DSS AmericaFirst Total Return Bond Fund
Name
As of 12/31/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
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Vitals
YTD Return
0.0%
1 yr return
6.9%
3 Yr Avg Return
-0.1%
5 Yr Avg Return
-2.1%
Net Assets
$1.08 M
Holdings in Top 10
59.7%
52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH
Expenses
OPERATING FEES
Expense Ratio 8.96%
SALES FEES
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A
TRADING FEES
Turnover N/A
Redemption Fee 1.00%
Min Investment
Standard (Taxable)
$1,000,000
IRA
N/A
Fund Classification
Fund Type
Open End Mutual Fund
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As of 12/31/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
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DGQIX - Profile
Distributions
- YTD Total Return 0.0%
- 3 Yr Annualized Total Return -0.1%
- 5 Yr Annualized Total Return -2.1%
- Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
- Net Income Ratio -3.01%
- Dividend Yield 0.0%
- Dividend Distribution Frequency Other
Fund Details
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Legal NameDSS AmericaFirst Total Return Bond Fund
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Fund Family NameDSS AmericaFirst Quantitative Funds
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Inception DateJan 07, 2013
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Shares OutstandingN/A
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Share ClassI
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CurrencyUSD
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Domiciled CountryUS
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ManagerRick Gonsalves
Fund Description
Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in bonds. The Fund defines bonds as debt instruments and exchange-traded funds that primarily invest in debt instruments, as well as forwards, options, options on futures, futures, and swaps on the preceding debt instruments and exchange-traded funds that primarily invest in debt instruments. However, derivatives are not presently a principal investment strategy of the Fund. The Fund invests primarily in U.S. dollar denominated investment grade securities of any maturity as well as in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) that primarily invest within the preceding restrictions. The Fund does not have a portfolio level average maturity target. The Fund defines investment grade securities as those that are rated, at the time of purchase, BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group (“S&P”), or other nationally recognized statistical rating agency (NRSRO), or, if unrated, determined to be of comparable quality. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in below investment grade securities, commonly known as junk bonds. Additionally, the Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in non-dollar denominated securities. Generally, the Fund purchases individual debt securities or purchases an ETF that is representative of a certain group of debt securities, such as U.S. Government debt.
The Fund’s investment advisor, AmericaFirst Wealth Management, Inc., seeks to achieve the Fund’s investment objective by investing primarily in U.S. Government securities and ETFs that invest primarily in investment grade corporate debt. Debt security selection represents the culmination of the Advisor’s best efforts to seek to assure that the Fund generates interest income and capital gains. The Advisor seeks to meet this goal by searching for areas of the debt markets that it believes are undervalued. The identification process includes an outlook on macro-economic factors, interest rates, credit risk, and quantitative trend measures. A primary quantitative trend measure used by the Advisor is moving average analysis. When interest rates move above or below short- or long-term moving averages, or if short- and long-term moving averages cross, these can impact the Advisor’s decisions to buy or sell. The allocation to securities with particular characteristics varies based on the Advisor’s economic views which may include, but are not limited to, inflation, economic growth and Federal Reserve Board monetary policy. The Advisor allocates assets away from U.S. Government securities when it believes a different sector offers a combination of yield and potential capital gains that is more attractive than U.S. Government securities of similar maturity. The Advisor generally sells a security in anticipation of market declines, credit downgrades, or to purchase other securities that the Advisor believes may perform better.
DGQIX - Performance
Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | DGQIX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | 0.0% | -5.5% | 35.5% | 78.08% |
1 Yr | 6.9% | -9.0% | 37.7% | 60.96% |
3 Yr | -0.1%* | -8.5% | 24.7% | 86.26% |
5 Yr | -2.1%* | -3.1% | 23.7% | 98.33% |
10 Yr | -2.4%* | -3.7% | 10.8% | 95.77% |
* Annualized
Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | DGQIX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2024 | 7.7% | -17.3% | 43.8% | 39.73% |
2023 | -3.5% | -54.0% | 38.8% | 50.37% |
2022 | -4.2% | -46.7% | 31.1% | 61.60% |
2021 | -11.2% | -47.6% | 54.7% | 87.70% |
2020 | 1.5% | -35.0% | 88.4% | 79.13% |
Total Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | DGQIX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | 0.0% | -5.5% | 35.5% | 78.08% |
1 Yr | 6.9% | -9.0% | 37.7% | 60.96% |
3 Yr | -0.1%* | -8.5% | 24.7% | 86.26% |
5 Yr | -2.1%* | -3.1% | 23.7% | 98.33% |
10 Yr | -2.4%* | -3.7% | 10.8% | 95.77% |
* Annualized
Total Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | DGQIX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2024 | 7.7% | -14.5% | 43.8% | 55.48% |
2023 | -3.5% | -54.0% | 38.8% | 61.48% |
2022 | -4.2% | -46.7% | 50.3% | 68.80% |
2021 | -11.2% | -40.0% | 61.6% | 90.16% |
2020 | 1.5% | -29.9% | 91.0% | 81.74% |
NAV & Total Return History
DGQIX - Holdings
Concentration Analysis
DGQIX | Category Low | Category High | DGQIX % Rank | |
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Net Assets | 1.08 M | 1.08 M | 6.67 B | 99.32% |
Number of Holdings | 21 | 3 | 2730 | 77.40% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 656 K | -4.86 M | 2.41 B | 97.95% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 59.70% | -9.9% | 110.8% | 33.56% |
Top 10 Holdings
- Federated Prime Obligations 16.05%
- Ventas, Inc. 5.76%
- The Southern Co. 5.08%
- Booking Holdings, Inc. 4.99%
- The TJX Cos., Inc. 4.73%
- Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. 4.73%
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 4.66%
- UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 4.63%
- Newmont Corp. 4.59%
- Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. 4.48%
Asset Allocation
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | DGQIX % Rank | |
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Stocks | 83.55% | -0.13% | 113.26% | 25.34% |
Cash | 16.45% | 0.00% | 109.95% | 63.70% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | -1.13% | 6.15% | 60.27% |
Other | 0.00% | -57.63% | 99.50% | 60.27% |
Convertible Bonds | 0.00% | -0.02% | 4.48% | 55.07% |
Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 108.68% | 69.18% |
Stock Sector Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | DGQIX % Rank | |
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Healthcare | 56.16% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 4.24% |
Utilities | 21.71% | 0.00% | 21.71% | 1.69% |
Consumer Defense | 18.09% | 0.00% | 19.75% | 2.54% |
Industrials | 4.05% | 0.00% | 31.93% | 89.83% |
Technology | 0.00% | 0.00% | 43.24% | 96.61% |
Real Estate | 0.00% | 0.00% | 10.93% | 90.68% |
Financial Services | 0.00% | 0.00% | 83.83% | 97.46% |
Energy | 0.00% | 0.00% | 32.57% | 93.22% |
Communication Services | 0.00% | 0.00% | 32.32% | 96.61% |
Consumer Cyclical | 0.00% | 0.00% | 88.83% | 97.46% |
Basic Materials | 0.00% | 0.00% | 28.58% | 94.92% |
Stock Geographic Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | DGQIX % Rank | |
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US | 83.55% | 0.00% | 113.26% | 21.92% |
Non US | 0.00% | -2.95% | 54.79% | 65.07% |
DGQIX - Expenses
Operational Fees
DGQIX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Expense Ratio | 8.96% | 0.42% | 9.95% | 2.05% |
Management Fee | 0.50% | 0.00% | 2.50% | 9.59% |
12b-1 Fee | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.00% | 15.58% |
Administrative Fee | N/A | 0.03% | 1.54% | 71.25% |
Sales Fees
DGQIX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Front Load | N/A | 2.50% | 5.75% | N/A |
Deferred Load | N/A | 1.00% | 4.00% | N/A |
Trading Fees
DGQIX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Max Redemption Fee | 1.00% | 0.50% | 2.00% | 61.90% |
Related Fees
Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.
DGQIX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Turnover | N/A | 0.00% | 446.00% | 99.84% |
DGQIX - Distributions
Dividend Yield Analysis
DGQIX | Category Low | Category High | DGQIX % Rank | |
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Dividend Yield | 0.00% | 0.00% | 27.22% | 88.28% |
Dividend Distribution Analysis
DGQIX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
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Dividend Distribution Frequency | Other | Annual | Annual | Annual |
Net Income Ratio Analysis
DGQIX | Category Low | Category High | DGQIX % Rank | |
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Net Income Ratio | -3.01% | -3.33% | 2.16% | 98.61% |
Capital Gain Distribution Analysis
DGQIX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
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Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Annually | Annually | Semi-Annually | Annually |
Distributions History
Date | Amount | Type |
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Dec 19, 2016 | $0.010 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 21, 2015 | $0.016 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 21, 2015 | $0.061 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 19, 2014 | $1.205 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 19, 2014 | $0.183 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 19, 2013 | $0.867 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 19, 2012 | $0.710 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 19, 2012 | $0.002 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
DGQIX - Fund Manager Analysis
Managers
Rick Gonsalves
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
May 23, 2011
11.03
11.0%
Rick Gonsalves is the co-founder and President of AmericaFirst Capital Management, LLC. Mr. Gonsalves co-founded AmericaFirst Capital Management, LLC in January 2007. He currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer, positions he has held since the Advisor’s inception. From 2003 to 2008, he operated Renaissance Investment Services (a company that provided services to broker representatives), for which he acted as President and CEO after the business was incorporated in 2005. He was a registered broker representative of Brecek & Young Advisors, Inc. from January 2007 to December 2007, and WRP Investments, Inc. from September 2005 to December 2006.
Tenure Analysis
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
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0.07 | 23.55 | 5.96 | 7.93 |