All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
WPC real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, WPC returned −2.87% over the past year and +1.27% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 21, 1998, WPC is up +845.89% in real purchasing-power return, or +8.13%/yr, and is currently −18.43% below its real total-return high on Oct. 18, 2019.
Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026
| Wed 1998-01-21💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPC × |
+845.89%
+8.13%/yr |
+10.19%/yr
R2=0.922 |
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| Wed 1998-01-21💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| WPC × |
$10,000.00
1998-01-21 |
$94,588.65
2026-10-16 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| WPC × | +1.27% | −2.87% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| WPC × |
−18.43%
on 2026-10-16 from 2019-10-18 peak |
−52.66%
on 2020-03-23 from 2019-10-18 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPC × | −2.87% |
+13.87% +6.71%/yr |
+31.77% +9.63%/yr |
−5.92% −1.21%/yr |
+38.56% +3.32%/yr |
| Year | WPC |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +1.27% |
| 2025 | +21.73% |
| 2024 | −13.09% |
| 2023 | −12.74% |
| 2022 | −5.63% |
| 2021 | +14.81% |
| 2020 | −7.25% |
| 2019 | +25.97% |
| 2018 | −0.81% |
| 2017 | +21.32% |
| 2016 | +4.41% |
| 2015 | −11.06% |
| 2014 | +20.03% |
| 2013 | +22.30% |
| 2012 | +31.64% |
| 2011 | +34.27% |
| 2010 | +19.37% |
| 2009 | +25.55% |
| 2008 | −24.22% |
| 2007 | +13.33% |
| 2006 | +23.56% |
| 2005 | −25.58% |
| 2004 | +18.02% |
| 2003 | +28.42% |
| 2002 | +11.84% |
| 2001 | +36.95% |
| 2000 | +14.40% |
| 1999 | −7.89% |
| 1998 | −4.80% |
