All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
PRPFX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, PRPFX returned +14.97% over the past year and +0.32% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 15, 1986, PRPFX is up +1,047.47% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.25%/yr, and is currently −9.94% below its real total-return high on Jan. 29, 2026.
Data ending Tue Aug. 4, 2026
| Thu 1986-05-15💬 to Tue 2026-08-04 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRPFX × |
+1,047.47%
+6.25%/yr |
+6.35%/yr
R2=0.963 |
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| Permanent Portfolio Class I Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Thu 1986-05-15💬 to Tue 2026-08-04 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| PRPFX × |
$10,000.00
1986-05-15 |
$114,747.39
2026-08-04 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| PRPFX × | +0.32% | +14.97% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| PRPFX × |
−9.94%
on 2026-08-04 from 2026-01-29 peak |
−26.42%
on 2008-11-20 from 2008-05-20 peak |
| Period ending Tue 2026-08-04 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRPFX × | +14.97% |
+39.37% +18.05%/yr |
+58.37% +16.56%/yr |
+49.44% +8.37%/yr |
+135.07% +8.92%/yr |
| Year | PRPFX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +0.32% |
| 2025 | +28.17% |
| 2024 | +17.05% |
| 2023 | +9.17% |
| 2022 | −10.08% |
| 2021 | +5.37% |
| 2020 | +22.72% |
| 2019 | +16.54% |
| 2018 | −0.14% |
| 2017 | +10.62% |
| 2016 | +8.24% |
| 2015 | −1.53% |
| 2014 | +6.02% |
| 2013 | +7.31% |
| 2012 | +5.88% |
| 2011 | −0.18% |
| 2010 | +17.63% |
| 2009 | +15.92% |
| 2008 | −8.32% |
| 2007 | +8.55% |
| 2006 | +11.87% |
| 2005 | +4.23% |
| 2004 | +10.07% |
| 2003 | +18.63% |
| 2002 | +13.18% |
| 2001 | +3.16% |
| 2000 | +5.53% |
| 1999 | +3.07% |
| 1998 | +5.45% |
| 1997 | +5.94% |
| 1996 | −1.14% |
| 1995 | +12.62% |
| 1994 | −5.39% |
| 1993 | +12.42% |
| 1992 | −0.36% |
| 1991 | +4.90% |
| 1990 | −9.40% |
| 1989 | +1.63% |
| 1988 | −2.87% |
| 1987 | +8.36% |
| 1986 | +3.51% |
