Performance analysis of ASA (ASA Gold and Precious Metals)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, ASA has had an average annual return of +56.99%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.
Over the past 5 years, ASA has had an average annual return of +20.58%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.88% annual.
Over the past 10 years, ASA has had an average annual return of +16.93%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.44% annual.
Since Nov 1, 1999, ASA has had an average annual return of +10.12%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.56% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +1.86% | +195.58% | +34.55% | +5.38% | -32.07% | -3.48% | +60.64% | +44.35% | -16.18% | +2.90% | +54.45% | -28.75% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
| -17.26% | -42.31% | -16.31% | -23.63% | +35.89% | +54.54% | -29.02% | +20.17% | +19.13% | +38.62% | -9.86% | +13.18% |
| 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | ||||||||
| +110.43% | +36.19% | -17.59% | -2.87% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +8.16% | +25.95% | -23.69% | +3.26% | +0.38% | -5.46% | +1.86% | ||||||
| 2025 | +15.68% | +4.36% | +23.47% | -0.53% | +5.68% | -0.25% | -1.96% | +21.58% | +21.71% | +0.35% | +14.78% | +13.18% | +195.58% |
| 2024 | -3.25% | -8.03% | +14.63% | +12.69% | +6.36% | -4.62% | +9.01% | +2.20% | +6.35% | +5.73% | -7.10% | -0.84% | +34.55% |
| 2023 | +14.19% | -11.81% | +11.24% | +3.99% | -5.58% | -5.47% | +4.17% | -3.94% | -10.41% | +1.80% | +12.91% | -1.63% | +5.38% |
| 2022 | -4.03% | +8.65% | +1.91% | -8.26% | -11.00% | -19.79% | +3.14% | -7.53% | -10.44% | -2.79% | +17.16% | +0.35% | -32.07% |
| 2021 | -3.75% | -10.64% | +6.06% | +9.22% | +11.61% | -11.27% | +2.50% | -5.02% | -10.05% | +9.42% | +0.19% | +1.88% | -3.48% |
| 2020 | +2.50% | -11.74% | -16.38% | +33.75% | +11.02% | +14.51% | +34.47% | -1.19% | -8.59% | -7.24% | +0.91% | +9.85% | +60.64% |
| 2019 | +9.41% | -1.74% | +0.79% | -6.73% | +3.67% | +15.55% | +3.41% | +12.43% | -9.62% | +5.91% | -4.08% | +11.72% | +44.35% |
| 2018 | +2.12% | -10.64% | +0.87% | +1.15% | -1.15% | -1.92% | -3.33% | -10.75% | +0.79% | -2.14% | -0.11% | +9.24% | -16.18% |
| 2017 | +13.68% | -3.27% | -0.66% | -1.08% | -0.25% | -1.60% | +2.31% | +5.02% | -5.41% | -3.54% | -3.40% | +2.44% | +2.90% |
Drawdown analysis of ASA (ASA Gold and Precious Metals)
The maximum drawdown for the ASA was -80.31%, occurring on Jan 19, 2016. Recovery took 2356 trading sessions.
The current ASA drawdown is -25.23%.
Since Nov 1, 1999 ASA has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 2 times
- 40% or more: 2 times
- 30% or more: 5 times
- 20% or more: 9 times
- 10% or more: 16 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -80.31% | Dec 6, 2010 | 1287 | Jan 19, 2016 | 2356 | Jun 2, 2025 | 3643 |
| -65.13% | Mar 14, 2008 | 157 | Oct 27, 2008 | 473 | Sep 14, 2010 | 630 |
| -35.70% | Jun 3, 2002 | 38 | Jul 26, 2002 | 98 | Dec 13, 2002 | 136 |
| -32.51% | Feb 27, 2026 | 15 | Mar 20, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -31.72% | Nov 10, 1999 | 255 | Nov 13, 2000 | 126 | May 16, 2001 | 381 |
| -28.66% | Dec 2, 2003 | 364 | May 13, 2005 | 96 | Sep 29, 2005 | 460 |
| -27.87% | May 9, 2006 | 25 | Jun 14, 2006 | 322 | Sep 25, 2007 | 347 |
| -23.62% | Jan 3, 2003 | 57 | Mar 27, 2003 | 94 | Aug 11, 2003 | 151 |
| -23.37% | May 18, 2001 | 55 | Aug 7, 2001 | 108 | Jan 16, 2002 | 163 |
| -17.89% | Feb 2, 2006 | 24 | Mar 9, 2006 | 28 | Apr 19, 2006 | 52 |
| -17.24% | Oct 16, 2025 | 13 | Nov 4, 2025 | 18 | Dec 1, 2025 | 31 |
| -17.12% | Jan 28, 2026 | 3 | Feb 2, 2026 | 15 | Feb 24, 2026 | 18 |
| -15.06% | Nov 6, 2007 | 31 | Dec 20, 2007 | 8 | Jan 3, 2008 | 39 |
| -11.68% | Feb 8, 2002 | 19 | Mar 8, 2002 | 10 | Mar 22, 2002 | 29 |
| -11.43% | Jun 5, 2025 | 15 | Jun 27, 2025 | 28 | Aug 7, 2025 | 43 |
| -10.25% | Jan 14, 2008 | 6 | Jan 23, 2008 | 20 | Feb 21, 2008 | 26 |
| -9.38% | Sep 23, 2003 | 9 | Oct 6, 2003 | 29 | Nov 14, 2003 | 38 |
| -9.19% | Oct 11, 2005 | 7 | Oct 20, 2005 | 16 | Nov 11, 2005 | 23 |
| -8.81% | Nov 8, 2010 | 6 | Nov 16, 2010 | 12 | Dec 3, 2010 | 18 |
| -8.33% | Apr 1, 2002 | 6 | Apr 9, 2002 | 8 | Apr 19, 2002 | 14 |
| -7.84% | Dec 12, 2005 | 6 | Dec 20, 2005 | 5 | Dec 28, 2005 | 11 |
| -7.62% | Apr 26, 2002 | 2 | Apr 30, 2002 | 4 | May 6, 2002 | 6 |
| -7.37% | May 10, 2002 | 3 | May 15, 2002 | 3 | May 20, 2002 | 6 |
| -6.73% | Dec 26, 2025 | 4 | Jan 2, 2026 | 6 | Jan 12, 2026 | 10 |
| -6.62% | Oct 14, 2010 | 9 | Oct 27, 2010 | 6 | Nov 4, 2010 | 15 |