All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
PRPFX total return snapshot: PRPFX returned +9.33% over the past year and +2.43% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 15, 1986, PRPFX is up +3,391.15% in nominal total return, or +9.18%/yr, and is currently −8.36% below its total-return high on Jan. 29, 2026.
Data ending Wed Oct. 28, 2026
| Thu 1986-05-15💬 to Wed 2026-10-28 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRPFX × |
+3,391.15%
+9.18%/yr |
+9.06%/yr
R2=0.984 |
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| Permanent Portfolio Class I Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Thu 1986-05-15💬 to Wed 2026-10-28 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| PRPFX × |
$10,000.00
1986-05-15 |
$349,114.58
2026-10-28 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| PRPFX × | +2.43% | +9.33% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| PRPFX × |
−8.36%
on 2026-10-28 from 2026-01-29 peak |
−27.16%
on 2008-11-20 from 2008-05-20 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-10-28 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRPFX × | +9.33% |
+33.65% +15.61%/yr |
+76.17% +20.78%/yr |
+80.19% +12.50%/yr |
+233.12% +12.79%/yr |
| Year | PRPFX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +2.43% |
| 2025 | +31.60% |
| 2024 | +20.42% |
| 2023 | +12.83% |
| 2022 | −4.26% |
| 2021 | +12.78% |
| 2020 | +24.39% |
| 2019 | +19.21% |
| 2018 | +1.76% |
| 2017 | +12.96% |
| 2016 | +10.49% |
| 2015 | −0.81% |
| 2014 | +6.83% |
| 2013 | +8.93% |
| 2012 | +7.71% |
| 2011 | +2.79% |
| 2010 | +19.39% |
| 2009 | +19.07% |
| 2008 | −8.23% |
| 2007 | +13.00% |
| 2006 | +14.68% |
| 2005 | +7.81% |
| 2004 | +13.65% |
| 2003 | +20.86% |
| 2002 | +15.87% |
| 2001 | +4.75% |
| 2000 | +9.11% |
| 1999 | +5.83% |
| 1998 | +7.15% |
| 1997 | +7.74% |
| 1996 | +2.14% |
| 1995 | +15.48% |
| 1994 | −2.86% |
| 1993 | +15.51% |
| 1992 | +2.53% |
| 1991 | +8.11% |
| 1990 | −3.86% |
| 1989 | +6.35% |
| 1988 | +1.42% |
| 1987 | +13.16% |
| 1986 | +5.19% |
