C000004403 Performance — Highland Total Return Fund, Class Y

Data updated: 2021-03-01

C000004403 returned +9.67% over one year to Dec 2020. Over one year the fund beat its Money Market category average: $100 grew to $110, against $106 for the category. Volatility over the past 12 months was 24.18% a year. In the 12 months to Dec 2020 the fund took in a net $34.9M, and assets reached $72.17M.

C000004403 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Highland Total Return Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Money Market category average over the same months.

PeriodC000004403Category average
1 year (Jan 2020 – Dec 2020)$110$106
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Dec 2020)$115$111

C000004403 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Dec 2020, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+9.67%

C000004403 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Highland Total Return Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2020+9.67%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+5.05%

C000004403 Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2020−14.3%−6.5%−1.3%+2.1%+2.0%+9.4%−2.1%+5.2%+3.3%+4.4%+11.8%−2.1%
2019——————+1.7%−1.4%−0.1%+1.0%+2.1%+1.8%

C000004403 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jan 2020 – Dec 2020.

  • 1-year volatility (annualised): 24.18%
  • Best month: +11.77% (Nov 2020)
  • Worst month: −14.25% (Jan 2020)

C000004403 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Highland Total Return Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $34.9M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $9.0M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: -0.35×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Dec 2020$242K−$1.2M$1.4M
Nov 2020$4.0M−$6.4M$10.4M
Oct 2020$1.1M−$1.6M$2.7M
Sep 2020$254K−$2.6M$2.9M
Aug 2020$316K−$1.2M$1.5M
Jul 2020$227K−$900K$1.1M
Jun 2020$183K−$1.9M$2.1M
May 2020$213K−$3.6M$3.8M
Apr 2020$209K−$1.4M$1.6M
Mar 2020$878K−$2.0M$2.9M
Feb 2020$254K−$1.5M$1.7M
Jan 2020$1.1M−$1.7M$2.8M

C000004403 Assets Under Management

Net assets of Highland Total Return Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2020-12-31$72.17M
2020-09-30$67.60M
2020-06-30$67.21M
2020-03-31$64.82M
2019-12-31$85.05M
2019-09-30$78.25M

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.