All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
MLPA real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, MLPA returned +15.68% over the past year and +16.04% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Apr. 19, 2012, MLPA is up +28.28% in real purchasing-power return, or +1.76%/yr, and is currently −1.55% below its real total-return high on Jul. 31, 2026.
Data ending Fri Aug. 7, 2026
| Thu 2012-04-19💬 to Fri 2026-08-07 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLPA × |
+28.28%
+1.76%/yr |
−1.05%/yr
R2=0.032 |
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| Thu 2012-04-19💬 to Fri 2026-08-07 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| MLPA × |
$10,000.00
2012-04-19 |
$12,827.68
2026-08-07 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| MLPA × | +16.04% | +15.68% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| MLPA × |
−1.55%
on 2026-08-07 from 2026-07-31 peak |
−80.44%
on 2020-03-18 from 2014-08-29 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-07 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLPA × | +15.68% |
+29.69% +13.88%/yr |
+46.77% +13.64%/yr |
+92.97% +14.05%/yr |
+32.23% +2.83%/yr |
| Year | MLPA |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +16.04% |
| 2025 | +2.97% |
| 2024 | +16.98% |
| 2023 | +12.17% |
| 2022 | +19.32% |
| 2021 | +30.46% |
| 2020 | −34.85% |
| 2019 | +9.41% |
| 2018 | −17.29% |
| 2017 | −10.21% |
| 2016 | +18.14% |
| 2015 | −30.57% |
| 2014 | +3.40% |
| 2013 | +16.14% |
| 2012 | +0.79% |
