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Performance analysis of PFO (Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, PFO has had an average annual return of +12.46%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.

Over the past 5 years, PFO has had an average annual return of -0.60%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.88% annual.

Over the past 10 years, PFO has had an average annual return of +4.30%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.45% annual.

Since Nov 1, 1999, PFO has had an average annual return of +7.18%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.56% annual.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
-0.50%+12.46%+21.40%-0.56%-27.24%+3.58%+14.19%+24.92%-4.19%+13.98%+12.64%-0.19%
201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003
+23.80%-2.79%+9.40%+29.04%+24.75%+99.40%-45.41%-17.88%+19.16%-12.03%+0.78%+26.24%
2002200120001999
+11.60%+23.68%+2.98%-1.14%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026+2.59%-0.48%-4.67%+2.92%+0.07%-0.76%-0.50%
2025+2.12%+1.43%+0.44%-4.11%+2.74%+3.58%+0.77%+0.99%+5.27%+1.05%-2.11%-0.05%+12.46%
2024+5.60%-0.65%+2.74%-3.84%+4.44%+1.65%+1.75%+6.30%+4.41%-2.04%+0.78%-1.05%+21.40%
2023+12.06%-4.09%-9.16%-1.70%-4.75%+5.61%+0.47%-2.81%-3.17%-4.36%+9.84%+3.69%-0.56%
2022-7.73%-6.44%+6.33%-9.35%-3.50%-3.44%+7.31%-4.74%-10.22%+0.19%+10.03%-7.25%-27.24%
2021-1.84%-2.46%+6.42%+2.20%-1.14%+1.95%-2.20%+0.28%-0.58%+0.76%-2.11%+2.62%+3.58%
2020+2.21%-8.66%-12.32%+16.23%+2.15%-3.67%+10.66%-1.16%-0.61%-1.29%+7.09%+6.17%+14.19%
2019+8.75%-2.19%+1.82%+0.65%+5.10%+0.29%+7.47%-1.90%+0.60%+0.18%+1.01%+1.31%+24.92%
2018-6.46%+1.79%-1.65%-0.96%+1.94%-0.12%+9.31%+3.31%-2.45%-2.62%-2.37%-3.10%-4.19%
2017+6.60%+0.63%+1.50%+2.70%+3.07%+1.53%-2.85%+0.32%+1.90%+0.32%-1.07%-1.17%+13.98%

Drawdown analysis of PFO (Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund)

The maximum drawdown for the PFO was -77.42%, occurring on Oct 10, 2008. Recovery took 360 trading sessions.

The current PFO drawdown is -5.14%.

Since Nov 1, 1999 PFO has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 50% or more: 1 time
  • 40% or more: 3 times
  • 30% or more: 3 times
  • 20% or more: 6 times
  • 10% or more: 19 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-77.42%Mar 28, 2007389Oct 10, 2008360Mar 18, 2010749
-48.97%Feb 21, 202018Mar 18, 2020147Oct 15, 2020165
-40.11%Jul 7, 2021576Oct 19, 2023OngoingOngoingOngoing
-20.60%Apr 23, 201384Aug 21, 2013185May 16, 2014269
-20.28%Apr 21, 201587Aug 24, 2015148Mar 28, 2016235
-20.05%Jul 21, 201112Aug 8, 201193Dec 19, 2011105
-19.67%Nov 9, 201829Dec 24, 201892May 8, 2019121
-18.41%Mar 26, 200430May 10, 2004335Sep 7, 2005365
-17.71%Sep 7, 2005177May 22, 2006159Jan 9, 2007336
-16.67%Aug 10, 201667Nov 14, 2016107Apr 20, 2017174
-15.36%Sep 14, 201063Dec 13, 201052Feb 28, 2011115
-15.12%Jan 5, 200057Mar 28, 2000192Dec 29, 2000249
-12.87%May 13, 20105May 20, 201054Aug 6, 201059
-12.70%Aug 23, 200240Oct 21, 200245Dec 24, 200285
-12.63%Jul 17, 2017135Jan 29, 2018142Aug 21, 2018277
-11.71%Nov 18, 199923Dec 22, 19999Jan 5, 200032
-11.41%Feb 17, 201226Mar 27, 201278Jul 18, 2012104
-10.51%Dec 17, 202016Jan 12, 202119Feb 9, 202135
-10.37%Oct 19, 201217Nov 15, 201241Jan 16, 201358
-9.82%Feb 12, 20217Feb 24, 202175Jun 11, 202182
-9.24%Feb 21, 200212Mar 11, 200264Jun 11, 200276
-8.21%May 3, 20104May 7, 20104May 13, 20108
-8.16%Oct 15, 20209Oct 28, 202021Nov 27, 202030
-8.12%May 27, 201449Aug 5, 201467Nov 7, 2014116
-7.86%Apr 16, 200373Jul 31, 200363Oct 29, 2003136