# Janus Henderson Contrarian Fund (JCNRX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/jcnrx for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Janus Henderson · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 2005-08-04 This fund commits a minimum of 80% of its total assets, including borrowed capital, to equity securities with the primary goal of achieving substantial long-term capital appreciation. The portfolio manager actively seeks out companies whose shares trade at a considerable discount to their estimated fair value, anticipating that their intrinsic worth will appreciate over time. The fund's holdings are not limited by company size, potentially including everything from large, established corporations to smaller, emerging growth businesses. It employs a non-diversified investment strategy. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $28.32 | | Expense Ratio | 1.37% | | Assets Under Management | $3.56B | | NAV | $28.32 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 10.28% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $2.91 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $22.56 – $30.99 | | Beta | 1.32 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $2.9119 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-05 - Pay date: 2025-12-05 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does JCNRX invest in? This fund commits a minimum of 80% of its total assets, including borrowed capital, to equity securities with the primary goal of achieving substantial long-term capital appreciation. The portfolio manager actively seeks out companies whose shares trade at a considerable discount to their estimated fair value, anticipating that their intrinsic worth will appreciate over time. The fund's holdings are not limited by company size, potentially including everything from large, established corporations to smaller, emerging growth businesses. It employs a non-diversified investment strategy. ### What is the expense ratio of JCNRX? Janus Henderson Contrarian Fund (JCNRX) charges an expense ratio of 1.37%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is JCNRX? Janus Henderson Contrarian Fund (JCNRX) manages $3.56B in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is JCNRX actively managed or an index fund? JCNRX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (JCNRX's is 1.37%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was JCNRX launched? Janus Henderson Contrarian Fund (JCNRX) launched in August 2005 and is managed by Janus Henderson. ### How has JCNRX performed? JCNRX's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does JCNRX pay a dividend? Janus Henderson Contrarian Fund (JCNRX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 10.28%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does JCNRX pay dividends? Janus Henderson Contrarian Fund pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is JCNRX's dividend yield? JCNRX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 10.28%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is JCNRX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for JCNRX was 2025-12-05. The next ex-date typically follows Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will JCNRX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.37% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does JCNRX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from JCNRX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does JCNRX cost more than a fund like VOO? JCNRX is actively managed (current expense ratio 1.37%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether JCNRX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to JCNRX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as JCNRX (1.37%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/jcnrx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/jcnrx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/jcnrx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/jcnrx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/jcnrx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.