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Total Real Returns

APO vs. BX vs. KKR vs. ARES vs. SPY: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2014-05-02πŸ’¬ to Fri 2026-10-09 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
APO
×
+469.53%
+15.01%/yr
+21.98%/yr
R2=0.935
Apollo Global Management LLC Class A NYSE Common Stock
BX
×
+416.96%
+14.12%/yr
+19.91%/yr
R2=0.890
Blackstone Group Inc NYSE Common Stock
KKR
×
+289.94%
+11.56%/yr
+19.20%/yr
R2=0.862
KKR & Co. Inc. NYSE Common Stock
ARES
×
+652.20%
+17.61%/yr
+27.19%/yr
R2=0.936
Ares Management LP NYSE Common Stock
SPY
×
+259.74%
+10.84%/yr
+10.11%/yr
R2=0.947
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2014-05-02πŸ’¬ to Fri 2026-10-09 Start
Value
End
Value
APO
×
$10,000.00
2014-05-02
$56,952.57
2026-10-09
BX
×
$10,000.00
2014-05-02
$51,695.68
2026-10-09
KKR
×
$10,000.00
2014-05-02
$38,994.04
2026-10-09
ARES
×
$10,000.00
2014-05-02
$75,219.65
2026-10-09
SPY
×
$10,000.00
2014-05-02
$35,974.19
2026-10-09

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-09

  YTD YoY
APO
×
βˆ’20.00% βˆ’5.70%
BX
×
βˆ’26.28% βˆ’28.50%
KKR
×
βˆ’30.84% βˆ’28.68%
ARES
×
βˆ’27.67% βˆ’19.55%
SPY
×
+10.91% +13.25%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
APO
×
βˆ’35.98%
on 2026-10-09
from 2024-12-11 peak
βˆ’53.58%
on 2020-03-23
from 2020-01-23 peak
BX
×
βˆ’42.70%
on 2026-10-09
from 2024-11-22 peak
βˆ’52.50%
on 2022-12-28
from 2021-11-29 peak
KKR
×
βˆ’48.00%
on 2026-10-09
from 2025-01-28 peak
βˆ’52.79%
on 2016-02-11
from 2015-02-09 peak
ARES
×
βˆ’40.30%
on 2026-10-09
from 2025-01-31 peak
βˆ’51.33%
on 2026-03-12
from 2025-01-31 peak
SPY
×
βˆ’0.20%
on 2026-10-09
from 2026-08-13 peak
βˆ’33.67%
on 2020-03-23
from 2020-02-19 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-09 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
APO
×
βˆ’5.70% βˆ’16.95%
βˆ’8.87%/yr
+27.56%
+8.45%/yr
+63.53%
+10.34%/yr
+572.56%
+21.00%/yr
BX
×
βˆ’28.50% βˆ’22.79%
βˆ’12.13%/yr
+9.81%
+3.17%/yr
βˆ’4.34%
βˆ’0.88%/yr
+418.87%
+17.90%/yr
KKR
×
βˆ’28.68% βˆ’35.97%
βˆ’19.98%/yr
+37.90%
+11.31%/yr
+18.40%
+3.44%/yr
+438.53%
+18.34%/yr
ARES
×
βˆ’19.55% βˆ’25.33%
βˆ’13.59%/yr
+8.36%
+2.71%/yr
+45.52%
+7.79%/yr
+590.34%
+21.31%/yr
SPY
×
+13.25% +29.49%
+13.79%/yr
+70.96%
+19.57%/yr
+55.46%
+9.23%/yr
+204.56%
+11.78%/yr

Annual Returns

Year APO BX KKR ARES SPY
2026 (YTD) βˆ’20.00% βˆ’26.28% βˆ’30.84% βˆ’27.67% +10.91%
2025 βˆ’13.43% βˆ’10.24% βˆ’15.58% βˆ’8.17% +14.65%
2024 +74.83% +31.29% +74.61% +48.40% +21.39%
2023 +44.60% +76.83% +74.63% +73.70% +22.09%
2022 βˆ’15.08% βˆ’43.61% βˆ’40.81% βˆ’18.05% βˆ’23.15%
2021 +43.17% +93.49% +73.56% +66.07% +20.27%
2020 +6.55% +18.17% +39.23% +35.52% +16.74%
2019 +101.85% +91.94% +48.18% +105.44% +28.29%
2018 βˆ’23.49% βˆ’1.77% βˆ’6.07% βˆ’7.31% βˆ’6.35%
2017 +81.46% +24.71% +38.84% +8.43% +19.19%
2016 +34.52% βˆ’1.07% +1.43% +53.60% +9.73%
2015 βˆ’29.86% βˆ’5.72% βˆ’28.46% βˆ’21.28% +0.50%
2014 βˆ’16.59% +13.07% +3.27% βˆ’4.58% +12.61%
2013 +109.24% +110.44% +71.17% — +30.35%
2012 +51.82% +13.47% +23.73% — +14.01%
2011 βˆ’29.30% +0.62% βˆ’8.08% — βˆ’1.04%
2010 — +11.10% +69.59% — +13.36%
2009 — +110.06% +147.00% — +23.01%
2008 — βˆ’67.42% βˆ’81.30% — βˆ’36.85%
2007 — βˆ’36.51% βˆ’25.02% — +1.01%
2006 — — — — +13.00%
2005 — — — — +1.35%
2004 — — — — +7.21%
2003 — — — — +25.82%
2002 — — — — βˆ’23.41%
2001 — — — — βˆ’13.10%
2000 — — — — βˆ’12.70%
1999 — — — — +17.24%
1998 — — — — +26.65%
1997 — — — — +31.24%
1996 — — — — +18.63%
1995 — — — — +34.61%
1994 — — — — βˆ’2.22%
1993 — — — — +6.22%