Performance analysis of General American Investors (GAM-P-B)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, GAM-P-B has had an average annual return of +5.27%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.27% annual.
Over the past 5 years, GAM-P-B has had an average annual return of +4.48%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.50% annual.
Over the past 10 years, GAM-P-B has had an average annual return of +5.13%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.90% annual.
Since Oct 6, 2003, GAM-P-B has had an average annual return of +5.98%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +11% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +2.07% | +5.58% | +7.15% | +3.90% | +0.52% | +3.23% | +6.74% | +13.45% | +2.43% | +9.13% | +1.78% | +8.79% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
| +8.92% | +3.48% | +6.25% | +8.24% | +7.91% | +19.31% | +4.69% | -4.34% | +7.95% | +2.34% | +5.90% | +3.10% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -0.12% | +0.44% | +0.72% | -0.80% | +0.90% | +0.60% | +0.32% | +2.07% | |||||
| 2025 | -0.08% | -0.73% | +1.24% | -0.17% | -0.63% | +1.69% | +0.67% | +0.08% | +1.83% | -0.42% | +0.84% | +1.16% | +5.58% |
| 2024 | +0.48% | +0.32% | +1.93% | -2.09% | +0.16% | +1.68% | +0.24% | +2.29% | +3.49% | -0.34% | -0.23% | -0.86% | +7.15% |
| 2023 | +2.05% | -1.51% | +2.23% | -0.48% | +0.58% | -0.23% | +0.35% | -0.31% | -2.22% | -0.53% | +1.27% | +2.74% | +3.90% |
| 2022 | +0.20% | +0.99% | +1.92% | -5.02% | +0.31% | +0.73% | +0.63% | -0.08% | -1.25% | -1.25% | +1.35% | +2.19% | +0.52% |
| 2021 | -1.60% | +1.18% | +0.45% | -0.17% | -0.04% | +2.53% | -1.75% | +0.32% | +0.93% | -1.91% | +0.57% | +2.79% | +3.23% |
| 2020 | +0.69% | -1.15% | -1.16% | +6.06% | +0.61% | +0.27% | -2.19% | +1.58% | -0.20% | -3.74% | +2.63% | +3.53% | +6.74% |
| 2019 | +2.52% | +0.34% | +1.39% | +1.36% | +0.19% | -0.27% | +2.19% | -0.15% | +0.91% | +0.56% | +0.78% | +2.92% | +13.45% |
| 2018 | -1.54% | -0.30% | +0.70% | +0% | +0.04% | +1.28% | +0.27% | +1.89% | -0.02% | -1.08% | +1.09% | +0.13% | +2.43% |
| 2017 | -0.66% | +1.14% | +2.07% | +2.11% | +0.84% | +0.75% | +0.83% | +0.29% | +0.62% | -0.83% | +0.15% | +1.51% | +9.13% |
Drawdown analysis of General American Investors (GAM-P-B)
The maximum drawdown for the GAM-P-B was -30.03%, occurring on Oct 10, 2008. Recovery took 118 trading sessions.
The current GAM-P-B drawdown is -0.08%.
Since Oct 6, 2003 GAM-P-B has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 30% or more: 1 time
- 20% or more: 1 time
- 10% or more: 4 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -30.03% | Mar 5, 2008 | 153 | Oct 10, 2008 | 118 | Apr 1, 2009 | 271 |
| -14.01% | Mar 19, 2004 | 35 | May 10, 2004 | 89 | Sep 16, 2004 | 124 |
| -10.51% | Feb 20, 2020 | 19 | Mar 18, 2020 | 27 | Apr 27, 2020 | 46 |
| -10.21% | Mar 31, 2022 | 141 | Oct 21, 2022 | 59 | Jan 18, 2023 | 200 |
| -8.92% | Mar 20, 2006 | 70 | Jun 29, 2006 | 47 | Sep 7, 2006 | 117 |
| -8.23% | Apr 17, 2007 | 179 | Dec 31, 2007 | 15 | Jan 23, 2008 | 194 |
| -7.56% | Apr 27, 2020 | 140 | Nov 12, 2020 | 68 | Feb 23, 2021 | 208 |
| -5.69% | Jul 3, 2023 | 81 | Oct 26, 2023 | 40 | Dec 22, 2023 | 121 |
| -5.43% | Mar 30, 2016 | 161 | Nov 15, 2016 | 112 | Apr 28, 2017 | 273 |
| -5.29% | May 29, 2013 | 16 | Jun 20, 2013 | 178 | Mar 6, 2014 | 194 |
| -5.08% | Sep 8, 2005 | 41 | Nov 4, 2005 | 66 | Feb 10, 2006 | 107 |
| -4.31% | Jul 1, 2021 | 87 | Nov 3, 2021 | 41 | Jan 3, 2022 | 128 |
| -4.17% | Jul 2, 2009 | 25 | Aug 7, 2009 | 23 | Sep 10, 2009 | 48 |
| -4.00% | Jun 4, 2009 | 1 | Jun 5, 2009 | 19 | Jul 2, 2009 | 20 |
| -3.63% | Feb 14, 2005 | 26 | Mar 23, 2005 | 40 | May 19, 2005 | 66 |
| -3.62% | Feb 1, 2008 | 9 | Feb 14, 2008 | 13 | Mar 5, 2008 | 22 |
| -3.46% | Nov 5, 2024 | 31 | Dec 19, 2024 | 150 | Jul 30, 2025 | 181 |
| -3.32% | Dec 18, 2017 | 40 | Feb 15, 2018 | 122 | Aug 10, 2018 | 162 |
| -2.89% | Mar 9, 2016 | 4 | Mar 15, 2016 | 10 | Mar 30, 2016 | 14 |
| -2.85% | Apr 7, 2009 | 8 | Apr 20, 2009 | 4 | Apr 24, 2009 | 12 |
| -2.80% | Jan 22, 2020 | 12 | Feb 7, 2020 | 8 | Feb 20, 2020 | 20 |
| -2.69% | Mar 28, 2024 | 38 | May 22, 2024 | 36 | Jul 16, 2024 | 74 |
| -2.59% | Jan 18, 2023 | 25 | Feb 23, 2023 | 36 | Apr 17, 2023 | 61 |
| -2.58% | Feb 23, 2021 | 56 | May 13, 2021 | 28 | Jun 23, 2021 | 84 |
| -2.57% | Oct 5, 2012 | 10 | Oct 19, 2012 | 57 | Jan 15, 2013 | 67 |