Hussman Strategic International
Name
As of 06/27/2023Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
Vitals
YTD Return
-3.1%
1 yr return
-3.1%
3 Yr Avg Return
-3.2%
5 Yr Avg Return
-3.1%
Net Assets
$14.8 M
Holdings in Top 10
68.2%
52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH
Expenses
OPERATING FEES
Expense Ratio 3.54%
SALES FEES
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A
TRADING FEES
Turnover 88.00%
Redemption Fee 1.50%
Min Investment
Standard (Taxable)
$1,000
IRA
$500
Fund Classification
Fund Type
Open End Mutual Fund
Name
As of 06/27/2023Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
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HSIEX - Profile
Distributions
- YTD Total Return -3.1%
- 3 Yr Annualized Total Return -3.2%
- 5 Yr Annualized Total Return -3.1%
- Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
- Net Income Ratio -0.08%
- Dividend Yield 1.7%
- Dividend Distribution Frequency Annually
Fund Details
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Legal NameHussman Strategic International Fund
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Fund Family NameHussman Funds
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Inception DateDec 31, 2009
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Shares OutstandingN/A
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Share ClassOther
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CurrencyUSD
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Domiciled CountryUnited States
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ManagerJohn Hussman
Fund Description
Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests principally in equity securities of companies that derive a majority of their revenues or profits from, or have a majority of their assets in, a country or countries other than the U.S. The Fund may invest in all types of equity securities, including common stocks, preferred and convertible preferred stocks, warrants and rights. When market conditions are unfavorable in the view of Hussman Strategic Advisors, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser, the Fund may use index options or index futures, as well as other hedging strategies, to reduce the exposure of the Fund’s stock portfolio to the impact of general market fluctuations or to market fluctuations within a specific country or geographic region.
The Fund invests principally in equity securities issued by companies in developed countries, but may also invest in emerging markets in developing countries. There are no restrictions as to the market capitalizations of companies in which the Fund invests. The Fund may invest in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) listed on U.S. stock exchanges and depositary receipts listed on foreign stock exchanges. These securities represent ownership interests in the securities of non-U.S. issuers.
In general, the stock selection approach of the investment adviser focuses on securities demonstrating favorable valuations and/or market action. The primary consideration used by the investment adviser in assessing a stock’s valuation is the relationship between its current market price and the present value of estimated expected future cash flows per share. Other valuation measures, such as the current dividend yield, and ratios of stock price to earnings and stock price to revenue, are also considered in relation to expected future growth of cash flows in an attempt to measure underlying value and the potential for long-term returns. Additional considerations include measures of financial stability such as variations in profit margins and balance sheet indicators. The analysis of market action includes measurements of price behavior and trading volume. The investment adviser believes that strength in these measures is often a reflection of improving business prospects and the potential for earnings surprises above consensus estimates, which can result in increases in stock prices.
The investment adviser believes that market return/risk characteristics differ significantly across varying market conditions. The two most important dimensions considered by the investment adviser are “valuation” and “market action.” In the analysis of overall market conditions, valuation considers the relationship of major stock indices to the stream of earnings, dividends and cash flows expected in the future in an attempt to measure the underlying value of stocks and the long-term returns implied by their current market prices. Market action considers the behavior of a wide range of securities and industry groups, in an attempt to assess the economic outlook of investors and their willingness to accept market risk. In addition, the investment adviser evaluates economic conditions, investor sentiment, interest rates, credit-sensitive indicators and other factors in an attempt to classify prevailing market conditions with historically similar instances.
Historically, different combinations of valuation, market action and other factors have been accompanied by significantly different stock market performance in terms of return/risk. The investment adviser expects to maintain a fully-invested position in equity securities in environments where the expected return from market risk is believed to be high, and may reduce or “hedge” the exposure of the Fund’s stock portfolio to the impact of general market fluctuations in environments where the expected return from market risk is believed to be unfavorable.
The principal strategies used for reducing or “hedging” market exposure include establishing short futures positions or option combinations (such as simultaneously writing call options and purchasing put options) on one or more stock indices considered by the investment adviser to be correlated with the Fund’s portfolio. The Fund may use these strategies to hedge up to 100% of the value of the stocks that it
owns. However, the Fund may experience a loss even when the entire value of its stock portfolio is hedged if the returns of the stocks held by the Fund do not exceed the returns of the securities and financial instruments used to hedge.
To the extent the Fund establishes hedged investment positions as part of its investment program, its investment performance may deviate significantly from the performance of major stock indices for substantial portions of a market cycle. When market conditions are unfavorable in the view of the investment adviser, the Fund may experience limited, zero, or possibly negative correlation with general market fluctuations for meaningful periods of time, and may experience a net loss of time-value on purchased options.
The choice of stock indices and instruments used for hedging is based on a consideration of the securities held in the Fund’s portfolio from time to time, and the availability and liquidity of futures, options and other instruments on such indices. The primary intent of the Fund’s hedging strategy is to reduce the impact of general market fluctuations when global stock market conditions generally, or within a specific country, geographic region or business sector, are viewed by the investment adviser as unfavorable. The Fund generally hedges using indices that are correlated, though perhaps imperfectly, with the stocks owned by the Fund. These may include foreign stock indices and indices of U.S. stocks such as the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index. The instruments used to hedge foreign stock markets may hedge equity risk with or without hedging currency risk. The Fund has the discretion to enter into foreign currency contracts or currency index futures to hedge against the adverse impact of changes in foreign exchange rates on its investments and transactions in foreign securities. The Fund may also seek to hedge against currency fluctuations by holding positions in index futures that are denominated in U.S. dollars. Positions that separately hedge market risk and currency risk are netted as single positions for the purposes of calculating the notional value of the Fund’s hedges (that is, the dollar amount of equity market exposure offset by the use of hedging instruments).
The portion of the Fund’s net assets invested at any given time in securities of issuers engaged in industries within a particular business sector or countries within a specific geographic region may be affected by valuation considerations and other investment characteristics of that sector or region. As a result, the Fund’s investments in various business sectors or geographic regions generally will change over time, and a significant allocation to any particular sector or region does not represent an investment policy or investment strategy to invest in that sector or region.
Because the MSCI Europe, Australasia, and Far East Index (“MSCI EAFE Index”) is perhaps the most widely recognized index of common stocks in foreign markets, it is believed to be an appropriate broad-based securities market index against which to compare the Fund’s long-term investment performance. However, the Fund may invest in securities that are not included in the MSCI EAFE Index, and may hedge or reduce
its exposure to market fluctuations when market conditions are unfavorable in the view of the investment adviser. As a result, the Fund’s investment returns may differ from the performance of major foreign and U.S. stock market indices, particularly over the short term.
HSIEX - Performance
Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | HSIEX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | -3.1% | -13.5% | 29.7% | 91.67% |
1 Yr | -3.1% | -15.5% | 45.0% | 72.78% |
3 Yr | -3.2%* | -23.6% | 29.2% | 85.37% |
5 Yr | -3.1%* | -14.1% | 15.3% | 82.78% |
10 Yr | -2.4%* | -8.1% | 5.7% | 86.49% |
* Annualized
Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | HSIEX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2023 | -4.5% | -54.0% | 17.4% | 25.29% |
2022 | -2.6% | -22.5% | 24.1% | 85.12% |
2021 | -0.2% | -19.4% | 24.1% | 69.75% |
2020 | 0.6% | -5.5% | 12.9% | 82.35% |
2019 | -1.0% | -14.0% | 2.4% | 33.11% |
Total Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | HSIEX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | -3.1% | -33.0% | 29.7% | 88.89% |
1 Yr | -3.1% | -52.8% | 45.0% | 71.67% |
3 Yr | -3.2%* | -21.1% | 29.2% | 85.19% |
5 Yr | -3.1%* | -13.9% | 16.4% | 86.39% |
10 Yr | -2.2%* | -7.7% | 6.5% | 88.89% |
* Annualized
Total Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | HSIEX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2023 | -4.5% | -54.0% | 17.4% | 25.29% |
2022 | -2.6% | -22.5% | 24.1% | 84.52% |
2021 | -0.2% | -19.4% | 24.1% | 69.75% |
2020 | 0.6% | -5.5% | 12.9% | 82.35% |
2019 | -1.0% | -14.0% | 2.4% | 41.89% |
NAV & Total Return History
HSIEX - Holdings
Concentration Analysis
HSIEX | Category Low | Category High | HSIEX % Rank | |
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Net Assets | 14.8 M | 818 K | 5.18 B | 90.56% |
Number of Holdings | 173 | 3 | 2670 | 37.79% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | -5.81 M | -175 M | 1.1 B | 92.44% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 68.22% | 1.5% | 100.0% | 16.44% |
Top 10 Holdings
- mini MSCI EAFE Index Futures June20 60.62%
- mini MSCI EAFE Index Futures June20 60.62%
- mini MSCI EAFE Index Futures June20 60.62%
- mini MSCI EAFE Index Futures June20 60.62%
- mini MSCI EAFE Index Futures June20 60.62%
- mini MSCI EAFE Index Futures June20 60.62%
- mini MSCI EAFE Index Futures June20 60.62%
- mini MSCI EAFE Index Futures June20 60.62%
- mini MSCI EAFE Index Futures June20 60.62%
- mini MSCI EAFE Index Futures June20 60.62%
Asset Allocation
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | HSIEX % Rank | |
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Cash | 65.23% | -67.46% | 106.99% | 18.60% |
Stocks | 33.54% | -2.90% | 119.13% | 79.77% |
Other | 1.24% | -35.22% | 39.56% | 19.19% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 7.08% | 68.02% |
Convertible Bonds | 0.00% | -0.02% | 4.48% | 67.25% |
Bonds | 0.00% | -48.31% | 85.44% | 69.36% |
Stock Sector Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | HSIEX % Rank | |
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Consumer Cyclical | 22.73% | 0.00% | 88.83% | 2.65% |
Financial Services | 14.41% | 0.00% | 83.83% | 48.34% |
Industrials | 13.13% | 0.00% | 31.93% | 35.10% |
Technology | 12.32% | 0.00% | 43.24% | 82.12% |
Healthcare | 10.80% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 74.17% |
Communication Services | 10.48% | 0.00% | 32.32% | 13.25% |
Consumer Defense | 6.19% | 0.00% | 33.38% | 49.67% |
Basic Materials | 4.46% | 0.00% | 28.58% | 35.76% |
Utilities | 2.87% | 0.00% | 21.71% | 28.48% |
Real Estate | 1.78% | 0.00% | 10.93% | 48.34% |
Energy | 0.84% | 0.00% | 32.57% | 83.44% |
Stock Geographic Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | HSIEX % Rank | |
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Non US | 32.66% | -43.01% | 95.82% | 5.81% |
US | 0.88% | -24.26% | 116.70% | 87.21% |
HSIEX - Expenses
Operational Fees
HSIEX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Expense Ratio | 3.54% | 0.44% | 13.51% | 9.71% |
Management Fee | 0.95% | 0.00% | 2.50% | 29.44% |
12b-1 Fee | N/A | 0.00% | 1.00% | N/A |
Administrative Fee | N/A | 0.03% | 1.54% | 19.15% |
Sales Fees
HSIEX 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
HSIEX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Max Redemption Fee | 1.50% | 0.50% | 2.00% | 27.27% |
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.
HSIEX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Turnover | 88.00% | 0.00% | 479.00% | 44.68% |
HSIEX - Distributions
Dividend Yield Analysis
HSIEX | Category Low | Category High | HSIEX % Rank | |
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Dividend Yield | 1.73% | 0.00% | 10.76% | 75.00% |
Dividend Distribution Analysis
HSIEX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
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Dividend Distribution Frequency | Annually | Annually | Quarterly | Annually |
Net Income Ratio Analysis
HSIEX | Category Low | Category High | HSIEX % Rank | |
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Net Income Ratio | -0.08% | -3.33% | 2.16% | 25.84% |
Capital Gain Distribution Analysis
HSIEX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
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Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Annually | Annually | Annually | Annually |
Distributions History
Date | Amount | Type |
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Jan 04, 2021 | $0.114 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 02, 2020 | $0.062 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 02, 2019 | $0.007 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 29, 2017 | $0.048 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 31, 2014 | $0.091 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 31, 2013 | $0.069 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 30, 2011 | $0.054 | OrdinaryDividend |
HSIEX - Fund Manager Analysis
Managers
John Hussman
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Dec 31, 2009
12.42
12.4%
John P. Hussman, Ph.D. is the President of Hussman Strategic Advisors, Inc. From 1992 until 1999, he was an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Economics and International Finance at the University of Michigan and the Michigan Business School. His academic research has focused on financial market efficiency and information economics. He also holds a B.A. in Economics, Phi Beta Kappa, and an M.S. in Education and Social Policy from Northwestern University.
William Hester
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Dec 31, 2009
12.42
12.4%
William J. Hester, CFA is a Senior Research Analyst at Hussman Strategic Advisors, Inc. Prior to joining Hussman Strategic Advisors in 2003, Mr. Hester worked for Bloomberg L.P. where he was a member of the company’s Analytics Desk and a Markets Editor for Bloomberg Magazine. He holds a B.S. in Economics from Rider University and a M.S. in Finance from the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Tenure Analysis
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
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0.07 | 23.55 | 5.99 | 7.93 |