- What does VALIX invest in?
- This fund strategically diversifies its investments across a mix of stocks, bonds, and short-term liquid assets. A minimum of 50% of its net holdings are dedicated to equity instruments, which include common and preferred shares, or securities convertible into common stock, regardless of whether they pay dividends. The remainder of the portfolio is predominantly channeled into U.S. government debt, corporate bonds rated as investment-grade (from AAA to BBB when purchased), other fixed-income products, or cash equivalents.
- What is the expense ratio of VALIX?
- Value Line Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc. Investor Class (VALIX) charges an expense ratio of 1.08%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.
- What is VALIX's dividend yield?
- VALIX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 5.43%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.
- What is the duration of VALIX?
- Effective duration measures VALIX's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. VALIX's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website.
- What is the credit quality of VALIX?
- VALIX's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds.
- What is the yield to maturity of VALIX?
- Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from VALIX if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. VALIX's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid.
