Wasatch Micro Cap Fund (WMICX)
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital; income is a secondary consideration. The fund invests at least 80% of the fund's net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in the equity securities of micro-capitalization companies. The adviser considers a company to be a micro-capitalization company if its market capitalization, at the time of purchase, is less than the larger of $1.5 billion or the market capitalization of the largest company in the Russell Microcap Index. It may invest up to 30% of its total assets at the time of purchase in securities issued by foreign companies in developed markets, emerging markets, or frontier markets.
Fund Info
US9367725085
936772508
Jun 19, 1995
$2,000
Small-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
WMICX has a high expense ratio of 1.63%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Wasatch Micro Cap Fund (WMICX) returned -8.46% year-to-date (YTD) and 1.88% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, WMICX had an annualized return of 10.77%, just below the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
WMICX
-8.46%
9.71%
-13.88%
1.88%
5.00%
5.71%
10.77%
^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 WMICX, 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 | 1.21% | -10.63% | -7.75% | -0.14% | 9.87% | -8.46% | |||||||
| 2024 | -1.90% | 9.99% | 2.71% | -6.46% | 5.22% | -0.94% | 9.34% | -1.24% | 1.00% | -1.86% | 11.88% | -6.55% | 20.91% |
| 2023 | 13.26% | -0.32% | -1.75% | -4.52% | 3.38% | 7.86% | 4.25% | -3.64% | -8.31% | -9.06% | 10.87% | 11.76% | 22.58% |
| 2022 | -14.68% | -2.62% | -2.69% | -12.63% | -2.11% | -8.46% | 8.57% | 0.31% | -11.73% | 5.77% | -2.15% | -5.74% | -40.64% |
| 2021 | 5.14% | 9.54% | -3.66% | 2.89% | -3.10% | 3.43% | -3.46% | -0.23% | -4.05% | 3.90% | -4.37% | -0.52% | 4.50% |
| 2020 | 1.58% | -6.33% | -20.97% | 21.46% | 15.09% | 6.37% | 6.22% | 6.08% | -0.42% | 0.84% | 17.43% | 10.97% | 64.85% |
| 2019 | 10.85% | 6.93% | 0.28% | 5.20% | -3.47% | 5.53% | 1.31% | -1.55% | -2.10% | 2.28% | 5.90% | 5.63% | 42.31% |
| 2018 | 2.88% | -1.02% | 3.47% | 0.62% | 8.89% | 3.29% | -0.55% | 12.14% | -2.95% | -11.56% | 1.15% | -11.87% | 1.74% |
| 2017 | 3.09% | 1.05% | 2.97% | 2.45% | 0.28% | 6.03% | 2.78% | 0.00% | 5.92% | 1.70% | 3.82% | 1.39% | 36.17% |
| 2016 | -10.67% | -1.88% | 8.35% | 2.25% | 1.41% | 2.63% | 4.68% | 1.01% | 2.57% | -4.87% | 4.39% | -1.05% | 7.70% |
| 2015 | -3.37% | 7.24% | 3.12% | -3.03% | 0.75% | 1.86% | -0.86% | -6.88% | -4.88% | 3.19% | 5.11% | -2.20% | -0.94% |
| 2014 | -0.12% | 2.48% | -2.06% | -7.67% | 0.27% | 7.62% | -6.58% | 3.32% | -5.28% | 5.16% | 0.51% | 3.78% | 0.18% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of WMICX is 13, meaning it’s performing worse than 87% 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 Wasatch Micro Cap Fund (WMICX) 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
Wasatch Micro Cap Fund provided a 0.00% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.00 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.90 | $0.67 | $0.87 | $1.78 | $1.17 | $0.60 | $1.09 | $0.35 |
Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 30.82% | 5.68% | 11.40% | 29.75% | 15.30% | 9.30% | 16.58% | 4.59% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Wasatch Micro Cap 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2023 | $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 |
| 2022 | $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 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.90 | $2.90 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.67 | $0.67 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.87 | $0.87 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.78 | $1.78 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.17 | $1.17 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.60 | $0.60 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.09 | $1.09 |
| 2014 | $0.35 | $0.35 |
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 Wasatch Micro Cap 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 Wasatch Micro Cap Fund was 65.21%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1050 trading sessions.
The current Wasatch Micro Cap Fund drawdown is 31.25%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -65.21% | Jul 18, 2007 | 413 | Mar 9, 2009 | 1050 | May 10, 2013 | 1463 |
| -50.96% | Feb 22, 2021 | 468 | Dec 28, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -40.44% | Feb 20, 2020 | 20 | Mar 18, 2020 | 51 | Jun 1, 2020 | 71 |
| -35.47% | Apr 17, 2002 | 122 | Oct 9, 2002 | 181 | Jun 30, 2003 | 303 |
| -33.3% | Jul 17, 1998 | 60 | Oct 8, 1998 | 189 | Jun 30, 1999 | 249 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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