DGQIX Performance — DSS AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund, Class I
Data updated: 2025-02-25
DGQIX returned +7.72% over one year to Dec 2024. Annualised returns are −0.16% over 3 years and −2.17% over 5 years. The fund trailed its US Multi-Cap Value category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $100, against $116 for the category, and to $108 over one year, against $113. Volatility over the past three years was 10.02% a year. In the 12 months to Dec 2024 the fund lost a net $349K, and assets reached $805K.
DGQIX Growth of $100
What $100 invested in DSS AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the US Multi-Cap Value category average over the same months.
| Period | DGQIX | Category average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 year (Jan 2024 – Dec 2024) | $108 | $113 |
| 3 years (Jan 2022 – Dec 2024) | $100 | $116 |
| 5 years (Jan 2020 – Dec 2024) | $90 | $149 |
DGQIX Trailing Returns
Total returns to Dec 2024, from SEC N-PORT.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| 1 year | +7.72% |
| 3 years (annualised) | −0.16% |
| 5 years (annualised) | −2.17% |
DGQIX Annual Returns
Calendar-year total returns of DSS AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.
| Year | Total return |
|---|---|
| 2024 | +7.72% |
| 2023 | −3.52% |
| 2022 | −4.24% |
| 2021 | −11.23% |
| 2020 | +1.45% |
DGQIX Monthly Returns
Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +0.9% | +1.2% | 0.0% | −2.8% | +4.5% | −0.3% | +2.6% | +4.0% | −0.9% | −1.2% | +1.4% | −1.7% |
| 2023 | −2.6% | −4.2% | +2.4% | +2.4% | −5.0% | +2.4% | −0.4% | −1.6% | −3.0% | −0.9% | +3.9% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | −5.7% | +1.1% | +2.6% | −2.9% | +1.8% | −1.7% | +1.4% | −3.4% | −2.7% | +6.3% | +2.1% | −2.8% |
| 2021 | +0.8% | −3.3% | +1.0% | +2.3% | +4.9% | −0.2% | −16.0% | +0.3% | −8.4% | +3.2% | −1.7% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | +2.5% | −10.7% | −11.0% | +5.0% | −1.4% | −1.0% | +8.9% | +1.1% | −0.7% | +0.8% | +7.9% | +2.2% |
DGQIX Risk
Risk measures from monthly returns over Jan 2022 – Dec 2024.
- 3-year volatility (annualised): 10.02%
- 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.46 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
- Best month: +6.32% (Oct 2022)
- Worst month: −5.74% (Jan 2022)
DGQIX Fund Flows
Monthly money in and out of DSS AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.
- 12-month net flow: −$349K
- 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $85K
- Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.20×
| Month | Sales | Redemptions | Net flow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2024 | $40 | $18K | −$18K |
| Nov 2024 | $0 | $209K | −$209K |
| Oct 2024 | $0 | $52K | −$52K |
| Sep 2024 | $0 | $807 | −$807 |
| Aug 2024 | $0 | $2K | −$2K |
| Jul 2024 | $43K | $44K | −$646 |
| Jun 2024 | $0 | $16K | −$16K |
| May 2024 | $0 | $8K | −$8K |
| Apr 2024 | $42K | $58K | −$16K |
| Mar 2024 | $0 | $3K | −$3K |
| Feb 2024 | $0 | $18K | −$18K |
| Jan 2024 | $0 | $6K | −$6K |
DGQIX Assets Under Management
Net assets of DSS AmericaFirst Defensive Growth Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.
| Report date | Net assets |
|---|---|
| 2024-12-31 | $804.89K |
| 2024-09-30 | $1.10M |
| 2024-06-28 | $1.04M |
| 2024-03-28 | $1.07M |
| 2023-12-29 | $1.08M |
| 2023-09-29 | $1.04M |
| 2023-06-30 | $1.12M |
| 2023-03-31 | $1.47M |
| 2022-12-30 | $1.61M |
| 2022-09-30 | $1.85M |
| 2022-06-30 | $1.97M |
| 2022-03-31 | $2.09M |
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.