WesMark Balanced Fund (WMBLX)
The fund pursues its investment objective by investing in a mix of equity, fixed-income and money market investments. The Adviser first determines the percentage of the fund's portfolio to invest in equity securities, the percentage to invest in fixed-income securities and the percentage to invest in money market investments. The percentage ranges of securities in each asset class are: equity securities 30-70%; fixed-income securities 30-70%; and money market investments 0-40%.
Fund Info
US9510253035
951025303
Apr 19, 1998
$1,000
Large-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
WMBLX has a high expense ratio of 1.24%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
WesMark Balanced Fund (WMBLX) returned -0.83% year-to-date (YTD) and 5.26% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, WMBLX returned 5.62% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
WMBLX
-0.83%
1.68%
-4.09%
5.26%
3.69%
6.61%
5.62%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of WMBLX, 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 | 2.02% | 1.21% | -3.41% | -2.20% | 1.68% | -0.83% | |||||||
| 2024 | -0.07% | 1.86% | 3.10% | -3.06% | 2.39% | 0.54% | 3.02% | 2.29% | 1.19% | -1.50% | 2.70% | -3.28% | 9.27% |
| 2023 | 1.88% | -2.24% | 0.49% | 0.38% | -2.36% | 3.07% | 1.83% | -1.38% | -2.80% | -2.89% | 4.58% | 4.73% | 4.98% |
| 2022 | -1.51% | -1.54% | 1.55% | -4.69% | 0.84% | -5.29% | 4.54% | -3.11% | -5.68% | 7.08% | 4.22% | -2.93% | -7.23% |
| 2021 | -0.39% | 1.86% | 3.88% | 2.02% | 2.08% | 0.27% | 1.09% | 1.53% | -3.24% | 3.11% | -1.19% | 4.04% | 15.86% |
| 2020 | -2.00% | -6.03% | -7.57% | 7.02% | 2.38% | 0.56% | 1.94% | 3.44% | -2.15% | -2.15% | 8.14% | 2.60% | 5.06% |
| 2019 | 3.19% | 2.26% | 1.36% | 2.38% | -3.10% | 4.33% | 1.08% | -0.35% | 2.51% | 1.06% | 2.34% | 1.81% | 20.34% |
| 2018 | 3.09% | -2.21% | -1.90% | -1.04% | 1.29% | -0.25% | 3.03% | 1.46% | -0.30% | -4.25% | 2.28% | -5.47% | -4.61% |
| 2017 | 0.19% | 3.19% | -0.39% | 0.17% | 0.60% | -0.28% | 0.98% | 0.94% | 2.11% | 0.95% | 1.48% | 0.40% | 10.77% |
| 2016 | -2.11% | 0.38% | 4.13% | 0.62% | 0.69% | 1.59% | 2.15% | 0.19% | -0.44% | -1.30% | 1.98% | 1.56% | 9.69% |
| 2015 | -0.82% | 2.72% | -1.11% | 0.40% | 0.77% | -2.14% | 0.43% | -3.76% | -1.20% | 4.25% | 0.27% | -1.48% | -1.91% |
| 2014 | -1.75% | 2.87% | 0.90% | 0.48% | 2.00% | 1.13% | -1.60% | 2.57% | -1.38% | 1.22% | 1.28% | -0.34% | 7.50% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of WMBLX is 37, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for WesMark Balanced Fund (WMBLX) 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
WesMark Balanced Fund provided a 9.94% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.28 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 | $1.28 | $1.28 | $0.62 | $0.50 | $0.89 | $0.51 | $0.83 | $0.69 | $0.56 | $0.47 | $0.79 | $0.32 |
Dividend yield | 9.94% | 9.81% | 4.71% | 3.77% | 6.04% | 3.78% | 6.22% | 5.85% | 4.32% | 3.80% | 6.74% | 2.50% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for WesMark 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 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.11 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.01 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $1.04 | $1.28 |
| 2023 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.37 | $0.62 |
| 2022 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.32 | $0.50 |
| 2021 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.73 | $0.89 |
| 2020 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.30 | $0.51 |
| 2019 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.61 | $0.83 |
| 2018 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.48 | $0.69 |
| 2017 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.03 | $0.36 | $0.56 |
| 2016 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.27 | $0.47 |
| 2015 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.13 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.49 | $0.79 |
| 2014 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.10 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.07 | $0.32 |
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 WesMark 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 WesMark Balanced Fund was 35.77%, occurring on Oct 9, 2002. Recovery took 1133 trading sessions.
The current WesMark Balanced Fund drawdown is 4.09%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -35.77% | May 22, 2001 | 344 | Oct 9, 2002 | 1133 | Apr 16, 2007 | 1477 |
| -32.95% | May 19, 2008 | 202 | Mar 9, 2009 | 401 | Oct 8, 2010 | 603 |
| -23.3% | Jan 21, 2020 | 44 | Mar 23, 2020 | 163 | Nov 11, 2020 | 207 |
| -15.52% | Jan 13, 2022 | 180 | Sep 30, 2022 | 369 | Mar 21, 2024 | 549 |
| -11.88% | Jan 29, 2018 | 229 | Dec 24, 2018 | 86 | Apr 30, 2019 | 315 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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