First Eagle Credit Fund Manager Performance Evaluation

The fund shows a Beta (market volatility) of 0.0524, which means not very significant fluctuations relative to the market. As returns on the market increase, First Eagle's returns are expected to increase less than the market. However, during the bear market, the loss of holding First Eagle is expected to be smaller as well.

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Over the last 90 days First Eagle Credit has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to fund investors. In spite of fairly strong basic indicators, First Eagle is not utilizing all of its potentials. The current stock price disturbance, may contribute to short-term losses for the investors.
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First Eagle Relative Risk vs. Return Landscape

If you would invest  2,295  in First Eagle Credit on January 19, 2024 and sell it today you would earn a total of  42.00  from holding First Eagle Credit or generate 1.83% return on investment over 90 days. First Eagle Credit is currently producing 0.0292% returns and takes up 0.2713% volatility of returns over 90 trading days. Put another way, 2% of traded mutual funds are less volatile than First, and 99% of all traded equity instruments are likely to generate higher returns over the next 90 trading days.
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Assuming the 90 days horizon First Eagle is expected to generate 2.25 times less return on investment than the market. But when comparing it to its historical volatility, the company is 2.29 times less risky than the market. It trades about 0.11 of its potential returns per unit of risk. The NYSE Composite is currently generating roughly 0.11 of returns per unit of risk over similar time horizon.

First Eagle Market Risk Analysis

Today, many novice investors tend to focus exclusively on investment returns with little concern for First Eagle's investment risk. Standard deviation is the most common way to measure market volatility of mutual funds, such as First Eagle Credit, and traders can use it to determine the average amount a First Eagle's price has deviated from the expected return over a period of time. It is calculated by determining the expected price for the established period and then subtracting this figure from each price point. The differences are then squared, summed, and averaged to produce the variance.

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Based on monthly moving average First Eagle is performing at about 8% of its full potential. If added to a well diversified portfolio the total return can be enhanced and market risk can be reduced. You can increase risk-adjusted return of First Eagle by adding it to a well-diversified portfolio.

About First Eagle Performance

To evaluate First Eagle Credit Mutual Fund as a possible investment, you need to clearly understand its upside potential, downside risk, and overall future performance outlook. You may be satisfied when First Eagle generates a 15% return over the last few months, but what if the market is generating 25% over the same period? In this case, it makes sense to compare First Mutual Fund's performance with different market indexes, such as the Dow or NASDAQ Composite. These indexes can act as benchmarks that will help you to understand First Eagle Credit market performance in a much more refined way. The Macroaxis performance score is an integer between 0 and 100 that represents First's market performance from a risk-adjusted return perspective. Generally speaking, the higher the score, the better is overall performance as compared to other investors. The score is normalized against the average investing universe (the best we can interpret from the data available). Within this methodology, scores of individual equity instruments will always be inferior to the scores of portfolios of equities as portfolios typically diversify a lot of unsystematic risks away. The formula to derive the Macroaxis score bases on multiple unequally-weighted factors. For more information, refer to our portfolio performance evaluation section.
Please also refer to our technical analysis and fundamental analysis pages.

Things to note about First Eagle Credit performance evaluation

Checking the ongoing alerts about First Eagle for important developments is a great way to find new opportunities for your next move. Mutual Fund alerts and notifications screener for First Eagle Credit help investors to be notified of important events, changes in technical or fundamental conditions, and significant headlines that can affect investment decisions.
Evaluating First Eagle's performance can involve analyzing a variety of financial metrics and factors. Some of the key considerations to evaluate First Eagle's mutual fund performance include:
  • Analyzing First Eagle's financial statements, including its income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement, helps in understanding its overall financial health and growth potential.
  • Getting a closer look at valuation ratios like price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, price-to-sales (P/S) ratio, and price-to-book (P/B) ratio help in understanding whether First Eagle's stock is overvalued or undervalued compared to its peers.
  • Examining First Eagle's industry or sector and how it is performing can give you an idea of its growth potential and how it is positioned relative to its competitors.
  • Evaluating First Eagle's management team can have a significant impact on its success or failure. Reviewing the track record and experience of First Eagle's management team can help you assess the Mutual Fund's leadership.
  • Pay attention to analyst opinions and ratings of First Eagle's mutual fund. These opinions can provide insight into First Eagle's potential for growth and whether the stock is currently undervalued or overvalued.
It's essential to remember that evaluating First Eagle's mutual fund performance is not an exact science, and many factors can impact First Eagle's mutual fund market price. Therefore, it's also important to diversify your portfolio and not rely solely on one company or stock for your investments.
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in First Eagle Credit. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be tightly coupled with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in metropolitan statistical area.
You can also try the Portfolio Volatility module to check portfolio volatility and analyze historical return density to properly model market risk.
Please note, there is a significant difference between First Eagle's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if First Eagle is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, First Eagle's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.