All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
WCN total return snapshot: WCN returned −8.89% over the past year and −10.80% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 22, 1998, WCN is up +14,101.77% in nominal total return, or +19.11%/yr, and is currently −21.35% below its total-return high on Apr. 3, 2025.
Data ending Wed Sep. 23, 2026
| Fri 1998-05-22💬 to Wed 2026-09-23 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCN × |
+14,101.77%
+19.11%/yr |
+20.99%/yr
R2=0.988 |
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| Fri 1998-05-22💬 to Wed 2026-09-23 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| WCN × |
$10,000.00
1998-05-22 |
$1,420,177.28
2026-09-23 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| WCN × | −10.80% | −8.89% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| WCN × |
−21.35%
on 2026-09-23 from 2025-04-03 peak |
−68.85%
on 2000-02-22 from 1999-06-30 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-09-23 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCN × | −8.89% |
−12.56% −6.49%/yr |
+15.53% +4.93%/yr |
+22.46% +4.14%/yr |
+238.01% +12.95%/yr |
| Year | WCN |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −10.80% |
| 2025 | +2.92% |
| 2024 | +15.73% |
| 2023 | +13.47% |
| 2022 | −2.02% |
| 2021 | +33.80% |
| 2020 | +13.86% |
| 2019 | +23.19% |
| 2018 | +5.47% |
| 2017 | +36.47% |
| 2016 | +42.21% |
| 2015 | +32.19% |
| 2014 | +4.47% |
| 2013 | +34.23% |
| 2012 | +7.10% |
| 2011 | +25.66% |
| 2010 | +28.05% |
| 2009 | +12.67% |
| 2008 | +10.32% |
| 2007 | +21.29% |
| 2006 | +32.31% |
| 2005 | +9.76% |
| 2004 | +47.41% |
| 2003 | +6.70% |
| 2002 | +31.15% |
| 2001 | −6.27% |
| 2000 | +128.99% |
| 1999 | −21.42% |
| 1998 | +28.66% |
