MSSFX Performance — Litman Gregory Masters Smaller Companies Fund, Institutional Class

Data updated: 2020-11-27

MSSFX returned −8.84% over one year to Sep 2020. Over one year the fund trailed its Emerging Markets Equity category average: $100 grew to $91, against $109 for the category. Volatility over the past 12 months was 36.14% a year. In the 12 months to Sep 2020 the fund lost a net $4.5M, and assets reached $18.36M.

MSSFX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Litman Gregory Masters Smaller Companies Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Emerging Markets Equity category average over the same months.

PeriodMSSFXCategory average
1 year (Oct 2019 – Sep 2020)$91$109
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Sep 2020)$87$106

MSSFX Trailing Returns

Total returns to Sep 2020, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year−8.84%

MSSFX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Litman Gregory Masters Smaller Companies Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2020 (Jan–Sep)−14.23%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+1.99%

MSSFX Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2020−4.1%−8.8%−26.9%+16.4%+5.4%+3.6%+3.1%+5.5%−3.0%———
2019——————−0.7%−7.6%+4.5%−0.6%+3.7%+3.1%

MSSFX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Oct 2019 – Sep 2020.

  • 1-year volatility (annualised): 36.14%
  • Best month: +16.36% (Apr 2020)
  • Worst month: −26.87% (Mar 2020)

MSSFX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Litman Gregory Masters Smaller Companies Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$4.5M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $3.2M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.41×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Sep 2020$16K$353K−$337K
Aug 2020$59K$646K−$587K
Jul 2020$9K$805K−$796K
Jun 2020$28K$825K−$796K
May 2020$53K$1.4M−$1.4M
Apr 2020$5K$328K−$324K
Mar 2020$49K$917K−$868K
Feb 2020$28K$360K−$333K
Jan 2020$64K$330K−$267K
Dec 2019$2.8M$1.1M$1.7M
Nov 2019$3K$271K−$268K
Oct 2019$7K$271K−$263K

MSSFX Assets Under Management

Net assets of Litman Gregory Masters Smaller Companies Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2020-09-30$18.36M
2020-06-30$19.07M
2020-03-31$17.11M
2019-12-31$28.69M
2019-09-30$28.60M

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 Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date.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.