Performance analysis of SWZ (Swiss Helvetia Fund)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, SWZ has had an average annual return of +5.98%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +20.51% annual.
Over the past 5 years, SWZ has had an average annual return of +2.85%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.50% annual.
Over the past 10 years, SWZ has had an average annual return of +7.79%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.42% annual.
Since Nov 1, 1999, SWZ has had an average annual return of +6.16%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.48% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -4.66% | +23.95% | -2.49% | +15.48% | -17.62% | +18.25% | +14.18% | +24% | -13.66% | +26.28% | +1.66% | +1.12% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
| -3.51% | +34.53% | +14.11% | -17.15% | +18.55% | -1.12% | -22.89% | -3.95% | +38.07% | +13.63% | +23.52% | +42.19% |
| 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | ||||||||
| -6.81% | -22.11% | +15.51% | -3.09% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -4.82% | +4.90% | -4.51% | +2.02% | -0.83% | -1.17% | -4.66% | ||||||
| 2025 | +15.75% | +3.23% | +4.69% | +0.04% | +0.64% | +0.32% | -2.84% | -1.95% | +0.66% | -2.57% | +1.79% | +3.15% | +23.95% |
| 2024 | -2.07% | -2.12% | +2.55% | -4.54% | +6.34% | +1.85% | +5.58% | +4.81% | +1.67% | -9.38% | -2.84% | -3.15% | -2.49% |
| 2023 | +7.94% | -5.15% | +4.11% | +4.79% | -2.82% | +3.32% | +3.89% | -4.80% | -4.55% | -6.54% | +8.33% | +7.73% | +15.48% |
| 2022 | -6.44% | -3.76% | +4.96% | -6.94% | -1.28% | -5.13% | +1.14% | -6.29% | -6.74% | +4.42% | +11.42% | -2.74% | -17.62% |
| 2021 | +1.34% | -2.32% | +0.87% | +3.07% | +6.84% | +1.94% | -0% | +2.52% | -6.60% | +3.49% | -0.95% | +7.48% | +18.25% |
| 2020 | +0.83% | -3.07% | -13.58% | +6.19% | +3.25% | +4.73% | +1.53% | +5.15% | +0.57% | -7.37% | +11.08% | +6.56% | +14.18% |
| 2019 | +6.52% | +3.81% | -0.13% | +0.66% | -1.95% | +5.05% | +1.01% | +0.38% | +0.25% | +4.11% | -2.87% | +5.37% | +24% |
| 2018 | +4.70% | -4.87% | -3.62% | +0% | -0.73% | +3.27% | +5.02% | +2.47% | +0.55% | -8.22% | -6.02% | -5.99% | -13.66% |
| 2017 | +4.70% | +3.09% | +5.26% | +3.10% | +4.68% | +1.44% | -0.24% | +0.47% | +0.38% | -2.10% | +2.24% | +0.81% | +26.28% |
Drawdown analysis of SWZ (Swiss Helvetia Fund)
The maximum drawdown for the SWZ was -57.73%, occurring on Mar 5, 2009. Recovery took 1213 trading sessions.
The current SWZ drawdown is -7.63%.
Since Nov 1, 1999 SWZ has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 1 time
- 40% or more: 1 time
- 30% or more: 4 times
- 20% or more: 5 times
- 10% or more: 12 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -57.73% | May 2, 2007 | 464 | Mar 5, 2009 | 1213 | Dec 27, 2013 | 1677 |
| -39.89% | Jan 3, 2001 | 546 | Mar 12, 2003 | 209 | Jan 8, 2004 | 755 |
| -31.20% | Feb 12, 2020 | 27 | Mar 23, 2020 | 122 | Sep 15, 2020 | 149 |
| -30.32% | Jan 3, 2022 | 197 | Oct 14, 2022 | 442 | Jul 22, 2024 | 639 |
| -21.76% | Sep 20, 2018 | 67 | Dec 27, 2018 | 259 | Jan 8, 2020 | 326 |
| -19.73% | May 15, 2015 | 171 | Jan 20, 2016 | 290 | Mar 15, 2017 | 461 |
| -17.82% | May 11, 2006 | 22 | Jun 13, 2006 | 58 | Sep 5, 2006 | 80 |
| -16.19% | Jul 1, 2014 | 74 | Oct 15, 2014 | 141 | May 8, 2015 | 215 |
| -15.48% | Sep 27, 2024 | 65 | Dec 31, 2024 | 29 | Feb 13, 2025 | 94 |
| -13.68% | Dec 9, 1999 | 65 | Mar 14, 2000 | 69 | Jun 21, 2000 | 134 |
| -11.47% | Feb 11, 2004 | 66 | May 17, 2004 | 119 | Nov 4, 2004 | 185 |
| -11.41% | Jan 26, 2018 | 84 | May 29, 2018 | 77 | Sep 17, 2018 | 161 |
| -9.84% | Jul 6, 2000 | 53 | Sep 20, 2000 | 68 | Dec 27, 2000 | 121 |
| -9.71% | Feb 22, 2007 | 7 | Mar 5, 2007 | 29 | Apr 16, 2007 | 36 |
| -9.54% | Sep 16, 2020 | 32 | Oct 30, 2020 | 14 | Nov 19, 2020 | 46 |
| -8.88% | May 2, 2025 | 111 | Oct 10, 2025 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -7.91% | Aug 27, 2021 | 27 | Oct 6, 2021 | 56 | Dec 27, 2021 | 83 |
| -7.56% | Dec 31, 2004 | 129 | Jul 7, 2005 | 24 | Aug 10, 2005 | 153 |
| -7.07% | Feb 12, 2021 | 15 | Mar 8, 2021 | 23 | Apr 9, 2021 | 38 |
| -5.28% | Mar 6, 2014 | 29 | Apr 16, 2014 | 45 | Jun 20, 2014 | 74 |
| -4.35% | Jan 23, 2014 | 7 | Feb 3, 2014 | 9 | Feb 14, 2014 | 16 |
| -4.22% | Apr 15, 2025 | 4 | Apr 22, 2025 | 8 | May 2, 2025 | 12 |
| -4.09% | Jun 2, 2017 | 9 | Jun 15, 2017 | 7 | Jun 26, 2017 | 16 |
| -3.74% | Oct 13, 2017 | 23 | Nov 15, 2017 | 30 | Dec 29, 2017 | 53 |
| -3.64% | Jul 14, 2021 | 4 | Jul 20, 2021 | 12 | Aug 5, 2021 | 16 |