C000010397 Performance — Russell 2000 1.5x Strategy Fund, Variable Annuity

Data updated: 2026-08-21

C000010397 returned +31.97% year to date and +57.79% over one year to Jun 2026. Annualised returns are +21.73% over 3 years and +4.52% over 5 years. The fund beat its Trading - Leveraged category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $180, against $157 for the category, and to $158 over one year, against $121. Volatility over the past three years was 30.24% a year. In the 12 months to Jun 2026 the fund took in a net $1.8M, and assets reached $5.70M.

C000010397 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Russell 2000 1.5x Strategy Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Trading - Leveraged category average over the same months.

PeriodC000010397Category average
1 year (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026)$158$121
3 years (Jul 2023 – Jun 2026)$180$157
5 years (Jul 2021 – Jun 2026)$125$144
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Jun 2026)$205$165

C000010397 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Jun 2026, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
YTD+31.97%
1 year+57.79%
3 years (annualised)+21.73%
5 years (annualised)+4.52%

C000010397 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Russell 2000 1.5x Strategy Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–Jun)+31.97%
2025+12.47%
2024+10.96%
2023+19.78%
2022−33.45%
2021+19.00%
2020+20.04%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+9.13%

C000010397 Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+7.7%+0.7%−7.9%+18.3%+6.2%+5.1%——————
2025+3.4%−8.2%−10.5%−4.6%+7.6%+7.9%+2.1%+10.4%+4.3%+2.2%+0.9%−1.4%
2024−6.0%+8.0%+5.0%−10.9%+7.2%−1.8%+15.1%−3.0%+0.6%−2.6%+16.3%−12.7%
2023+14.7%−2.9%−7.7%−3.1%−1.8%+11.8%+8.9%−7.8%−9.1%−10.6%+13.4%+18.4%
2022−14.7%+1.2%+1.3%−14.8%−0.6%−12.7%+15.7%−3.5%−14.6%+16.3%+3.0%−10.0%
2021+7.4%+9.1%+0.9%+3.0%+0.1%+2.7%−5.6%+3.1%−4.5%+6.1%−6.5%+3.0%
2020−4.9%−12.6%−34.6%+20.2%+9.5%+4.9%+4.1%+8.5%−5.2%+2.8%+28.5%+13.0%
2019——————+0.6%−7.8%+2.9%+3.6%+5.9%+4.1%

C000010397 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jul 2023 – Jun 2026.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 30.24%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.57 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +18.36% (Dec 2023)
  • Worst month: −12.68% (Dec 2024)

C000010397 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Russell 2000 1.5x Strategy Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $1.8M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $7.6M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 1.32×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jun 2026$1.6M$1.4M$263K
May 2026$1.4M$726K$680K
Apr 2026$1.1M$188K$960K
Mar 2026$205K$938K−$732K
Feb 2026$399K$627K−$228K
Jan 2026$1.2M$271K$944K
Dec 2025$181K$138K$42K
Nov 2025$16K$381K−$365K
Oct 2025$346K$96K$250K
Sep 2025$364K$136K$229K
Aug 2025$33K$203K−$171K
Jul 2025$655K$693K−$39K

C000010397 Assets Under Management

Net assets of Russell 2000 1.5x Strategy Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-06-30$5.70M
2026-03-31$2.76M
2025-12-31$2.83M
2025-09-30$2.88M
2025-06-30$2.50M
2025-03-31$2.48M
2024-12-31$3.27M
2024-09-30$3.38M
2024-06-30$3.14M
2024-03-31$3.51M
2023-12-31$4.53M
2023-09-30$3.12M

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.