TETON Westwood SmallCap Equity Fund (WESCX)
The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (which includes, for purposes of this test, the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in a portfolio of common stocks of smaller companies. The Adviser characterizes small capitalization companies as those companies with a market capitalization between $100 million and $2.5 billion at the time of the fund's initial investment. It may also invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign securities and in European Depositary Receipts ("EDRs") or American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs").
Fund Info
US88166L6948
88166L694
Apr 15, 1997
$1,000
Small-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
WESCX has a high expense ratio of 1.25%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
TETON Westwood SmallCap Equity Fund (WESCX) returned -8.41% year-to-date (YTD) and 1.90% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, WESCX returned 8.84% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
WESCX
-8.41%
5.89%
-13.04%
1.90%
3.24%
14.34%
8.84%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.52%
6.32%
-1.44%
12.25%
12.45%
14.20%
10.84%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of WESCX, 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 | 0.76% | -4.22% | -6.35% | -5.20% | 6.89% | -8.41% | |||||||
| 2024 | -2.62% | 5.58% | 3.86% | -6.01% | 4.85% | -1.52% | 8.68% | -0.80% | -0.80% | -0.33% | 10.25% | -5.17% | 15.48% |
| 2023 | 7.99% | -0.74% | -5.75% | -3.85% | 0.55% | 8.00% | 5.50% | -2.69% | -5.53% | -6.33% | 6.88% | 9.93% | 12.61% |
| 2022 | -3.89% | 2.68% | 0.94% | -8.58% | 2.75% | -8.68% | 7.93% | -4.01% | -9.79% | 12.82% | 3.38% | -6.04% | -12.48% |
| 2021 | 2.41% | 10.72% | 5.09% | 1.79% | 3.47% | 0.04% | -3.58% | 0.86% | -0.23% | 3.38% | -1.95% | 5.06% | 29.73% |
| 2020 | -4.62% | -9.91% | -25.17% | 16.33% | 2.60% | 4.65% | 2.48% | 2.61% | -4.29% | 4.61% | 19.25% | 9.99% | 10.93% |
| 2019 | 11.25% | 5.84% | -2.46% | 5.88% | -10.20% | 7.89% | 1.64% | -7.73% | 4.54% | 1.39% | 3.75% | 5.72% | 28.44% |
| 2018 | 3.28% | -4.08% | 0.40% | 1.43% | 4.08% | 0.37% | 1.58% | 0.78% | -2.41% | -8.28% | 2.04% | -12.44% | -13.71% |
| 2017 | 0.52% | 2.02% | 0.10% | 0.20% | -1.56% | 1.54% | 1.16% | -1.60% | 8.48% | 2.34% | 2.64% | -0.68% | 15.82% |
| 2016 | -8.14% | 0.95% | 8.51% | 2.16% | 3.08% | -0.64% | 6.38% | 4.00% | 1.55% | -3.26% | 11.20% | 2.94% | 30.97% |
| 2015 | -5.67% | 7.93% | 0.20% | 0.59% | 0.68% | 0.73% | -3.33% | -3.49% | -4.14% | 4.64% | 3.85% | -5.63% | -4.55% |
| 2014 | -4.31% | 3.58% | 1.45% | -3.22% | 1.05% | 4.66% | -6.43% | 4.90% | -5.96% | 3.90% | -1.45% | 2.42% | -0.38% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of WESCX is 12, meaning it’s performing worse than 88% 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 SmallCap Equity Fund (WESCX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
TETON Westwood SmallCap Equity Fund provided a 30.37% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $6.22 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 | $6.22 | $6.22 | $0.69 | $0.36 | $1.45 | $0.00 | $0.89 | $2.30 | $1.86 | $1.79 | $3.04 | $1.60 |
Dividend yield | 30.37% | 27.81% | 2.81% | 1.60% | 5.60% | 0.01% | 4.66% | 14.77% | 9.13% | 9.31% | 18.92% | 8.03% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for TETON Westwood SmallCap Equity 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 | $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 | $6.22 | $0.00 | $6.22 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.69 | $0.00 | $0.69 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.36 | $0.00 | $0.36 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.45 | $0.00 | $1.45 |
| 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 | $0.89 | $0.00 | $0.89 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.30 | $0.00 | $2.30 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.86 | $0.00 | $1.86 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.79 | $0.00 | $1.79 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.04 | $0.00 | $3.04 |
| 2014 | $1.60 | $0.00 | $1.60 |
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 TETON Westwood SmallCap Equity 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 SmallCap Equity Fund was 70.18%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1055 trading sessions.
The current TETON Westwood SmallCap Equity Fund drawdown is 13.95%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -70.18% | Mar 6, 2000 | 2258 | Mar 9, 2009 | 1055 | May 17, 2013 | 3313 |
| -45.13% | Jan 17, 2020 | 42 | Mar 18, 2020 | 175 | Nov 24, 2020 | 217 |
| -37.68% | Apr 22, 1998 | 122 | Oct 8, 1998 | 155 | May 13, 1999 | 277 |
| -26.22% | Dec 3, 2024 | 86 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -25.41% | Jul 10, 2018 | 117 | Dec 24, 2018 | 247 | Dec 17, 2019 | 364 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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