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Performance analysis of Viking Therapeutics (VKTX)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, VKTX has had an average annual return of +33.40%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.31% annual.

Over the past 5 years, VKTX has had an average annual return of +44.09%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.55% annual.

Over the past 10 years, VKTX has had an average annual return of +39.58%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.95% annual.

Since Apr 29, 2015, VKTX has had an average annual return of +13.29%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.75% annual.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
+3.41%-12.58%+116.23%+97.98%+104.34%-18.29%-29.81%+4.84%+88.44%+241.19%-65.11%-61.94%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026-17.45%+16.53%-3.84%-4.18%+5%+19.15%-6.74%+3.41%
2025-18.61%-11.85%-16.35%+19.55%-7.17%-1.12%+22.90%-16.95%-2.85%+44.90%-3.33%-4.43%-12.58%
2024+29.72%+219.18%+6.42%-2.95%-21.76%-14.86%+7.53%+12.49%-1.26%+14.58%-27.02%-23.99%+116.23%
2023-6.81%+25.68%+51.23%+27.98%+3.05%-26.18%-10.55%-4.76%-19.84%-11.38%+24.56%+52.30%+97.98%
2022-19.34%-9.71%-10.46%-20.67%-6.70%+30.15%+4.16%+5.66%-14.45%+50.72%-1.22%+132.10%+104.34%
2021+29.84%-7.80%-6.16%+1.03%-18.00%+14.31%+2.68%+7.47%-4.99%-7.32%-8.77%-13.36%-18.29%
2020-21.70%-5.74%-20.95%+23.09%+24.13%+0.84%-2.63%-4.70%-13.00%-3.28%+14.21%-12.44%-29.81%
2019+6.66%+3.06%+18.20%-21.23%-1.79%+7.92%-7.34%-9.62%-1.01%-5.96%+13.14%+9.56%+4.84%
2018+30.79%+17.90%-30.20%-5.72%+142.50%-5.00%+7.48%+28.14%+33.28%-21.93%-16.99%-32.24%+88.44%
2017+18.52%+8.51%-4.63%-4.11%-15.69%-8.50%-2.74%-0.94%+83.63%+24.58%+27.75%+33.54%+241.19%

Drawdown analysis of Viking Therapeutics (VKTX)

The maximum drawdown for the VKTX was -90.41%, occurring on Aug 2, 2017. Recovery took 208 trading sessions.

The current VKTX drawdown is -61.50%.

Since Apr 29, 2015 VKTX has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 50% or more: 4 times
  • 40% or more: 4 times
  • 30% or more: 4 times
  • 20% or more: 6 times
  • 10% or more: 7 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-90.41%May 6, 2015565Aug 2, 2017208May 31, 2018773
-89.26%Sep 19, 2018942Jun 16, 2022209Apr 18, 20231151
-78.86%Feb 28, 2024278Apr 8, 2025OngoingOngoingOngoing
-62.72%Jun 8, 202398Oct 27, 202370Feb 8, 2024168
-25.51%Jun 15, 201810Jun 29, 201843Aug 30, 201853
-20.50%Aug 31, 201810Sep 17, 20181Sep 18, 201811
-16.25%May 16, 20239May 30, 20237Jun 8, 202316
-9.11%May 31, 20184Jun 6, 20183Jun 11, 20187
-8.35%Apr 24, 20232Apr 26, 20233May 1, 20235
-5.07%May 1, 20231May 2, 20233May 5, 20234
-4.02%May 11, 20232May 15, 20231May 16, 20233
-3.81%Apr 19, 20231Apr 20, 20232Apr 24, 20233
-3.68%Jun 11, 20181Jun 12, 20181Jun 13, 20182
-3.54%Feb 12, 20241Feb 13, 20241Feb 14, 20242
-2.82%Feb 16, 20242Feb 21, 20242Feb 23, 20244
-1.79%May 5, 20232May 9, 20232May 11, 20234
-1.79%Apr 29, 20151Apr 30, 20151May 1, 20152
-1.18%Feb 14, 20241Feb 15, 20241Feb 16, 20242