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Performance analysis of Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, IONS has had an average annual return of +20.50%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.

Over the past 5 years, IONS has had an average annual return of +16.02%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14% annual.

Over the past 10 years, IONS has had an average annual return of +12.26%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.53% annual.

Since Nov 1, 1999, IONS has had an average annual return of +7.46%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.59% annual.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
-7.76%+126.29%-30.90%+33.94%+24.12%-46.18%-6.41%+11.75%+7.47%+5.17%-22.77%+0.31%
201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003
+54.97%+281.59%+44.80%-28.75%-8.91%-21.66%-9.97%+41.64%+112.22%-11.18%-9.24%-1.37%
2002200120001999
-70.30%+108.76%+77.49%-44.34%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026+4.50%-1.84%-7.47%-0.44%+2.33%-4.61%-7.76%
2025-8.75%+4.04%-9.10%+1.79%+9.12%+17.91%+8.78%-0.80%+53.44%+13.57%+11.34%-4.38%+126.29%
2024+1.58%-12.03%-4.11%-4.82%-8.94%+26.86%+3.78%-3.60%-15.98%-4.17%-6.93%-2.16%-30.90%
2023+5.56%-9.96%-0.45%-1.04%+15.64%+0.32%+0.98%-2.80%+12.64%-2.40%+11.74%+2.26%+33.94%
2022+4.50%+4.97%+10.96%-0.76%-0.65%+1.37%+1.46%+13.21%+4.02%-0.07%-7.72%-7.40%+24.12%
2021+6.24%-12.77%-14.20%-4.76%-13.01%+7.09%-6.89%+7.05%-15.64%-4.98%-16.85%+14.83%-46.18%
2020-3.46%-12.93%-6.89%+17.45%+1.22%+4.89%-2.37%-5.32%-12.94%-1.05%+7.62%+11.89%-6.41%
2019+7.29%+22.40%+14.34%-8.43%-11.75%-2.03%+2.47%-4.02%-5.22%-6.99%+14.79%-5.55%+11.75%
2018+4.41%+0.57%-16.55%-2.38%+8.41%-10.67%+4.82%+4.60%+12.89%-3.93%+17.64%-7.26%+7.47%
2017-6.96%+11.84%-19.23%+19.88%-4.98%+11.09%+3.01%+2.33%-5.45%+12.64%-2.84%-9.35%+5.17%

Drawdown analysis of Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS)

The maximum drawdown for the IONS was -91.43%, occurring on Mar 18, 2003. Recovery took 2597 trading sessions.

The current IONS drawdown is -15.64%.

Since Nov 1, 1999 IONS has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 50% or more: 5 times
  • 40% or more: 5 times
  • 30% or more: 5 times
  • 20% or more: 7 times
  • 10% or more: 11 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-91.43%Mar 6, 2000760Mar 18, 20032597Jul 11, 20133357
-73.25%Mar 19, 2015321Jun 27, 2016682Mar 14, 20191003
-70.39%Apr 8, 20191509Apr 8, 2025209Feb 6, 20261718
-68.14%Dec 2, 199914Dec 22, 199947Mar 1, 200061
-61.05%Feb 21, 201453May 8, 2014150Dec 10, 2014203
-28.35%Jul 12, 201332Aug 27, 201316Sep 19, 201348
-20.89%Sep 23, 201340Nov 18, 20137Nov 27, 201347
-19.79%Jan 12, 201519Feb 9, 201527Mar 19, 201546
-19.44%Feb 6, 202631Mar 24, 2026OngoingOngoingOngoing
-11.84%Dec 12, 20142Dec 16, 20143Dec 19, 20145
-11.49%Dec 19, 20142Dec 23, 20147Jan 5, 20159
-8.95%Jan 31, 20144Feb 6, 20145Feb 13, 20149
-8.58%Nov 11, 19992Nov 15, 19992Nov 17, 19994
-7.67%Jan 22, 20143Jan 27, 20144Jan 31, 20147
-7.48%Dec 23, 20138Jan 6, 20142Jan 8, 201410
-6.69%Nov 27, 20139Dec 11, 20137Dec 20, 201316
-5.02%Nov 18, 19991Nov 19, 19994Nov 26, 19995
-4.69%Nov 29, 19992Dec 1, 19991Dec 2, 19993
-4.31%Mar 21, 20194Mar 27, 20192Mar 29, 20196
-4.01%Jan 5, 20151Jan 6, 20151Jan 7, 20152
-3.23%Apr 3, 20191Apr 4, 20191Apr 5, 20192
-3.22%Jan 14, 20143Jan 17, 20142Jan 22, 20145
-3.00%Nov 4, 19992Nov 8, 19992Nov 10, 19994
-2.09%Feb 14, 20143Feb 20, 20141Feb 21, 20144
-0.80%Jan 10, 20141Jan 13, 20141Jan 14, 20142