# Value Line Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc. Investor Class (VALIX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/valix for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: — · Asset class: Bond - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 1980-01-02 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. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $15.96 | | Expense Ratio | 1.08% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $551.6M | | NAV | $15.96 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 5.43% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.87 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $12.94 – $16.59 | | Beta | 1.34 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.8668 /share - Ex-date: 2025-12-17 - Pay date: 2025-12-17 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### 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. ### Does VALIX pay a dividend? Yes, Value Line Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc. Investor Class (VALIX) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 5.43%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does VALIX pay dividends? Value Line Capital Appreciation Fund, Inc. Investor Class pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### When is VALIX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for VALIX was 2025-12-17. 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 VALIX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.08% 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 VALIX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from VALIX'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 VALIX cost more than a fund like VOO? VALIX is actively managed (current expense ratio 1.08%). 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 VALIX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to VALIX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as VALIX (1.08%) 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/valix - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/valix/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/valix/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/valix/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/valix/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.