All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
WPC total return snapshot: WPC returned −2.80% over the past year and +1.56% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 21, 1998, WPC is up +1,803.39% in nominal total return, or +10.81%/yr, and is currently −17.01% below its total-return high on Jul. 24, 2026.
Data ending Wed Oct. 7, 2026
| Wed 1998-01-21💬 to Wed 2026-10-07 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPC × |
+1,803.39%
+10.81%/yr |
+12.81%/yr
R2=0.955 |
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| Wed 1998-01-21💬 to Wed 2026-10-07 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| WPC × |
$10,000.00
1998-01-21 |
$190,338.93
2026-10-07 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| WPC × | +1.56% | −2.80% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| WPC × |
−17.01%
on 2026-10-07 from 2026-07-24 peak |
−52.45%
on 2020-03-23 from 2019-10-18 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-10-07 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPC × | −2.80% |
+17.01% +8.17%/yr |
+44.94% +13.17%/yr |
+13.96% +2.65%/yr |
+87.29% +6.48%/yr |
| Year | WPC |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +1.56% |
| 2025 | +24.99% |
| 2024 | −10.59% |
| 2023 | −9.82% |
| 2022 | +0.47% |
| 2021 | +22.89% |
| 2020 | −5.99% |
| 2019 | +28.85% |
| 2018 | +1.08% |
| 2017 | +23.88% |
| 2016 | +6.57% |
| 2015 | −10.41% |
| 2014 | +20.94% |
| 2013 | +24.14% |
| 2012 | +33.93% |
| 2011 | +38.25% |
| 2010 | +21.16% |
| 2009 | +28.96% |
| 2008 | −24.15% |
| 2007 | +17.97% |
| 2006 | +26.67% |
| 2005 | −23.03% |
| 2004 | +21.87% |
| 2003 | +30.84% |
| 2002 | +14.50% |
| 2001 | +39.07% |
| 2000 | +18.28% |
| 1999 | −5.42% |
| 1998 | −3.39% |
