PRFCX Performance — Spectrum Preferred and Capital Securities Income Fund, Class C

Data updated: 2026-07-24

PRFCX returned +0.80% year to date and +5.81% over one year to May 2026. Annualised returns are +7.79% over 3 years and +1.88% over 5 years. The fund trailed its Global Short-Term Corporate Bond category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $125, against $129 for the category, and to $106 over one year, against $108. Volatility over the past three years was 4.23% a year. In the 12 months to May 2026 the fund lost a net $756.9M, and assets reached $4.80B.

PRFCX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Spectrum Preferred and Capital Securities Income Fund grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Global Short-Term Corporate Bond category average over the same months.

PeriodPRFCXCategory average
1 year (Jun 2025 – May 2026)$106$108
3 years (Jun 2023 – May 2026)$125$129
5 years (Jun 2021 – May 2026)$110$122
Since data start (Sep 2019 – May 2026)$120$136

PRFCX Trailing Returns

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

PeriodTotal return
YTD+0.80%
1 year+5.81%
3 years (annualised)+7.79%
5 years (annualised)+1.88%

PRFCX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Spectrum Preferred and Capital Securities Income Fund, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–May)+0.80%
2025+6.79%
2024+8.71%
2023+5.45%
2022−11.59%
2021+1.99%
2020+4.40%
2019 (Sep–Dec)+3.14%

PRFCX Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+0.7%+0.6%−2.4%+1.9%+0.1%———————
2025+0.6%+0.8%−0.3%−0.7%+1.4%+1.3%+0.8%+0.6%+1.2%+0.3%0.0%+0.6%
2024+1.8%+0.4%+1.2%−1.0%+1.6%+0.7%+1.1%+1.4%+1.7%−0.5%+0.3%−0.2%
2023+4.9%−1.4%−5.4%+1.1%−0.4%+0.9%+2.1%−0.6%−0.7%−1.7%+4.0%+2.9%
2022−1.8%−2.8%−0.7%−3.1%−0.7%−4.1%+4.5%−1.7%−4.3%−0.1%+2.2%+0.7%
2021−0.1%−0.4%+0.2%+1.3%+0.4%+0.8%+0.3%+0.3%−0.1%−0.4%−1.1%+0.7%
2020+1.2%−1.4%−12.3%+7.0%+1.8%+0.9%+3.0%+1.7%−0.6%+0.3%+2.9%+1.0%
2019————————+0.8%+1.1%+0.4%+0.8%

PRFCX Risk

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

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 4.23%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.78 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +4.03% (Nov 2023)
  • Worst month: −2.39% (Mar 2026)

PRFCX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Spectrum Preferred and Capital Securities Income Fund, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$756.9M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $1.3B
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.63×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
May 2026$84.3M$330.9M−$246.6M
Apr 2026$98.1M$105.7M−$7.6M
Mar 2026$85.6M$131.7M−$46.1M
Feb 2026$97.2M$96.6M$534K
Jan 2026$107.3M$119.4M−$12.0M
Dec 2025$120.2M$192.3M−$72.1M
Nov 2025$101.8M$158.9M−$57.1M
Oct 2025$123.6M$211.9M−$88.3M
Sep 2025$133.5M$179.4M−$45.9M
Aug 2025$90.1M$109.8M−$19.7M
Jul 2025$114.3M$101.6M$12.7M
Jun 2025$115.3M$289.9M−$174.7M

PRFCX Assets Under Management

Net assets of Spectrum Preferred and Capital Securities Income Fund by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-05-31$4.80B
2026-02-28$5.18B
2025-11-30$5.23B
2025-08-31$5.41B
2025-05-31$5.50B
2025-02-28$5.94B
2024-11-30$6.14B
2024-08-31$6.23B
2024-05-31$6.05B
2024-02-29$6.00B
2023-11-30$5.71B
2023-08-31$5.75B

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.