All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
ARCC total return snapshot: ARCC returned −1.93% over the past year and +5.15% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Oct. 5, 2004, ARCC is up +1,195.06% in nominal total return, or +12.43%/yr, and is currently −4.30% below its total-return high on Jul. 17, 2025.
Data ending Thu Aug. 13, 2026
| Tue 2004-10-05💬 to Thu 2026-08-13 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCC × |
+1,195.06%
+12.43%/yr |
+13.14%/yr
R2=0.926 |
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| Tue 2004-10-05💬 to Thu 2026-08-13 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| ARCC × |
$10,000.00
2004-10-05 |
$129,506.09
2026-08-13 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| ARCC × | +5.15% | −1.93% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| ARCC × |
−4.30%
on 2026-08-13 from 2025-07-17 peak |
−79.05%
on 2009-03-05 from 2007-02-22 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-08-13 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCC × | −1.93% |
+18.46% +8.84%/yr |
+36.98% +11.06%/yr |
+59.68% +9.81%/yr |
+236.70% +12.91%/yr |
| Year | ARCC |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +5.15% |
| 2025 | +1.07% |
| 2024 | +19.78% |
| 2023 | +20.03% |
| 2022 | −3.84% |
| 2021 | +36.14% |
| 2020 | +0.86% |
| 2019 | +31.30% |
| 2018 | +8.81% |
| 2017 | +4.50% |
| 2016 | +28.03% |
| 2015 | +0.76% |
| 2014 | −3.57% |
| 2013 | +11.08% |
| 2012 | +24.73% |
| 2011 | +2.56% |
| 2010 | +45.43% |
| 2009 | +147.01% |
| 2008 | −47.74% |
| 2007 | −15.38% |
| 2006 | +30.53% |
| 2005 | −10.75% |
| 2004 | +31.46% |
