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Performance analysis of Hercules Capital (HTGC)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, HTGC has had an average annual return of +11.53%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.63% annual.

Over the past 5 years, HTGC has had an average annual return of +10.73%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.

Over the past 10 years, HTGC has had an average annual return of +13.52%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.04% annual.

Since Jun 9, 2005, HTGC has had an average annual return of +11.87%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +11.06% annual.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
-7.12%+3.43%+33.46%+42.76%-10.38%+26.64%+15.07%+39.97%-6.98%+1.90%+27.71%-9.49%
2014201320122011201020092008200720062005
-1.56%+59.26%+28.72%-0.40%+8.06%+56.11%-26.46%-4.57%+32.33%-7.27%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026-1.54%-20.93%+3.94%+8.67%-1.25%+2.07%+4.80%-7.12%
2025+5.28%+1.12%-8.13%-6.82%+1.11%+3.69%+2.63%+6.59%-3.13%-5.23%+3.11%+4.56%+3.43%
2024+3.84%+7.08%+2.16%+3.63%+5.84%+3.60%+5.43%-8.70%+2.45%+0.61%-1.81%+6.13%+33.46%
2023+7.49%+10.84%-15.63%+2.71%+13.07%+2.35%+13.31%+0.97%-0.18%-6.21%+3.38%+7.90%+42.76%
2022+7.78%+0.50%+3.40%-7.03%-14.36%-4.19%+17.94%-8.67%-17.70%+25.47%+1%-6.64%-10.38%
2021+1.73%+8.25%+3.37%+8.61%-0.20%+0.47%+1.23%+0.08%-1.72%+6.38%-4.44%+0.91%+26.64%
2020+2.78%-6.18%-42.12%+34.29%+12.08%-6.01%+5.44%+4.43%+3.12%-3.20%+22.66%+8.09%+15.07%
2019+18.92%+6.54%-7.48%+2.61%+0.65%+0.47%+1.25%+3.83%+1.83%+5.68%+3.98%-2.16%+39.97%
2018-3.36%-4.97%+3.03%+2.48%+2.40%+2.10%+6.80%+2.38%-2.66%-4.79%-0.36%-9.13%-6.98%
2017+0.14%+4.81%+4.31%+2.58%-14.01%+1.61%+0.76%-6.32%+5.74%-3.33%+10.18%-2.31%+1.90%

Drawdown analysis of Hercules Capital (HTGC)

The maximum drawdown for the HTGC was -68.28%, occurring on Mar 5, 2009. Recovery took 150 trading sessions.

The current HTGC drawdown is -12.27%.

Since Jun 9, 2005 HTGC has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 50% or more: 2 times
  • 40% or more: 2 times
  • 30% or more: 4 times
  • 20% or more: 8 times
  • 10% or more: 17 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-68.28%May 23, 2007449Mar 5, 2009150Oct 7, 2009599
-57.47%Feb 21, 202030Apr 3, 2020183Dec 23, 2020213
-36.10%Apr 20, 2022112Sep 29, 2022199Jul 18, 2023311
-33.89%Jul 28, 2014296Sep 29, 2015217Aug 9, 2016513
-28.12%Feb 19, 2025277Mar 27, 2026OngoingOngoingOngoing
-27.93%Aug 12, 200542Oct 12, 2005243Sep 29, 2006285
-24.45%Apr 6, 2011124Oct 3, 201185Feb 3, 2012209
-23.45%Apr 23, 201026Jun 1, 2010152Jan 5, 2011178
-19.98%Aug 22, 201883Dec 20, 201842Feb 22, 2019125
-19.09%Nov 27, 2013105May 1, 201443Jul 2, 2014148
-18.82%Apr 26, 201794Sep 8, 2017235Aug 15, 2018329
-18.27%Jul 30, 20244Aug 5, 2024113Jan 16, 2025117
-17.31%Jan 19, 201018Feb 12, 201035Apr 6, 201053
-15.10%Oct 19, 200912Nov 4, 200940Jan 4, 201052
-13.80%Aug 7, 202358Oct 27, 202346Jan 4, 2024104
-12.58%Sep 17, 201236Nov 8, 201238Jan 4, 201374
-11.46%Feb 25, 201911Mar 12, 201938May 6, 201949
-9.27%Apr 27, 201215May 18, 201229Jun 29, 201244
-8.91%Feb 23, 200713Mar 14, 200736May 4, 200749
-8.26%Nov 1, 202133Dec 17, 202117Jan 12, 202250
-7.69%Mar 8, 20117Mar 17, 201114Apr 6, 201121
-7.41%May 7, 20213May 12, 202117Jun 7, 202120
-7.26%Aug 22, 201653Nov 4, 20166Nov 14, 201659
-6.98%Mar 5, 201324Apr 9, 20139Apr 22, 201333
-6.48%Jan 12, 20227Jan 24, 20225Jan 31, 202212