WesMark Small Company Fund (WMKSX)
The fund pursues its investment objective by investing at least 80% of the value of its net assets in equity securities of small capitalization companies. In creating a diversified portfolio of investments in small-sized companies, WesBanco Investment Department, a division of WesBanco Bank, Inc. (the Adviser), defines small companies as companies that do not exceed the market capitalizations in the Russell 2000 Index (Russell 2000), or the Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Index (S&P 600) at the time of purchasing a security.
Fund Info
US9510255014
951025501
Dec 31, 1993
$1,000
Small-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
WMKSX has a high expense ratio of 1.24%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.
Share Price Chart
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in WesMark Small Company Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
WesMark Small Company Fund had a return of 4.35% year-to-date (YTD) and 22.73% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, WesMark Small Company Fund had an annualized return of 1.22%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.26%, indicating that WesMark Small Company Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
WMKSX
4.35%
-2.13%
10.89%
22.73%
4.22%
1.22%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
4.01%
1.13%
9.82%
22.80%
12.93%
11.26%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of WMKSX, 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 | 4.02% | 4.35% | |||||||||||
| 2024 | -3.64% | 7.16% | 3.60% | -5.03% | 5.37% | -0.21% | 7.52% | -1.78% | 0.67% | -0.13% | 15.91% | -11.07% | 16.91% |
| 2023 | 8.63% | -0.16% | -5.31% | -1.58% | -1.52% | 7.12% | 5.06% | 0.00% | -5.90% | -4.87% | 8.45% | 3.95% | 13.04% |
| 2022 | -6.77% | 2.12% | 0.81% | -8.98% | -0.95% | -8.27% | 8.85% | -4.21% | -10.42% | 10.77% | 2.10% | -10.81% | -25.22% |
| 2021 | 1.86% | 8.65% | 0.17% | 3.36% | 0.92% | 0.21% | 0.27% | 4.16% | -2.51% | 4.52% | -3.82% | -18.10% | -2.85% |
| 2020 | -0.08% | -7.36% | -16.05% | 11.87% | 11.24% | 5.09% | 4.61% | 5.07% | -4.20% | 1.10% | 14.31% | 1.90% | 26.04% |
| 2019 | 12.51% | 3.59% | -1.21% | 2.37% | -8.30% | 5.74% | 0.66% | -5.97% | 1.74% | 2.39% | 5.43% | 1.27% | 20.32% |
| 2018 | 4.60% | -2.96% | -0.14% | -2.63% | 5.10% | -0.97% | 1.89% | 4.05% | -1.59% | -13.83% | 4.21% | -20.55% | -23.53% |
| 2017 | 1.05% | 2.30% | -0.94% | 0.22% | -1.17% | 1.55% | 0.07% | 0.15% | 5.82% | 1.92% | 2.97% | -8.97% | 4.35% |
| 2016 | -9.62% | 0.26% | 6.49% | -0.41% | 2.07% | -1.38% | 5.26% | 2.03% | -0.46% | -2.92% | 9.34% | -3.28% | 6.18% |
| 2015 | -2.83% | 6.87% | 2.16% | -3.14% | 1.55% | -0.49% | 1.26% | -5.79% | -3.51% | 3.72% | 2.49% | -10.21% | -8.77% |
| 2014 | -3.64% | 5.36% | 0.64% | -3.70% | 0.30% | 5.01% | -4.98% | 5.10% | -4.57% | 2.50% | -0.36% | -0.58% | 0.29% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of WMKSX is 54, 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 Small Company Fund (WMKSX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
WesMark Small Company 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 |
Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.34% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.30% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for WesMark Small Company 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 | ||||||||||
| 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 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.05 |
| 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2018 | $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 |
| 2017 | $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 |
| 2016 | $0.04 | $0.04 |
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.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the WesMark Small Company 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 Small Company Fund was 58.02%, occurring on Oct 9, 2002. Recovery took 886 trading sessions.
The current WesMark Small Company Fund drawdown is 22.11%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -58.02% | Jan 31, 2001 | 421 | Oct 9, 2002 | 886 | Apr 19, 2006 | 1307 |
| -53.12% | Nov 1, 2007 | 338 | Mar 9, 2009 | 440 | Dec 3, 2010 | 778 |
| -45.19% | Dec 20, 2017 | 563 | Mar 18, 2020 | 169 | Nov 16, 2020 | 732 |
| -44.88% | Nov 9, 2021 | 373 | May 4, 2023 | — | — | — |
| -28.07% | Jun 24, 2015 | 161 | Feb 11, 2016 | 427 | Oct 20, 2017 | 588 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current WesMark Small Company Fund volatility is 5.74%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.