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Total Real Returns

BRK-B,ARCC: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Tue 2004-10-05? to Wed 2025-04-16 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
BRK-B
×
+12.33%
2025-04-16
10.87 TRR
2025-04-16
Berkshire Hathaway Inc NYSE Common Stock
ARCC
×
−7.46%
2025-04-16
6.692 TRR
2025-04-16
Ares Capital Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock

Returns

Tue 2004-10-05? to Wed 2025-04-16 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
BRK-B
×
+437.35%
+8.54%/yr
+8.43%/yr
(R2=0.925)
Berkshire Hathaway Inc NYSE Common Stock
ARCC
×
+569.22%
+9.70%/yr
+10.70%/yr
(R2=0.873)
Ares Capital Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2004-10-05? to Wed 2025-04-16 Start
Value
End
Value
BRK-B
×
$10,000.00
2004-10-05
$53,735.30
2025-04-16
Berkshire Hathaway Inc NYSE Common Stock
ARCC
×
$10,000.00
2004-10-05
$66,922.05
2025-04-16
Ares Capital Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year BRK-B ARCC
2025 (YTD) +12.33% −7.46%
2024 +23.53% +16.47%
2023 +11.72% +16.14%
2022 −2.96% −9.68%
2021 +20.47% +27.20%
2020 +1.00% −0.50%
2019 +8.45% +28.34%
2018 +1.08% +6.73%
2017 +19.11% +2.40%
2016 +20.93% +25.41%
2015 −12.70% +0.06%
2014 +25.70% −4.33%
2013 +30.22% +9.42%
2012 +15.56% +22.61%
2011 −7.50% −0.38%
2010 +20.10% +43.29%
2009 −0.46% +140.42%
2008 −32.20% −48.55%
2007 +24.11% −18.73%
2006 +21.81% +27.34%
2005 −3.33% −13.70%
2004 +1.01% +31.28%
2003 +14.03%
2002 −6.26%
2001 +5.62%
2000 +24.42%
1999 −24.16%
1998 +50.27%
1997 +36.09%
1996 −5.47%

Drawdowns

Tue 2004-10-05? to Wed 2025-04-16 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
BRK-B
×
−4.04% −54.33%
2009-03-05
Berkshire Hathaway Inc NYSE Common Stock
ARCC
×
−14.29% −80.24%
2009-03-05
Ares Capital Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock