Returns
| Series | 1 week | 1 month | 3 months | 6 months | YTD | 1 year | 3 years (ann.) | 5 years (ann.) | 10 years (ann.) | Since inception (ann.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market-price return | +1.27% | -3.82% | -9.47% | -11.15% | -13.41% | -15.62% | -5.16% | -12.41% | -6.75% | -3.19% |
| Market-price total return | +1.27% | -2.96% | -7.11% | -6.52% | -6.67% | -6.87% | +3.76% | -5.45% | -2.13% | +0.13% |
| NAV return | +0.59% | -2.18% | -5.94% | -9.25% | -10.51% | -14.24% | -4.38% | -10.05% | -6.77% | -3.30% |
| NAV total return | +0.59% | -1.36% | -3.59% | -4.74% | -3.87% | -5.76% | +4.35% | -3.16% | -2.32% | -0.24% |
Performance through Oct 14, 2026. Price and NAV returns are simple changes; total returns reinvest each distribution at the series value on its ex-date (first observation on/after). Periods of one year or less are cumulative; longer periods are annualised. Series are built from unadjusted prices plus the distribution record so no distribution is counted twice. Corporate actions: the vendor price series is split-adjusted; rights offerings and mergers are not restated — check Corporate Actions.
Growth of $10,000, five years
Risk statistics
| Statistic | Market price | NAV | Specification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volatility, 1 year | 0.08% | 0.06% | annualised SD of daily total returns, √252 |
| Volatility, 3 years | 0.10% | 0.07% | as above |
| Volatility, 5 years | 0.11% | 0.09% | as above |
| Maximum drawdown, 3 years | -11.27% | -7.15% | peak-to-trough on the total-return index |
| Sharpe ratio, 3 years | -0.04 | 0.07 | excess over FRED DGS3MO (window average) (avg 4.52%), annualised |
| Sortino ratio, 3 years | -0.05 | 0.10 | downside deviation of excess returns |
| Beta vs. benchmark proxy, 3 years | 1.08 | — | AGG (U.S. aggregate bond ETF proxy), daily, aligned dates |
| Correlation, 3 years | 0.57 | — | as above |
| Observations (3y) | 751 | — | minimum 60; rankings require 500 |
Market-price and NAV volatility are different quantities and are never mixed. NAV volatility for funds holding stale-marked or illiquid assets can understate economic risk.
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