SMI Dynamic Allocation Fund
Name
As of 11/04/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
Vitals
YTD Return
11.9%
1 yr return
17.6%
3 Yr Avg Return
-3.5%
5 Yr Avg Return
2.8%
Net Assets
$74 M
Holdings in Top 10
84.6%
52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH
Expenses
OPERATING FEES
Expense Ratio 1.56%
SALES FEES
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A
TRADING FEES
Turnover 175.11%
Redemption Fee N/A
Min Investment
Standard (Taxable)
$500
IRA
$500
Fund Classification
Fund Type
Open End Mutual Fund
Name
As of 11/04/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
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SMIDX - Profile
Distributions
- YTD Total Return 11.9%
- 3 Yr Annualized Total Return -3.5%
- 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 2.8%
- Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
- Net Income Ratio 0.80%
- Dividend Yield 0.2%
- Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual
Fund Details
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Legal NameSMI Dynamic Allocation Fund
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Fund Family NameSMI Funds
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Inception DateFeb 28, 2013
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Shares OutstandingN/A
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Share ClassOther
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CurrencyUSD
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Domiciled CountryUS
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ManagerMark Biller
Fund Description
SMI Advisory Services, LLC (the “Advisor”), the adviser to the Dynamic Allocation Fund, uses a “Dynamic Asset Allocation” strategy to achieve the Dynamic Allocation Fund’s investment objective.
This strategy involves investing in open-end mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (collectively, “Underlying Funds”) that invest in securities including, but not limited to, the following asset classes – U.S. Equities, International Equities, Fixed Income Securities, Commodities, Alternative Investments, and Cash. Markets experience times of inflation, deflation, economic growth and recession. The Advisor believes value can be added by adjusting portfolio exposure between the asset classes as changes in market environments are identified. The factors considered in determining asset class weighting include, but are not limited to, each class’s total returns for the most recent one, three, six, and twelve months, changes in those returns, asset flows, regression analysis and historical volatility. The Advisor periodically rebalances the Dynamic Allocation Fund’s asset allocation in response to market conditions as well as to balance the Dynamic Allocation Fund’s exposure to the asset classes. The Dynamic Allocation Fund’s investment strategy involves active trading, which may result in a high portfolio turnover rate. The Dynamic Allocation Fund obtains its exposure to the particular asset classes by investing in the instruments below:
U.S. Equities – The Dynamic Allocation Fund may invest in Underlying Funds that invest primarily in the equity securities of companies located in the United States. The Underlying Funds may invest in companies of any market capitalization. The Dynamic Allocation Fund may also invest directly in such companies. The Dynamic Allocation Fund may also invest in Underlying Funds that utilize derivatives, such as investing in futures contracts.
International Equities – The Dynamic Allocation Fund may invest in Underlying Funds that invest primarily in the equity securities of companies located outside of the United States, including issuers located in emerging market countries. The Underlying Funds may invest in companies of any market capitalization. The Dynamic Allocation Fund may also invest directly in such companies. The Dynamic Allocation Fund may also invest in Underlying Funds that utilize derivatives, such as investing in futures contracts.
Fixed Income Securities – The Dynamic Allocation Fund may invest in Underlying Funds that invest primarily in fixed income securities of varying maturities and credit qualities including high-risk debt securities (or junk bonds). There are no limits on the level of investment in which the Dynamic Allocation Fund may invest with respect to high-risk debt securities and there is no average weighted maturity of the securities in which the Dynamic Allocation Fund must invest. The Underlying Funds may invest in fixed income securities denominated in foreign currencies. The Underlying Funds may also invest in derivative instruments, such as options, futures contracts, currency forwards or credit default swap agreements.
Commodities – The Dynamic Allocation Fund may invest in Underlying Funds that invest primarily in precious metals, in energy-related and other commodities, including, but not limited to oil, natural gas and gasoline, and in mining and other commodity/precious metal related companies. The Dynamic Allocation Fund may also invest in Publicly Traded Partnerships (PTPs) that invest in commodities. PTPs are traded on stock exchanges or markets such as the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. They are generally treated as “pass-through” entities for tax purposes; they do not ordinarily pay income taxes, but pass their earnings on to unit holders.
Alternative Investments – The Dynamic Allocation Fund may invest in Underlying Funds that invest in alternative investments, such as real estate securities or real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), Bitcoin, and other alternative assets and strategies.
The Dynamic Allocation Fund may invest in Underlying Funds that use alternative strategies. Alternative strategies may include, but are not limited to, strategies such as: Long/Short, Market Neutral, Global Macro, Trend-Following, Merger Arbitrage, Convertible Arbitrage, and Event Driven. An Underlying Fund may use one of these strategies or a combination of such strategies. A brief description of each strategy follows:
● | Long/Short Strategy is an investment strategy that seeks to take a long position in underpriced stocks while selling short, overpriced shares. A Long/Short strategy seeks to augment traditional long-only investing by taking advantage of profit opportunities from securities identified as both under-valued and over-valued. |
● | A Market Neutral Strategy seeks to profit regardless of an upward or downward market environment, typically through the use of paired long and short positions or derivatives. These strategies can potentially serve to mitigate market risk as they seek to generate positive returns in all market environments. |
● | A Global Macro Strategy is a hedge fund or mutual fund strategy that bases its holdings primarily on the overall economic and political views of various countries or their macroeconomic principles. |
● | A Trend-Following Strategy or trend trading is a trading strategy according to which one should buy an asset when its price trend goes up, and sell when its trend goes down, expecting price movements to continue. |
● | Merger Arbitrage, otherwise known as risk arbitrage, is an investment strategy that aims to generate profits from successfully completed mergers and/or takeovers. It is a type of event-driven investing that aims to capitalize on differences between stock prices before and after mergers. |
● | Convertible Arbitrage is a relative value strategy in which a fund profits based on the pricing discrepancy between a company’s convertible bonds and its underlying stock. |
● | An Event-Driven strategy refers to an investment strategy in which an institutional investor attempts to profit from a stock mispricing that may occur during or after a corporate event. |
The Dynamic Allocation Fund may invest in Underlying Funds that utilize derivatives, such as investing in futures contracts.
Cash (and cash equivalents) –The Dynamic Allocation Fund may invest in short-term cash instruments including U.S. Treasury securities, repurchase agreements, short-term debt instruments, money market deposit accounts, and money market funds and ETFs that focus on investing in the foregoing.
The Dynamic Allocation Fund indirectly will bear its proportionate share of all management fees and other expenses of the Underlying Funds in which it invests. Therefore, the Dynamic Allocation Fund will incur higher expenses than other mutual funds that invest directly in securities. Actual expenses are expected to vary with changes in the allocation of the Dynamic Allocation Fund’s assets among the various Underlying Funds in which the Dynamic Allocation Fund invests.
SMIDX - Performance
Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | SMIDX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | 11.9% | -5.8% | 23.4% | 21.20% |
1 Yr | 17.6% | -1.0% | 47.6% | 33.18% |
3 Yr | -3.5%* | -21.6% | 11.4% | 85.12% |
5 Yr | 2.8%* | -12.1% | 22.9% | 83.33% |
10 Yr | 2.1%* | -5.1% | 9.3% | 83.33% |
* Annualized
Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | SMIDX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2023 | 8.2% | -18.9% | 60.2% | 48.61% |
2022 | -19.1% | -48.5% | 0.1% | 69.30% |
2021 | 5.6% | -19.0% | 48.3% | 34.58% |
2020 | 4.1% | -16.5% | 52.8% | 62.25% |
2019 | 8.2% | -8.5% | 26.6% | 70.85% |
Total Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | SMIDX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | 11.9% | -5.8% | 23.4% | 21.20% |
1 Yr | 17.6% | -1.0% | 47.6% | 33.18% |
3 Yr | -3.5%* | -21.6% | 11.4% | 85.12% |
5 Yr | 2.8%* | -12.1% | 22.9% | 83.33% |
10 Yr | 2.1%* | -5.1% | 9.3% | 83.33% |
* Annualized
Total Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | SMIDX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2023 | 8.4% | -11.7% | 61.8% | 61.57% |
2022 | -19.1% | -48.5% | 4.6% | 86.05% |
2021 | 5.6% | -14.2% | 48.3% | 84.11% |
2020 | 9.6% | -11.7% | 77.4% | 38.73% |
2019 | 11.1% | -3.9% | 28.4% | 72.86% |
NAV & Total Return History
SMIDX - Holdings
Concentration Analysis
SMIDX | Category Low | Category High | SMIDX % Rank | |
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Net Assets | 74 M | 1.98 M | 12.4 B | 66.82% |
Number of Holdings | 20 | 2 | 2274 | 74.19% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 63.4 M | 1.55 M | 9.46 B | 62.21% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 84.61% | 20.8% | 109.8% | 34.10% |
Top 10 Holdings
- Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 23.30%
- SPDR SP 500 ETF Trust 22.95%
- Sprott Physical Gold Trust 10.35%
- SPDR Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF 6.87%
- iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF 5.07%
- iShares MSCI EAFE ETF 4.86%
- iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF 3.00%
- Invesco Bulletshares 2025 Corporate Bond ETF 2.75%
- Invesco Bulletshares 2024 Corporate Bond ETF 2.74%
- Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF 2.72%
Asset Allocation
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | SMIDX % Rank | |
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Stocks | 97.74% | 0.00% | 145.83% | 35.02% |
Cash | 2.35% | -33.22% | 99.64% | 60.37% |
Convertible Bonds | 0.07% | 0.00% | 8.92% | 47.47% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | -0.09% | 5.36% | 52.53% |
Other | 0.00% | -29.71% | 135.29% | 67.74% |
Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 106.59% | 63.13% |
Stock Sector Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | SMIDX % Rank | |
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Real Estate | 99.45% | 0.00% | 99.45% | 0.55% |
Communication Services | 0.48% | 0.00% | 21.61% | 78.69% |
Technology | 0.07% | 0.00% | 85.77% | 90.71% |
Utilities | 0.00% | 0.00% | 91.12% | 95.08% |
Industrials | 0.00% | 0.00% | 23.85% | 98.36% |
Healthcare | 0.00% | 0.00% | 38.63% | 96.72% |
Financial Services | 0.00% | 0.00% | 98.22% | 94.54% |
Energy | 0.00% | 0.00% | 60.89% | 93.99% |
Consumer Defense | 0.00% | 0.00% | 37.51% | 95.63% |
Consumer Cyclical | 0.00% | 0.00% | 25.83% | 97.27% |
Basic Materials | 0.00% | 0.00% | 56.73% | 96.17% |
Stock Geographic Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | SMIDX % Rank | |
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US | 97.74% | 0.00% | 145.83% | 34.56% |
Non US | 0.00% | -1.94% | 38.53% | 56.22% |
SMIDX - Expenses
Operational Fees
SMIDX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Expense Ratio | 1.56% | 0.45% | 10.24% | 57.60% |
Management Fee | 1.00% | 0.00% | 1.50% | 75.58% |
12b-1 Fee | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.00% | 17.36% |
Administrative Fee | N/A | 0.05% | 0.70% | 7.41% |
Sales Fees
SMIDX 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% | 1.00% | N/A |
Trading Fees
SMIDX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Max Redemption Fee | N/A | 0.50% | 2.00% | 16.22% |
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.
SMIDX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Turnover | 175.11% | 1.75% | 441.00% | 71.26% |
SMIDX - Distributions
Dividend Yield Analysis
SMIDX | Category Low | Category High | SMIDX % Rank | |
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Dividend Yield | 0.17% | 0.00% | 24.95% | 79.26% |
Dividend Distribution Analysis
SMIDX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
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Dividend Distribution Frequency | Annual | Annual | Monthly | Annual |
Net Income Ratio Analysis
SMIDX | Category Low | Category High | SMIDX % Rank | |
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Net Income Ratio | 0.80% | -2.01% | 13.72% | 39.63% |
Capital Gain Distribution Analysis
SMIDX | 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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Dec 29, 2023 | $0.022 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 30, 2020 | $0.661 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 30, 2019 | $0.145 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 31, 2018 | $0.169 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 28, 2017 | $0.110 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 29, 2016 | $0.026 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 30, 2015 | $0.137 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 30, 2014 | $0.087 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 30, 2014 | $0.226 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 27, 2013 | $0.180 | OrdinaryDividend |
SMIDX - Fund Manager Analysis
Managers
Mark Biller
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Feb 28, 2013
9.26
9.3%
Mark Biller has served as senior portfolio manager of the entire family of SMI Funds since their creation in 2005. He played a key role in the design and creation of the Sector Rotation, Dynamic Allocation, and Bond Upgrading strategies followed by the various SMI Funds. As senior portfolio manager, Mr. Biller has ultimate decision-making authority regarding all portfolio decisions and trading practices of the Sound Mind Investing Funds. His duties involve researching and selecting the underlying funds in which the Funds invest, upgrading the Funds’ investments in underlying funds and determining the overall allocation among style categories. In addition to his duties at the Advisor, Mr. Biller has been the Executive Editor of the Sound Mind Investing newsletter and online business for over 15 years. Mr. Biller’s writings on a broad range of financial and investment topics have been featured in a variety of national print and electronic media, and he has also appeared as a financial commentator for various national and local radio programs. The Sound Mind Investing newsletter was first published in 1990 and currently has many thousands of subscribers. Since it was first published over 30 years ago, the newsletter has provided recommendations to tens of thousands of subscribers using a variety of investment strategies, including the Stock Upgrading, Dynamic Asset Allocation, Bond Upgrading and Sector Rotation strategies that are used by the Funds. Mr. Biller earned his B.S. in Finance from Oral Roberts University.
Eric Collier
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Feb 28, 2013
9.26
9.3%
Eric Collier, CFA, is a Portfolio Manager responsible for researching and selecting each Fund’s investments, determining overall allocation among style categories, and trading, subject to the ultimate decision-making authority of the Senior Portfolio Manager. Mr. Collier has been a portfolio manager of the Smi Advisory Services, LLC. In addition to his duties at SMI, Mr. Collier is a co-founder of Omnium Investment Company, LLC. At Omnium, he conducts analytical and quantitative research, and risk management. Prior to co-founding Omnium, Mr. Collier worked at Oxford Group, Ltd, a fee-only financial services firm. At Oxford Group, Mr. Collier provided investment advice to several high net-worth individuals concentrating on investment and financial planning strategies. Prior to that Mr. Collier was an Investment Analyst and Registered Investment Adviser Representative for Webb Financial Advisers, an investment advisery firm, from 1997 to 2000, where he was responsible for due diligence and manager selection. Mr. Collier graduated from Indiana University with a B.S. in Finance in 1998. He also studied at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands through the International Business Program at Indiana University. He has received the Chartered Financial Analyst (“CFA”) designation, and he is a member of the CFA Institute (formerly the Association for Investment Management and Research (“AIMR”)) and a member of the Investment Management Association of Indianapolis.
Anthony Ayers
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Feb 28, 2013
9.26
9.3%
Mr. Ayers is a Co-Portfolio Manager responsible for researching and selecting each Fund’s investments, determining overall allocation among style categories, implementing the SMI Managed Volatility Fund’s hedging strategy, and trading, subject to the ultimate decision-making authority of the Senior Portfolio Manager. In addition to his duties at the advisor, Mr. Ayers is a co-founder of Omnium Investment Company, LLC. At Omnium, he also conducts analytical and quantitative research, and risk management. Mr. Ayers helped develop the advisor’s risk management procedures and a proprietary daily risk management reporting system. Prior to co-founding Omnium, Mr. Ayers was an Investment Analyst at Oxford Group, Ltd., where he was responsible for performing manager searches and due diligence on various mutual fund portfolio managers specializing in large capitalized growth and value securities, small capitalized growth and value securities, international capitalized securities, and fixed income securities. Prior to that Mr. Ayers was a Senior Investment Representative for Charles Schwab, where he assisted high net-worth clients with developing and trading complex option strategies, hedging concentrated portfolios, constructing diversified investment portfolios, risk management, and making individual stock and mutual fund recommendations. Mr. Ayers graduated from Indiana University with a B.S. in Finance in 1996, and he is a CFA charter holder.
Tenure Analysis
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
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0.07 | 33.83 | 6.67 | 13.0 |