Is Invesco Developing Markets R6 (ODVIX) a Strong Mutual Fund Pick Right Now?
Any investors hoping to find a Non US - Equity fund might consider looking past Invesco Developing Markets R6 (ODVIX). ODVIX holds a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of 5 (Strong Sell), which is based on various forecasting factors like size, cost, and past performance.
Objective
ODVIX is classified in the Non US - Equity area by Zacks, and this segment is full of potential. Non US - Equity funds focus their investments on companies outside of the United States, which is an important distinction since global mutual funds tend to keep a sizable portion of their portfolio based in the United States. Most of these funds will allocate across emerging and developed markets, and can often extend across cap levels too.
History of Fund/Manager
ODVIX is a part of the Invesco family of funds, a company based out of Kansas City, MO. The Invesco Developing Markets R6 made its debut in December of 2011 and ODVIX has managed to accumulate roughly $4.88 billion in assets, as of the most recently available information. The fund's current manager, Justin Leverenz, has been in charge of the fund since December of 2011.
Performance
Obviously, what investors are looking for in these funds is strong performance relative to their peers. ODVIX has a 5-year annualized total return of 2.2% and is in the bottom third among its category peers. But if you are looking for a shorter time frame, it is also worth looking at its 3-year annualized total return of 3.15%, which places it in the bottom third during this time-frame.
It is important to note that the product's returns may not reflect all its expenses. Any fees not reflected would lower the returns. Total returns do not reflect the fund's [%] sale charge. If sales charges were included, total returns would have been lower.
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When looking at a fund's performance, it is also important to note the standard deviation of the returns. The lower the standard deviation, the less volatility the fund experiences. Over the past three years, ODVIX's standard deviation comes in at 17.45%, compared to the category average of 14.27%. Over the past 5 years, the standard deviation of the fund is 17.29% compared to the category average of 13.99%. This makes the fund more volatile than its peers over the past half-decade.
Risk Factors
The fund has a 5-year beta of 0.67, so investors should note that it is hypothetically less volatile than the market at large. Because alpha represents a portfolio's performance on a risk-adjusted basis relative to a benchmark, which is the S&P 500 in this case, one should pay attention to this metric as well. Over the past 5 years, the fund has a negative alpha of -7.67. This means that managers in this portfolio find it difficult to pick securities that generate better-than-benchmark returns.