All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
ARCC real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, ARCC returned −0.86% over the past year and −4.71% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Oct. 5, 2004, ARCC is up +588.38% in real purchasing-power return, or +9.15%/yr, and is currently −13.59% below its real total-return high on Jul. 17, 2025.
Data ending Wed Oct. 14, 2026
| Tue 2004-10-05💬 to Wed 2026-10-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCC × |
+588.38%
+9.15%/yr |
+10.53%/yr
R2=0.891 |
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| Tue 2004-10-05💬 to Wed 2026-10-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| ARCC × |
$10,000.00
2004-10-05 |
$68,838.29
2026-10-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| ARCC × | −4.71% | −0.86% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| ARCC × |
−13.59%
on 2026-10-14 from 2025-07-17 peak |
−79.94%
on 2009-03-05 from 2007-02-22 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-10-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCC × | −0.86% |
−1.88% −0.94%/yr |
+18.11% +5.70%/yr |
+16.64% +3.13%/yr |
+125.22% +8.46%/yr |
| Year | ARCC |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −4.71% |
| 2025 | −1.57% |
| 2024 | +16.42% |
| 2023 | +16.14% |
| 2022 | −9.68% |
| 2021 | +27.18% |
| 2020 | −0.49% |
| 2019 | +28.36% |
| 2018 | +6.77% |
| 2017 | +2.33% |
| 2016 | +25.43% |
| 2015 | +0.03% |
| 2014 | −4.30% |
| 2013 | +9.43% |
| 2012 | +22.60% |
| 2011 | −0.40% |
| 2010 | +43.29% |
| 2009 | +140.47% |
| 2008 | −47.79% |
| 2007 | −18.71% |
| 2006 | +27.32% |
| 2005 | −13.71% |
| 2004 | +31.30% |
