TETON Westwood Equity Fund (WESWX)

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TETON Westwood Equity Fund (WESWX) is up 4.9% since the beginning of the year. WESWX is currently trading at $11 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of WESWX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,289.

TETON Westwood Equity Fund (WESWX) has returned 4.88% so far this year and 10.47% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, WESWX has returned 8.67% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.75% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Dec 31, 1986, WESWX's average daily return is +0.04%, while the average monthly return is +0.87%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 6.7 years.

Historically, 64% of months were positive and 36% were negative. The best month was Dec 1994 with a return of +31.8%, while the worst month was Oct 1987 at -19.0%. The longest winning streak lasted 16 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, WESWX closed higher 51% of trading days. The best single day was Dec 29, 1994 with a return of +27.7%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -12.2%.

TETON Westwood Equity Fund has an annualized alpha of 2.63%, beta of 0.83, and R2 of 0.76 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 02, 1987.

• This fund participates in less of S&P 500 Index's moves in both directions, but captures a larger share of gains (91.13%) than losses (85.31%) - typical of diversified or defensive assets.
• This fund generated an annualized alpha of 2.63% versus S&P 500 Index - delivering returns beyond what market exposure alone would predict.

WESWX has a high expense ratio of 1.64%, indicating above-average management fees.

WESWX ranks 17 for risk / return — in the bottom 17% 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.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for TETON Westwood Equity Fund (WESWX) and compare them to S&P 500 Index.

TETON Westwood Equity Fund provided a 14.10% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.49 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for TETON Westwood Equity 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 TETON Westwood 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 Equity Fund was 52.38%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1007 trading sessions.

The current TETON Westwood Equity Fund drawdown is 0.75%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.