All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
WCN real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, WCN returned −11.89% over the past year and −13.89% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 22, 1998, WCN is up +6,783.86% in real purchasing-power return, or +16.10%/yr, and is currently −25.05% below its real total-return high on Apr. 3, 2025.
Data ending Wed Sep. 23, 2026
| Fri 1998-05-22💬 to Wed 2026-09-23 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCN × |
+6,783.86%
+16.10%/yr |
+18.20%/yr
R2=0.982 |
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| Fri 1998-05-22💬 to Wed 2026-09-23 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| WCN × |
$10,000.00
1998-05-22 |
$688,385.68
2026-09-23 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| WCN × | −13.89% | −11.89% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| WCN × |
−25.05%
on 2026-09-23 from 2025-04-03 peak |
−69.47%
on 2000-02-22 from 1999-06-30 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-09-23 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCN × | −11.89% |
−17.90% −9.39%/yr |
+5.86% +1.92%/yr |
+0.01% +0.00%/yr |
+142.96% +9.28%/yr |
| Year | WCN |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −13.89% |
| 2025 | +0.24% |
| 2024 | +12.48% |
| 2023 | +9.79% |
| 2022 | −7.97% |
| 2021 | +25.00% |
| 2020 | +12.33% |
| 2019 | +20.44% |
| 2018 | +3.50% |
| 2017 | +33.64% |
| 2016 | +39.32% |
| 2015 | +31.23% |
| 2014 | +3.68% |
| 2013 | +32.24% |
| 2012 | +5.27% |
| 2011 | +22.04% |
| 2010 | +26.17% |
| 2009 | +9.68% |
| 2008 | +10.22% |
| 2007 | +16.52% |
| 2006 | +29.06% |
| 2005 | +6.12% |
| 2004 | +42.76% |
| 2003 | +4.73% |
| 2002 | +28.10% |
| 2001 | −7.70% |
| 2000 | +121.48% |
| 1999 | −23.48% |
| 1998 | +27.73% |
