Toews Tactical Defensive Alpha Fund
Name
As of 12/24/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
Vitals
YTD Return
5.4%
1 yr return
4.9%
3 Yr Avg Return
-1.3%
5 Yr Avg Return
-0.5%
Net Assets
$52.8 M
Holdings in Top 10
89.4%
52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH
Expenses
OPERATING FEES
Expense Ratio 1.36%
SALES FEES
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A
TRADING FEES
Turnover N/A
Redemption Fee N/A
Min Investment
Standard (Taxable)
$10,000
IRA
$10,000
Fund Classification
Fund Type
Open End Mutual Fund
Name
As of 12/24/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
TTDAX - Profile
Distributions
- YTD Total Return 5.4%
- 3 Yr Annualized Total Return -1.3%
- 5 Yr Annualized Total Return -0.5%
- Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
- Net Income Ratio 0.15%
- Dividend Yield 2.5%
- Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual
Fund Details
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Legal NameToews Tactical Defensive Alpha Fund
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Fund Family NameNavigator Funds
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Inception DateJan 07, 2016
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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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ManagerPhillip Toews
Fund Description
The Funds adviser seeks to achieve the Funds investment objective by investing primarily in: (1) derivative instruments including but not limited to futures contracts on equity indices comprised of issuers of any capitalization, (2) fixed income securities and (3) cash equivalents. The Fund may also invest directly in stocks of U.S. issuers of any capitalization, foreign large cap stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that invest primarily in common stock. For the purpose of the Fund, foreign large cap stocks are defined as stocks from the universe of the FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Fixed-income securities and cash equivalents (such as US Treasury securities) may be of any duration or maturity. The Fund may also invest in futures contracts on such fixed-income securities and US Treasury securities.
Alpha in the Funds name refers to the advisers attempt over a long term market cycle to position Fund assets in blend indices during rising markets and attempting to exit to lower volatility stocks during declining markets, the Fund seeks to add alpha, which refers to excess total returns earned on an investment above the benchmark return at a similar or lower level of volatility. The advisers strategy allocates assets among stocks or equity index futures contracts representing varying capitalizations. The adviser anticipates the Funds assets will be allocated as follows, based upon an analysis of long-term historical returns and volatility of various asset classes:
Asset Class Allocation | Allocation Target | Allocation Range |
Small Cap Stocks | 25% | 0% to 50% |
Mid Cap Stocks | 25% | 0% to 40% |
Large Cap Stocks | 20% | 10% to 100% |
Foreign Large Cap Stocks | 30% | 0% to 50% |
Generally, the defensive position for this Fund will be defined as stocks or other instruments that are representative of low volatility stocks or instruments. However, there may be periods when the Fund will take a significant position in cash.
Each asset class will be allocated independently of the others. This means the Fund may not be allocated to each asset class at any one time and the Fund may maintain a position in one or more asset classes while being in a defensive position for one or more others. Based on the advisers proprietary algorithmic signal, the Fund could re-allocate its portfolio from 100% large cap stocks to the allocations indicated above.
Equity index futures contracts trade on margin. To gain exposure to an Equity index futures contract, a certain percentage of the Funds assets may be allocated to a futures broker as collateral. This collateral amount is much less than the notional exposure to the underlying index. The Fund may allocate the cash or securities not needed for collateral to fixed income ETFs or other fixed income securities and/or in an addition to fixed income derivatives. The Funds allocation to fixed income ETFs and/or other fixed income securities may be significant.
The Fund may hold equity index futures contracts and/or other derivatives. The Fund may invest in US Treasury bills, notes, and bonds of any duration or length until maturity. The Fund may invest in derivatives or futures contracts that derive the value from US Treasury bills, notes, and bonds of any duration or length until maturity.
The Fund may purchase and sell put and call options on broad-based market and futures market indices. The Fund may sell short ETFs that primarily invest in equities including equity index ETFs as well as futures contracts on equities and equity indices. A put option is a contract giving the owner the right, but not the obligation, to sell–or sell short–a specified amount of an underlying security at a pre-determined price within a specified time frame. A call option is a contract giving the option buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy an asset or instrument at a specified price within a specific time period.
The adviser primarily uses technical analysis of equity markets. The adviser monitors, the price movement and momentum, of equity markets in an effort to identify the proper weighting of the Funds portfolio. The adviser buys and sells securities and equity index futures to increase or decrease the Funds exposure to broad- based indices or vary the allocation of asset class allocations. The advisers decision to buy or sell a Fund holding will be made based on current market conditions and the advisers determination of the appropriate exposure level to equity asset class. The Funds adviser may engage in active and frequent trading of the Funds portfolio securities to achieve the Funds investment objective.
TTDAX - Performance
Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | TTDAX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | 5.4% | -11.3% | 41.7% | 83.56% |
1 Yr | 4.9% | -11.2% | 41.5% | 86.99% |
3 Yr | -1.3%* | -8.8% | 25.4% | 93.89% |
5 Yr | -0.5%* | -3.1% | 23.4% | 96.67% |
10 Yr | N/A* | -3.8% | 10.8% | N/A |
* Annualized
Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | TTDAX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2023 | 4.9% | -17.3% | 43.8% | 46.58% |
2022 | -17.5% | -54.0% | 17.4% | 77.86% |
2021 | -11.8% | -40.0% | 54.1% | 95.20% |
2020 | 12.5% | -47.6% | 88.4% | 26.67% |
2019 | 13.6% | -20.3% | 62.6% | 24.78% |
Total Return Ranking - Trailing
Period | TTDAX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | 5.4% | -11.3% | 41.7% | 83.56% |
1 Yr | 4.9% | -11.2% | 41.5% | 86.99% |
3 Yr | -1.3%* | -8.8% | 25.4% | 93.89% |
5 Yr | -0.5%* | -3.1% | 23.4% | 96.67% |
10 Yr | N/A* | -3.8% | 10.8% | N/A |
* Annualized
Total Return Ranking - Calendar
Period | TTDAX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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2023 | 7.7% | -14.5% | 43.8% | 52.74% |
2022 | -16.6% | -54.0% | 50.3% | 85.50% |
2021 | -11.8% | -40.0% | 61.6% | 95.20% |
2020 | 17.1% | -29.9% | 91.0% | 25.00% |
2019 | 22.1% | -17.9% | 79.4% | 13.27% |
NAV & Total Return History
TTDAX - Holdings
Concentration Analysis
TTDAX | Category Low | Category High | TTDAX % Rank | |
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Net Assets | 52.8 M | 1.08 M | 6.67 B | 69.86% |
Number of Holdings | 107 | 3 | 2730 | 48.63% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 56 M | -4.86 M | 2.41 B | 47.95% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 89.39% | -9.9% | 110.8% | 18.49% |
Top 10 Holdings
- B 08/06/24 63.75%
- VANGUARD FTSE ET 20.50%
- E-Mini Russ 2000 Sep24 2.54%
- SP MID 400 EMINI SEP24 1.32%
- BANKSAFE TOEWS 0.74%
- SP500 EMINI OPTN Sep24P 0.13%
- PUB SERV ENTERP 0.10%
- IDEX CORP 0.10%
- Emin Russ 2000 Op Sep24P 0.10%
- KEURIG DR PEPPER 0.10%
Asset Allocation
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | TTDAX % Rank | |
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Bonds | 63.75% | 0.00% | 108.68% | 4.79% |
Stocks | 28.95% | -0.13% | 113.26% | 78.77% |
Cash | 5.52% | 0.00% | 109.95% | 88.36% |
Other | 1.78% | -57.63% | 99.50% | 13.01% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | -1.13% | 6.36% | 74.66% |
Convertible Bonds | 0.00% | -0.02% | 4.48% | 73.19% |
Stock Sector Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | TTDAX % Rank | |
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Utilities | 21.10% | 0.00% | 21.71% | 3.39% |
Consumer Defense | 19.75% | 0.00% | 19.75% | 0.85% |
Industrials | 13.78% | 0.00% | 31.93% | 16.95% |
Financial Services | 12.74% | 0.00% | 83.83% | 58.47% |
Real Estate | 10.93% | 0.00% | 10.93% | 0.85% |
Healthcare | 10.84% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 71.19% |
Consumer Cyclical | 3.96% | 0.00% | 88.83% | 91.53% |
Basic Materials | 2.97% | 0.00% | 28.58% | 49.15% |
Technology | 2.95% | 0.00% | 43.24% | 93.22% |
Communication Services | 0.97% | 0.00% | 32.32% | 92.37% |
Energy | 0.00% | 0.00% | 32.57% | 98.31% |
Stock Geographic Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | TTDAX % Rank | |
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US | 28.95% | 0.00% | 113.26% | 78.08% |
Non US | 0.00% | -2.95% | 54.79% | 78.08% |
Bond Sector Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | TTDAX % Rank | |
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Derivative | 1.78% | -57.63% | 99.49% | 10.27% |
Cash & Equivalents | 0.74% | 0.00% | 86.52% | 79.45% |
Securitized | 0.00% | 0.00% | 13.59% | 76.64% |
Corporate | 0.00% | 0.00% | 79.13% | 76.64% |
Municipal | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.07% | 75.18% |
Government | 0.00% | 0.00% | 58.54% | 78.83% |
Bond Geographic Breakdown
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | TTDAX % Rank | |
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US | 63.75% | 0.00% | 95.89% | 4.79% |
Non US | 0.00% | 0.00% | 12.79% | 76.03% |
TTDAX - Expenses
Operational Fees
TTDAX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Expense Ratio | 1.36% | 0.42% | 9.95% | 91.78% |
Management Fee | 1.00% | 0.00% | 2.50% | 33.56% |
12b-1 Fee | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.00% | 16.88% |
Administrative Fee | N/A | 0.03% | 1.54% | 54.55% |
Sales Fees
TTDAX 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
TTDAX 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% | N/A |
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.
TTDAX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
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Turnover | N/A | 0.00% | 446.00% | 100.00% |
TTDAX - Distributions
Dividend Yield Analysis
TTDAX | Category Low | Category High | TTDAX % Rank | |
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Dividend Yield | 2.54% | 0.00% | 27.22% | 33.79% |
Dividend Distribution Analysis
TTDAX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
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Dividend Distribution Frequency | Annual | Annual | Quarterly | Annual |
Net Income Ratio Analysis
TTDAX | Category Low | Category High | TTDAX % Rank | |
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Net Income Ratio | 0.15% | -3.33% | 2.16% | 19.44% |
Capital Gain Distribution Analysis
TTDAX | 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 20, 2024 | $0.328 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 20, 2023 | $0.255 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 21, 2022 | $0.098 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 23, 2020 | $0.533 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 23, 2019 | $0.239 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 23, 2019 | $0.494 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 23, 2019 | $0.136 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 24, 2018 | $0.094 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 24, 2018 | $0.044 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 26, 2017 | $0.015 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 26, 2017 | $0.803 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 26, 2017 | $0.714 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Dec 27, 2016 | $0.253 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 27, 2016 | $0.111 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
TTDAX - Fund Manager Analysis
Managers
Phillip Toews
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jan 07, 2016
6.4
6.4%
Phil Toews is the CEO and founder of the Toews Corporation. Phil helped pioneer the field of unconstrained tactical management by building models beginning in 1989. In the construction of the Toews Dynamic Hedging Strategy, his focus was on building effective loss avoidance and reliable market up-capture. Phil received a B.S. in Business and Economics from Bethel College in Newton, KS, in 1986. In 1987 he joined IDS/American Express as a Financial Consultant. From 1989 through 1994 he ran the money management division at Dorset Financial Services, Corp., of Devon, PA. Since 1994 he has acted as chief executive at Toews Corporation where he has overseen all aspects of the Toews System.
Randall Schroeder
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jan 07, 2016
6.4
6.4%
Randy joined Toews in March of 1998. During his tenure he has been the primary overseer of the Toews analytic methodology and is currently the co-portfolio manager for the Toews Funds. Randy received a B.A. from Bethel College in Newton, KS in 1988 and a Masters of Arts from the State University of New York, Binghamton, New York in 1994.
Jason Graffius
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jan 07, 2016
6.4
6.4%
Jason began working with the Toews Corporation in October 2013. He oversees the day-to-day operations of and researches investment opportunities for the Toews mutual funds. Prior to this role, Jason was a Vice President at BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. where he worked on the Structured Finance Team, overseeing Collateralized Debt Obligations and various Hedge Funds and Government Mandated Projects. Jason has also previously worked at JPMorgan. Mr. Graffius received a B.S. in Accounting from Rutgers University in Camden, NJ in 2002.
Charles Collins
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Aug 31, 2017
4.75
4.8%
Charles Collins is Head of Trading, Options & Derivatives Specialist and Portfolio Manager for the Toews Corporation. Prior to joining Toews in May 2016, he was an equity derivatives broker at Tullett Prebon in Jersey City, NJ. In that role, his primary responsibility was providing investment banks and asset money managers access to liquidity in products such as index and single stock options, delta one, variance swaps, and cash. Prior to his experience as a derivatives broker, he was a floor trader and an independent member of the New York Stock Exchange. Throughout his career he has acquired the Series 4, 7, 24, 55, & 63.
Tenure Analysis
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
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0.07 | 23.55 | 5.96 | 7.93 |