Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (WMLIX)

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The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.

Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (WMLIX) has returned -6.95% so far this year and 14.12% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, WMLIX has achieved an annualized return of 13.97%, outperforming the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 12.16% per year.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jul 16, 2003, WMLIX's average daily return is +0.05%, while the average monthly return is +0.89%. At this rate, your investment would double in approximately 6.5 years.

Historically, 66% of months were positive and 34% were negative. The best month was Apr 2020 with a return of +13.1%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -17.4%. The longest winning streak lasted 15 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, WMLIX closed higher 53% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +11.5%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -12.2%.

Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund has an annualized alpha of 1.57%, beta of 0.99, and R² of 0.99 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since July 17, 2003.

• This fund captured 105.37% of S&P 500 Index gains but only 97.97% of its losses — a favorable profile for investors.
• With beta of 0.99 and R² of 0.99, this fund moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index — much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

WMLIX has an expense ratio of 0.25%, which is considered low.

WMLIX ranks 40 for risk / return — below 40% of mutual funds on our site. The returns aren't fully compensating for the risk involved. This isn't necessarily a dealbreaker, but factor it into your decision — especially if you're risk-averse.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund (WMLIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (S&P 500 Index).

Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund provided a 13.13% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $4.05 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy 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 Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy 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 Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund was 55.02%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 968 trading sessions.

The current Wilmington Large-Cap Strategy Fund drawdown is 8.84%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.