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Performance analysis of Ares Capital (ARCC)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, ARCC has had an average annual return of +9.09%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.

Over the past 5 years, ARCC has had an average annual return of +8.65%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.88% annual.

Over the past 10 years, ARCC has had an average annual return of +12.54%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.44% annual.

Since Oct 5, 2004, ARCC has had an average annual return of +11.90%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +11.14% annual.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
-5.18%+1.12%+19.80%+19.94%-3.83%+36.18%+0.64%+31.25%+8.79%+4.53%+27.96%+0.92%
20142013201220112010200920082007200620052004
-3.61%+11.08%+24.63%+2.56%+45.29%+146.89%-48.46%-15.48%+30.54%-10.83%+31.40%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026-1.68%-6.39%-0.62%+6.33%-0.89%-1.63%-5.18%
2025+8.13%-1.22%-3.08%-6.77%+6.73%+1.81%+3.05%-1.02%-6.83%-0.29%+1.33%+0.43%+1.12%
2024+1%+0%+5.39%-1.01%+4.66%-1.14%+0.48%+0.67%+1.68%+0.96%+4.78%+1.01%+19.80%
2023+4.87%-0.05%-3.06%+1.12%+1.41%+2.86%+4.31%-0.56%+2.38%-2.62%+4.54%+3.52%+19.94%
2022+4.29%-1.18%-1.89%-3.25%-4.39%-5.14%+8.14%+1.29%-11.98%+15.11%+1.13%-3.44%-3.83%
2021+2.43%+5.95%+4.27%+2.89%+1.14%+2.66%+1.94%-0.35%+4.25%+5.46%-5.50%+6.74%+36.18%
2020+0.91%-8.66%-35.58%+19.11%+14.88%+0.62%-2.42%+4.33%-2.50%-0.86%+19.16%+5%+0.64%
2019+4.62%+6.26%+1.39%+5.02%-2.44%+4.59%+3.51%+1.56%+1.02%-1.82%+2.35%+1.83%+31.25%
2018+1.46%-1.00%+2.96%+1.07%+5.24%-0.34%+2.43%+3.62%+0.69%-0.18%-0.70%-6.33%+8.79%
2017+2.49%+5.03%+0.07%+1.27%-5.40%+0.66%+0.06%-2.01%+4.51%-1.89%+0.87%-0.77%+4.53%

Drawdown analysis of Ares Capital (ARCC)

The maximum drawdown for the ARCC was -79.36%, occurring on Mar 5, 2009. Recovery took 203 trading sessions.

The current ARCC drawdown is -13.64%.

Since Oct 5, 2004 ARCC has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 50% or more: 2 times
  • 40% or more: 2 times
  • 30% or more: 2 times
  • 20% or more: 7 times
  • 10% or more: 15 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-79.36%Feb 22, 2007512Mar 5, 2009203Dec 22, 2009715
-56.84%Feb 7, 202030Mar 23, 2020209Jan 20, 2021239
-24.60%Apr 29, 201169Aug 8, 2011140Feb 28, 2012209
-22.17%Apr 29, 201046Jul 6, 201060Sep 29, 2010106
-21.89%Apr 6, 2015216Feb 11, 2016113Jul 25, 2016329
-21.78%Apr 20, 202240Jun 16, 2022277Jul 26, 2023317
-20.11%Aug 4, 200552Oct 18, 2005237Sep 27, 2006289
-19.35%Dec 28, 200461Mar 28, 200590Aug 3, 2005151
-19.33%Jul 17, 2025175Mar 27, 2026OngoingOngoingOngoing
-18.79%Feb 4, 202544Apr 8, 202563Jul 10, 2025107
-17.20%Jan 19, 201012Feb 4, 201028Mar 17, 201040
-14.28%Nov 9, 201829Dec 24, 201838Feb 20, 201967
-13.99%Jun 30, 2014118Dec 16, 201445Feb 23, 2015163
-11.36%Apr 3, 201232May 18, 201238Jul 13, 201270
-10.77%Feb 8, 202224Mar 15, 202224Apr 19, 202248
-8.92%May 21, 201310Jun 5, 201340Aug 1, 201350
-8.87%Nov 1, 20129Nov 14, 20127Nov 26, 201216
-8.66%Feb 18, 201459May 13, 201433Jun 30, 201492
-8.07%Apr 6, 201793Aug 18, 2017165Apr 17, 2018258
-7.99%Feb 28, 201112Mar 16, 201115Apr 6, 201127
-7.65%Sep 24, 201822Oct 24, 20189Nov 6, 201831
-7.54%Oct 28, 202135Dec 17, 202116Jan 11, 202251
-7.51%Mar 14, 201321Apr 15, 201326May 21, 201347
-7.02%Apr 21, 202115May 12, 202114Jun 2, 202129
-6.95%Jul 30, 20244Aug 5, 202438Sep 27, 202442