AMG Yacktman Special Opportunities Fund (YASLX)
The fund's investment strategy consists of purchasing securities where the Subadviser believes the current market price offers a meaningful discount to intrinsic value (with value measured on an absolute basis, rather than on a relative basis to the broader market). It invests primarily in domestic and foreign equity securities, including emerging market securities, of any market capitalization range. The fund, however, may also invest in domestic and foreign debt securities. It is non-diversified.
Fund Info
US00170K4711
Jun 29, 2014
$5,000,000
Small-Cap
Value
Expense Ratio
YASLX has a high expense ratio of 1.86%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
AMG Yacktman Special Opportunities Fund (YASLX) returned 4.41% year-to-date (YTD) and 3.55% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, YASLX returned 3.77% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
YASLX
4.41%
4.51%
1.78%
3.55%
-1.73%
9.00%
3.77%
^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 YASLX, 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 | -1.96% | -1.00% | 2.12% | 0.79% | 4.51% | 4.41% | |||||||
| 2024 | -1.40% | 2.75% | 0.46% | -0.92% | 0.00% | 1.20% | 4.48% | -0.35% | 2.64% | -4.79% | -0.27% | -2.52% | 0.94% |
| 2023 | 7.96% | -5.57% | -2.17% | -0.71% | -0.54% | 3.05% | 4.53% | -6.25% | -2.84% | -5.86% | 6.61% | 4.11% | 0.98% |
| 2022 | -2.12% | -0.62% | 1.87% | -4.28% | 1.28% | -12.45% | 4.05% | -2.08% | -13.25% | 10.18% | 6.56% | -1.85% | -14.33% |
| 2021 | 0.72% | 9.08% | 2.56% | 5.14% | 4.36% | 0.73% | -2.18% | 3.35% | -5.18% | 1.29% | -0.82% | 1.00% | 21.12% |
| 2020 | -3.78% | -8.48% | -22.71% | 10.97% | 6.72% | 5.56% | 0.70% | 5.11% | -1.66% | -1.46% | 19.50% | 7.69% | 12.30% |
| 2019 | 6.40% | 1.43% | -0.66% | 2.27% | -4.73% | 2.43% | -1.42% | -5.39% | 3.36% | -0.49% | 0.40% | 1.25% | 4.33% |
| 2018 | 3.90% | -3.59% | -0.83% | 0.17% | 0.42% | -0.25% | 0.83% | -0.66% | -1.08% | -5.71% | -0.45% | -10.85% | -17.36% |
| 2017 | 5.54% | 2.63% | 2.76% | 3.74% | 0.46% | 2.57% | 1.97% | -0.00% | 2.99% | 1.79% | 0.75% | 1.44% | 29.99% |
| 2016 | -6.97% | 0.14% | 10.39% | 2.64% | -1.83% | 1.24% | 6.89% | 3.68% | 2.33% | 0.76% | 2.69% | 1.59% | 25.06% |
| 2015 | -2.33% | 3.03% | -0.84% | 2.86% | -2.06% | -1.47% | -3.42% | -6.75% | -4.15% | 4.95% | -2.48% | -3.61% | -15.64% |
| 2014 | -0.70% | 0.20% | -4.62% | 0.74% | -0.84% | -0.20% | -5.39% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of YASLX is 17, meaning it’s performing worse than 83% 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 AMG Yacktman Special Opportunities Fund (YASLX) 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
AMG Yacktman Special Opportunities Fund provided a 10.52% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.12 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 | $1.12 | $1.12 | $0.96 | $0.11 | $0.51 | $0.29 | $0.76 | $0.97 | $0.59 | $0.31 | $0.36 | $0.01 |
Dividend yield | 10.52% | 10.99% | 8.97% | 0.94% | 3.85% | 2.62% | 7.54% | 9.89% | 4.86% | 3.28% | 4.59% | 0.12% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for AMG Yacktman Special Opportunities 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 | $1.12 | $1.12 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.96 | $0.96 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.11 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.51 | $0.51 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.29 | $0.29 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.76 | $0.76 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.97 | $0.97 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.59 | $0.59 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.31 | $0.31 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.36 | $0.36 |
| 2014 | $0.01 | $0.01 |
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 AMG Yacktman Special Opportunities 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 AMG Yacktman Special Opportunities Fund was 49.14%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 226 trading sessions.
The current AMG Yacktman Special Opportunities Fund drawdown is 13.66%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -49.14% | Jan 30, 2018 | 540 | Mar 23, 2020 | 226 | Feb 12, 2021 | 766 |
| -29.67% | Sep 7, 2021 | 267 | Sep 27, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -28.19% | Jul 7, 2014 | 390 | Jan 21, 2016 | 240 | Jan 3, 2017 | 630 |
| -7.4% | Jun 9, 2021 | 28 | Jul 19, 2021 | 33 | Sep 2, 2021 | 61 |
| -2.98% | Dec 26, 2017 | 2 | Dec 27, 2017 | 6 | Jan 5, 2018 | 8 |
Volatility
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