Fund Performance - Investments | Iowa United Methodist Foundation

Review our latest report: 1st Quarter 2024

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The actual net returns for each of the funds as of March 31, 2024

  Monthly Quarter-to-Date Year-to-Date Trailing
12 Months
Balanced Fund 2.49% 3.86% 3.86% 12.77%
Bond Fund 0.82% -0.24% -0.24% 4.01%
Equity Fund 3.80% 7.13% 7.13% 20.86%
Short-Term Income Fund 0.41% -0.20% -0.20% 0.54%

Benchmark average gross returns for each of the funds as of March 31, 2024: (Please note—The benchmark includes higher risk/junk bonds and growth/higher risk stocks, so we aren’t quite comparing “apples to apples.” This also does not include management or administration fees.)

  Monthly Quarter-to-Date Year-to-Date Trailing
12 Months
Balanced Fund 2.49% 4.89% 4.89% 15.02%
Bond Fund 0.78% 0.14% 0.14% 4.51%
Equity Fund 3.63% 8.12% 8.12% 22.14%
Short-Term Income Fund  0.35% 0.28% 0.28% 2.45%

The average annual calendar net returns:

  2023 2021-2023 2019-2023
Balanced Fund 12.98% 3.32% 7.52%
Bond Fund 5.81% -0.30% 1.46%
Equity Fund 20.17% 6.83% 11.20%
Short-Term Income Fund 1.94% -1.53% 0.80%

The benchmark average annual calendar returns:

  2023 2021-2023 2019-2023
Balanced Fund  15.51% 4.51% 8.45%
Bond Fund  7.06% 0.91% 2.27%
Equity  21.05% 7.73% 12.05%
Short-Term Income Fund  3.80% -0.32% 0.99%