C000072682 Performance — SFT International Bond Fund, Class 2

Data updated: 2023-11-21

C000072682 returned −0.37% over one year to Sep 2023. The annualised 3-year return is −5.31%. The fund trailed its Global Bond category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $85, against $95 for the category, and to $100 over one year, against $101. Volatility over the past three years was 6.41% a year. In the 12 months to Sep 2023 the fund lost a net $5.2M, and assets reached $73.88M.

C000072682 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in SFT International Bond Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Global Bond category average over the same months.

PeriodC000072682Category average
1 year (Oct 2022 – Sep 2023)$100$101
3 years (Oct 2020 – Sep 2023)$85$95
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Sep 2023)$78$93

C000072682 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Sep 2023, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year−0.37%
3 years (annualised)−5.31%

C000072682 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of SFT International Bond Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2023 (Jan–Sep)−1.93%
2022−10.48%
2021−4.01%
2020−6.36%
2019 (Jul–Dec)−1.50%

C000072682 Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023+3.6%−2.9%+2.8%+0.4%−0.3%+0.3%0.0%−1.7%−3.9%———
2022−0.9%−0.9%−1.0%−3.0%−0.5%−1.9%+2.6%−2.6%−4.2%−1.8%+4.6%−1.1%
2021−1.1%−1.4%−1.0%+0.5%0.0%+0.1%−0.1%+0.2%−1.0%−0.5%+0.7%−0.4%
20200.0%−0.5%−3.6%−1.6%−0.3%−0.5%−0.2%−0.8%+0.3%+0.6%−0.3%+0.4%
2019——————+1.7%−5.1%+0.9%0.0%−0.3%+1.5%

C000072682 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Oct 2020 – Sep 2023.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 6.41%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -1.53 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +4.61% (Nov 2022)
  • Worst month: −4.20% (Sep 2022)

C000072682 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of SFT International Bond Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$5.2M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $2.1M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.29×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Sep 2023$206K$445K−$238K
Aug 2023$149K$582K−$433K
Jul 2023$223K$622K−$399K
Jun 2023$189K$321K−$132K
May 2023$21K$867K−$845K
Apr 2023$114K$655K−$541K
Mar 2023$51K$1.0M−$974K
Feb 2023$373K$313K$60K
Jan 2023$490K$494K−$4K
Dec 2022$177K$713K−$536K
Nov 2022$20K$613K−$594K
Oct 2022$107K$626K−$519K

C000072682 Assets Under Management

Net assets of SFT International Bond Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2023-09-30$73.88M
2023-06-30$79.30M
2023-03-31$80.50M
2022-12-31$78.74M
2022-09-30$79.14M
2022-06-30$85.04M
2022-03-31$87.16M
2021-12-31$90.76M
2021-09-30$91.28M
2021-06-30$92.11M
2021-03-31$90.00M
2020-12-31$91.22M

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.