1.26% | 7.43% |
| 2016 | -2.31% | 0.09% | 3.92% | 0.53% | 0.61% | 1.44% | 1.54% | -0.25% | -0.46% | -1.70% | -2.94% | 0.98% | 1.26% |
| 2015 | -1.72% | 3.16% | 0.06% | -0.24% | 0.89% | -0.78% | 0.57% | -4.19% | -1.08% | 4.78% | -6.52% | -1.57% | -6.91% |
| 2014 | -1.68% | 2.76% | 0.56% | 0.16% | 1.26% | 1.37% | -1.61% | 2.42% | -1.26% | 1.94% | -6.88% | 0.08% | -1.26% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of WEBAX is 23, meaning it’s performing worse than 77% 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 TETON Westwood Balanced Fund (WEBAX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
TETON Westwood Balanced Fund provided a 1.07% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.11 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.11 | $0.11 | $0.16 | $0.07 | $0.03 | $0.08 | $0.13 | $0.13 | $0.14 | $0.09 | $0.12 | $0.14 |
Dividend yield | 1.07% | 1.11% | 1.62% | 0.74% | 0.23% | 0.70% | 1.16% | 1.23% | 1.16% | 0.82% | 1.10% | 1.14% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for TETON Westwood Balanced 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 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.11 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.16 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.03 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.08 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.13 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.13 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.14 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.12 |
| 2014 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.14 |
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 TETON Westwood Balanced 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 TETON Westwood Balanced Fund was 40.54%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 987 trading sessions.
The current TETON Westwood Balanced Fund drawdown is 16.46%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -40.54% | Dec 18, 2006 | 556 | Mar 9, 2009 | 987 | Feb 8, 2013 | 1543 |
| -39.1% | Dec 30, 1993 | 80 | Apr 20, 1994 | 817 | Jun 6, 1997 | 897 |
| -29.62% | Nov 25, 2014 | 1339 | Mar 23, 2020 | 399 | Oct 20, 2021 | 1738 |
| -28.49% | Nov 10, 2021 | 494 | Oct 27, 2023 | — | — | — |
| -23.59% | Nov 3, 2000 | 480 | Oct 9, 2002 | 500 | Oct 6, 2004 | 980 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current TETON Westwood Balanced Fund volatility is 1.86%, 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.