JAEFX Performance — Equity Income Trust, Series II

Data updated: 2026-09-24

JAEFX returned +13.98% year to date and +22.77% over one year to Jun 2026. Annualised returns are +15.67% over 3 years and +10.09% over 5 years. Against its US Large Value category average the fund came out behind over three years but ahead over one: $100 invested three years ago grew to $155, against $158 for the category, and to $123 over one year, against $121. Volatility over the past three years was 12.24% a year. In the 12 months to Jun 2026 the fund took in a net $88.9M, and assets reached $939.36M.

JAEFX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Equity Income Trust grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the US Large Value category average over the same months.

PeriodJAEFXCategory average
1 year (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026)$123$121
3 years (Jul 2023 – Jun 2026)$155$158
5 years (Jul 2021 – Jun 2026)$162$165
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Jun 2026)$210$223

JAEFX Trailing Returns

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

PeriodTotal return
YTD+13.98%
1 year+22.77%
3 years (annualised)+15.67%
5 years (annualised)+10.09%

JAEFX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Equity Income Trust, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–Jun)+13.98%
2025+14.20%
2024+11.35%
2023+9.26%
2022−3.63%
2021+25.21%
2020+0.76%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+9.13%

JAEFX Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+3.7%+2.6%−5.1%+7.9%+2.5%+2.1%——————
2025+4.5%+1.0%−1.5%−4.4%+3.8%+2.8%−0.7%+4.2%+0.4%−0.4%+2.1%+2.1%
2024−0.3%+4.0%+4.9%−3.1%+3.6%−1.3%+3.8%+2.1%+0.7%−1.3%+4.9%−6.4%
2023+5.5%−3.6%−2.4%+2.1%−5.2%+6.5%+4.1%−3.9%−3.2%−2.5%+7.4%+5.5%
2022+1.0%−0.1%+1.6%−5.4%+3.0%−8.4%+5.0%−1.9%−9.4%+10.4%+6.6%−4.2%
2021−0.4%+6.6%+6.7%+4.1%+2.8%−2.4%−0.6%+2.3%−2.7%+4.3%−3.7%+6.6%
2020−3.0%−10.3%−17.9%+9.5%+2.9%+0.6%+3.9%+3.2%−3.9%−0.5%+16.4%+4.3%
2019——————+1.3%−2.9%+3.8%+0.6%+3.2%+2.9%

JAEFX Risk

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

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 12.24%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.91 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +7.92% (Apr 2026)
  • Worst month: −6.43% (Dec 2024)

JAEFX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Equity Income Trust, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $88.9M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $184.5M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 1.93×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jun 2026$602K$10.0M−$9.4M
May 2026$318K$15.5M−$15.2M
Apr 2026$1.3M$6.6M−$5.3M
Mar 2026$6.0M$5.8M$170K
Feb 2026$1.4M$10.7M−$9.4M
Jan 2026$767K$8.3M−$7.5M
Dec 2025$2.1M$5.3M−$3.3M
Nov 2025$4.8M$9.0M−$4.1M
Oct 2025$158.7M$5.6M$153.0M
Sep 2025$4.3M$6.8M−$2.5M
Aug 2025$1.9M$5.2M−$3.3M
Jul 2025$2.5M$6.8M−$4.3M

JAEFX Assets Under Management

Net assets of Equity Income Trust by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-06-30$939.36M
2026-03-31$858.22M
2025-12-31$866.30M
2025-09-30$845.95M
2025-06-30$824.63M
2025-03-31$828.67M
2024-12-31$1.37B
2024-09-30$1.45B
2024-06-30$1.40B
2024-03-31$1.45B
2023-12-31$1.39B
2023-09-30$1.30B

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.