All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

PRWCX: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

PRWCX total return snapshot: PRWCX returned +20.20% over the past year and +8.50% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jul. 16, 1986, PRWCX is up +6,774.00% in nominal total return, or +11.13%/yr, and is currently −0.69% below its total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.

Data ending Thu Aug. 20, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1986-07-16💬 to Thu 2026-08-20 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
PRWCX
×
+6,774.00%
+11.13%/yr
+10.74%/yr
R2=0.993
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 1986-07-16💬 to Thu 2026-08-20 Start
Value
End
Value
PRWCX
×
$10,000.00
1986-07-16
$687,400.32
2026-08-20

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-20

  YTD YoY
PRWCX
×
+8.50% +20.20%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
PRWCX
×
−0.69%
on 2026-08-20
from 2026-08-13 peak
−41.77%
on 2008-11-20
from 2007-07-13 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Thu 2026-08-20 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
PRWCX
×
+20.20% +33.79%
+15.67%/yr
+58.15%
+16.51%/yr
+61.32%
+10.04%/yr
+212.39%
+12.06%/yr

Annual Returns

Year PRWCX
2026 (YTD) +8.50%
2025 +20.92%
2024 +12.50%
2023 +18.86%
2022 −12.00%
2021 +18.45%
2020 +18.13%
2019 +24.62%
2018 +0.63%
2017 +15.34%
2016 +8.20%
2015 +5.42%
2014 +12.13%
2013 +22.42%
2012 +14.69%
2011 +3.18%
2010 +14.07%
2009 +33.06%
2008 −27.16%
2007 +4.61%
2006 +14.56%
2005 +6.87%
2004 +15.31%
2003 +25.47%
2002 +0.52%
2001 +10.26%
2000 +22.14%
1999 +7.13%
1998 +5.83%
1997 +16.29%
1996 +16.86%
1995 +22.59%
1994 +3.76%
1993 +15.66%
1992 +9.37%
1991 +21.67%
1990 −1.23%
1989 +21.58%
1988 +16.92%
1987 −10.30%
1986 +12.69%