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Total Real Returns

SPY,HTGC,MAIN,ARCC: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Fri 2007-10-05? to Fri 2025-06-27 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
SPY
×
+3.45%
2025-06-27
11.17 TRR
2025-06-27
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
HTGC
×
−7.73%
2025-06-27
6.229 TRR
2025-06-27
Hercules Capital Inc NYSE Common Stock
MAIN
×
+2.38%
2025-06-27
11.36 TRR
2025-06-27
Main Street Capital Corporation NYSE Common Stock
ARCC
×
+2.76%
2025-06-27
7.393 TRR
2025-06-27
Ares Capital Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock

Returns

Fri 2007-10-05? to Fri 2025-06-27 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
SPY
×
+256.72%
+7.44%/yr
+10.32%/yr
(R2=0.947)
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
HTGC
×
+447.21%
+10.06%/yr
+11.81%/yr
(R2=0.921)
Hercules Capital Inc NYSE Common Stock
MAIN
×
+1,035.59%
+14.69%/yr
+14.35%/yr
(R2=0.899)
Main Street Capital Corporation NYSE Common Stock
ARCC
×
+444.80%
+10.03%/yr
+11.84%/yr
(R2=0.861)
Ares Capital Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2007-10-05? to Fri 2025-06-27 Start
Value
End
Value
SPY
×
$10,000.00
2007-10-05
$35,671.77
2025-06-27
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
HTGC
×
$10,000.00
2007-10-05
$54,720.97
2025-06-27
Hercules Capital Inc NYSE Common Stock
MAIN
×
$10,000.00
2007-10-05
$113,559.32
2025-06-27
Main Street Capital Corporation NYSE Common Stock
ARCC
×
$10,000.00
2007-10-05
$54,480.02
2025-06-27
Ares Capital Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year SPY HTGC MAIN ARCC
2025 (YTD) +3.45% −7.73% +2.38% +2.76%
2024 +21.39% +27.41% +43.19% +16.40%
2023 +22.09% +38.26% +24.06% +16.14%
2022 −23.15% −15.00% −16.74% −9.66%
2021 +20.27% +17.76% +38.58% +27.20%
2020 +16.74% +13.54% −20.62% −0.51%
2019 +28.29% +36.73% +33.84% +28.32%
2018 −6.35% −8.59% −10.00% +6.85%
2017 +19.19% −0.25% +13.65% +2.28%
2016 +9.73% +25.23% +34.69% +25.45%
2015 +0.50% −10.19% +7.74% +0.05%
2014 +12.61% −2.32% −3.73% −4.33%
2013 +30.35% +56.89% +15.11% +9.44%
2012 +14.01% +26.63% +50.84% +22.59%
2011 −1.04% −3.22% +24.10% −0.39%
2010 +13.36% +6.51% +22.40% +43.28%
2009 +23.00% +52.55% +79.95% +140.52%
2008 −36.85% −26.79% −20.84% −48.60%
2007 +1.01% −8.28% −5.10% −18.82%
2006 +13.00% +28.16% +27.15%
2005 +1.35% −8.41% −13.81%
2004 +7.21% +31.26%
2003 +25.82%
2002 −23.40%
2001 −13.11%
2000 −12.70%
1999 +17.24%
1998 +26.66%
1997 +31.24%
1996 +18.56%
1995 +34.65%
1994 −2.22%
1993 +6.28%

Drawdowns

Fri 2007-10-05? to Fri 2025-06-27 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
SPY
×
−0.14% −55.98%
2009-03-09
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
HTGC
×
−14.96% −67.13%
2009-03-05
Hercules Capital Inc NYSE Common Stock
MAIN
×
−4.84% −64.54%
2020-03-23
Main Street Capital Corporation NYSE Common Stock
ARCC
×
−4.85% −77.91%
2009-03-05
Ares Capital Corporation NASDAQ Common Stock