PFDBX Performance — PFG Balanced Strategy Fund, Class R

Data updated: 2021-12-21

PFDBX returned +26.90% over one year to Oct 2021. Over one year the fund beat its Moderate Allocation category average: $100 grew to $127, against $118 for the category. Volatility over the past 12 months was 9.16% a year. In the 12 months to Oct 2021 the fund took in a net $169.8M, and assets reached $176.06M.

PFDBX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in PFG Balanced Strategy Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Moderate Allocation category average over the same months.

PeriodPFDBXCategory average
1 year (Nov 2020 – Oct 2021)$127$118
Since data start (Aug 2019 – Oct 2021)$122$121

PFDBX Trailing Returns

Total returns to Oct 2021, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+26.90%
3 years (annualised)+9.33%

PFDBX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of PFG Balanced Strategy Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2021 (Jan–Oct)+14.50%
2020+1.97%
2019 (Aug–Dec)+4.68%

PFDBX Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20210.0%+2.1%+2.7%+3.6%+0.5%+1.0%+1.2%+1.6%−3.2%+4.3%——
20200.0%−5.9%−13.0%+5.3%+2.4%+1.2%+3.9%+3.5%−2.1%−2.2%+7.7%+2.9%
2019———————−1.2%+0.9%+1.3%+1.8%+1.8%

PFDBX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Nov 2020 – Oct 2021.

  • 1-year volatility (annualised): 9.16%
  • Best month: +7.67% (Nov 2020)
  • Worst month: −3.25% (Sep 2021)

PFDBX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of PFG Balanced Strategy Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: $169.8M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $72.6M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: -0.75×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Oct 2021$36.4M−$4.7M$41.0M
Sep 2021$1.6M−$5.1M$6.7M
Aug 2021$3.3M−$3.8M$7.2M
Jul 2021$4.0M−$3.2M$7.2M
Jun 2021$2.9M−$4.9M$7.8M
May 2021$3.1M−$4.2M$7.2M
Apr 2021$3.3M−$8.0M$11.2M
Mar 2021$4.0M−$8.3M$12.3M
Feb 2021$4.4M−$17.4M$21.8M
Jan 2021$2.3M−$11.6M$13.9M
Dec 2020$4.1M−$13.1M$17.2M
Nov 2020$3.2M−$13.0M$16.2M

PFDBX Assets Under Management

Net assets of PFG Balanced Strategy Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2021-10-31$176.06M
2021-07-31$179.27M
2021-04-30$176.48M
2021-01-31$183.42M
2020-10-31$191.48M
2020-07-31$275.00M
2020-04-30$373.82M
2020-01-31$427.51M
2019-10-31$405.93M

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.