Westwood High Income Fund (WHGHX)

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Westwood High Income Fund (WHGHX) is up 4.2% since the beginning of the year. WHGHX is currently trading at $10 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of WHGHX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,260.

Westwood High Income Fund (WHGHX) has returned 4.16% so far this year and 13.54% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, WHGHX has returned 6.20% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.75% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Dec 28, 2011, WHGHX's average daily return is +0.02%, while the average monthly return is +0.43%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 13.5 years.

Historically, 70% of months were positive and 30% were negative. The best month was Apr 2020 with a return of +6.6%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -9.6%. The longest winning streak lasted 12 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 4 months.

On a daily basis, WHGHX closed higher 43% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 26, 2020 with a return of +3.3%, while the worst single day was Mar 18, 2020 at -4.3%.

Westwood High Income Fund has an annualized alpha of 2.30%, beta of 0.20, and R2 of 0.44 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since December 29, 2011.

• This fund participated in 38.42% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 32.22% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.20 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.44 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 0.44 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior - treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

WHGHX has an expense ratio of 0.80%, placing it in the medium range.

WHGHX ranks 88 for risk / return — in the top 88% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

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

Westwood High Income Fund provided a 5.60% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.58 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 5 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Westwood High Income 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 Westwood High Income 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 Westwood High Income Fund was 18.11%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 53 trading sessions.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.