All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

MLPA: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

MLPA real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, MLPA returned +18.58% over the past year and +20.28% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Apr. 19, 2012, MLPA is up +32.96% in real purchasing-power return, or +2.00%/yr, and is currently −0.24% below its real total-return high on Aug. 27, 2026.

Data ending Fri Aug. 28, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2012-04-19💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
MLPA × 		+32.96%
+2.00%/yr 		−0.97%/yr
R2=0.027
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2012-04-19💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 Start
Value 		End
Value
MLPA × 		$10,000.00
2012-04-19 		$13,296.12
2026-08-28

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-28

  YTD YoY
MLPA × 		+20.28% +18.58%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
MLPA × 		−0.24%
on 2026-08-28
from 2026-08-27 peak 		−80.44%
on 2020-03-18
from 2014-08-29 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-28 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
MLPA × 		+18.58% +32.66%
+15.18%/yr 		+49.82%
+14.43%/yr 		+95.85%
+14.39%/yr 		+37.03%
+3.20%/yr

Annual Returns

Year MLPA
2026 (YTD) +20.28%
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%