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PTLAX: LOW DURATION FUND A (MUTUAL FUND)
Basic Info
| Asset Class: | Short-Term Bond |
| MyPlanIQ Rating: | (53%) |
| Start Date: | 06/24/1996 |
| Last Dividend Date: | 04/30/2025 |
| 12-Mo. Yield | 3.60% |
| Expenses | 1.05% |
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Performance Analytics (As of 06/20/2025)
Not up-to-date? Try| Last 1 Week* | YTD*(2025) | 1 Yr | 3 Yr | 5 Yr | 10 Yr | 15 Yr | 20 Yr | Since 06/24/1996 |
2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | |
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| Annualized Return(%) | 0.0 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 | -5.3 | -0.8 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 12.9 | -1.7 | 7.5 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 9.7 | 2.2 |
| Sharpe Ratio | NA | 0.32 | 0.82 | 0.13 | -0.37 | 0.06 | NA | NA | 0.73 | -1.14 | 0.25 | -2.51 | -0.88 | 1.53 | 1.36 | -0.79 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.21 | 0.29 | -0.12 | 3.38 | 0.67 | 1.99 | 3.56 | -0.55 | 1.71 | -0.02 | -0.58 | 0.56 | 0.83 | 2.86 | 1.71 | 1.27 | -0.3 | 1.15 | 1.62 | 0.35 |
| Draw Down(%) | NA | 0.9 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | NA | NA | 8.3 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| Standard Deviation(%) | NA | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.0 | NA | NA | 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 2.1 |
| Treynor Ratio | NA | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.0 | -0.01 | 0.0 | NA | NA | 0.02 | -0.03 | 0.01 | -0.11 | -0.02 | 0.07 | 0.03 | -0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.15 | -0.04 | 0.05 | 0.0 | -0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.04 | -0.01 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.02 |
| Alpha | NA | -0.01 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | NA | NA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.01 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.01 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.01 | 0.01 | -0.01 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| Beta | NA | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.7 | 0.69 | 0.63 | NA | NA | 0.74 | 0.69 | 0.8 | 0.63 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.92 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.51 | 0.11 | 0.57 | 1.31 | 0.98 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.87 | 0.72 | 0.89 | 1.1 | 0.86 | 0.68 | 0.77 | 0.71 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.87 | 0.88 | 0.92 | 0.45 |
| RSquared | NA | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.73 | 0.59 | NA | NA | 0.54 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.6 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.02 | 0.28 | 0.63 | 0.49 | 0.34 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.37 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.61 | 0.72 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.82 | 0.71 | 0.35 | 0.39 |
| Yield(%) | N/A | 1.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.8 | N/A | 3.9 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 0.0 |
| Dividend Growth(%) | N/A | -66.4 | -5.7 | 134.1 | 10.4 | -40.0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.9 | 106.5 | 200.0 | -63.4 | -49.1 | 66.4 | 30.9 | -16.9 | -22.4 | -36.1 | 114.7 | -58.3 | 55.2 | -32.1 | 8.6 | -37.4 | 0.4 | 28.1 | 26.5 | 37.2 | -17.3 | -49.3 | -0.5 | -10.1 | 8.3 | -15.4 | 13.9 | N/A | N/A |
*: NOT annualized;YTD: Year to Date
**Inception: starting from 06/24/1996
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