C000027861 Performance — Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series), Variable Annuity

Data updated: 2024-08-29

C000027861 returned +12.88% over one year to Jun 2024. Annualised returns are +5.01% over 3 years and +4.57% over 5 years. The fund trailed its US Large Blend category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $116, against $122 for the category, and to $113 over one year, against $119. Volatility over the past three years was 10.96% a year. In the 12 months to Jun 2024 the fund lost a net $433K, and assets reached $3.62M.

C000027861 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series) grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the US Large Blend category average over the same months.

PeriodC000027861Category average
1 year (Jul 2023 – Jun 2024)$113$119
3 years (Jul 2021 – Jun 2024)$116$122
5 years (Jul 2019 – Jun 2024)$125$174

C000027861 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Jun 2024, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+12.88%
3 years (annualised)+5.01%
5 years (annualised)+4.57%

C000027861 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series), compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2024 (Jan–Jun)+9.14%
2023+8.38%
2022−8.53%
2021+13.81%
2020+0.27%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+1.26%

C000027861 Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024+7.6%+0.8%+3.2%−0.8%+1.5%−3.1%——————
2023+0.1%+0.2%+2.8%0.0%−0.7%+2.4%+0.5%+2.1%+0.7%−0.2%−1.6%+2.0%
2022−3.3%−3.3%−1.3%−2.5%+5.7%−2.7%+1.5%−6.5%−2.8%+6.2%+2.0%−1.1%
2021+2.2%−1.7%+7.8%−1.0%+0.4%−1.1%+1.3%+2.0%−5.4%−0.5%+3.8%+6.0%
2020−5.2%−3.8%+0.5%+4.1%+1.1%−0.6%+1.3%+1.0%−1.5%+0.1%+3.8%−0.3%
2019——————−1.3%−2.6%+3.8%−1.5%+0.5%+2.4%

C000027861 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jul 2021 – Jun 2024.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 10.96%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.05 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +7.62% (Jan 2024)
  • Worst month: −6.50% (Aug 2022)

C000027861 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series), from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$433K
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $276K
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.39×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jun 2024$551$102K−$102K
May 2024$22K$28K−$6K
Apr 2024$6K$59K−$53K
Mar 2024$14K$133K−$120K
Feb 2024$207K$55K$152K
Jan 2024$797$59K−$58K
Dec 2023$7K$43K−$36K
Nov 2023$11K$99K−$88K
Oct 2023$3K$13K−$10K
Sep 2023$389$53K−$53K
Aug 2023$63$46K−$46K
Jul 2023$5K$18K−$13K

C000027861 Assets Under Management

Net assets of Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series) by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2024-06-30$3.62M
2024-03-31$3.88M
2023-12-31$3.49M
2023-09-30$3.62M
2023-06-30$3.62M
2023-03-31$3.68M
2022-12-31$3.65M
2022-09-30$3.50M
2022-06-30$3.90M
2022-03-31$4.03M
2021-12-31$4.50M
2021-09-30$4.30M

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.