Performance analysis of Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, WPM has had an average annual return of +43.59%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.
Over the past 5 years, WPM has had an average annual return of +23.86%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14% annual.
Over the past 10 years, WPM has had an average annual return of +21.95%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.53% annual.
Since Jan 4, 2016, WPM has had an average annual return of +26.88%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.47% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +11.22% | +110.53% | +15.23% | +27.91% | -7.56% | +4.22% | +41.81% | +54.59% | -10.03% | +16.41% | +56.39% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +12.21% | +24.10% | -19.83% | -3.47% | +5.02% | -1.73% | +11.22% | ||||||
| 2025 | +11.08% | +10.33% | +12.64% | +7.82% | +4.07% | +3.52% | +1.90% | +9.93% | +11.37% | -13.70% | +14.21% | +6.79% | +110.53% |
| 2024 | -5.01% | -12.12% | +14.42% | +10.98% | +5.99% | -4.88% | +14% | +3.69% | -1.18% | +8.07% | -5.35% | -9.77% | +15.23% |
| 2023 | +17.04% | -8.94% | +16% | +2.53% | -8.08% | -4.49% | +3.72% | -2.44% | -6.95% | +4.19% | +16.10% | +0.90% | +27.91% |
| 2022 | -6.08% | +8.61% | +8.99% | -5.72% | -7.58% | -12.78% | -4.80% | -10.67% | +6.10% | +1.02% | +19.88% | +0.13% | -7.56% |
| 2021 | -1.60% | -12.98% | +7.28% | +8.14% | +16.56% | -8.23% | +4.72% | -2.07% | -16.56% | +7.53% | +3.72% | +2.78% | +4.22% |
| 2020 | -1.01% | -3.23% | -3.07% | +37.16% | +14.13% | +2.44% | +23.34% | -1.58% | -8.06% | -6.03% | -14.85% | +6.64% | +41.81% |
| 2019 | +7.94% | +3.22% | +9.47% | -8.64% | +2.39% | +9.41% | +8.02% | +12.97% | -10.78% | +6.97% | -1.53% | +7.97% | +54.59% |
| 2018 | -2.44% | -11.63% | +6.76% | +2.51% | +5.58% | +0.92% | -5.03% | -17.58% | +1.86% | -6.12% | -4.26% | +24.88% | -10.03% |
| 2017 | +14.55% | -11.66% | +6.60% | -3.86% | +3.06% | -3.03% | +2.12% | +2.85% | -8.13% | +8.65% | +1.10% | +5.98% | +16.41% |
Drawdown analysis of Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM)
The maximum drawdown for the WPM was -48.64%, occurring on Nov 27, 2018. Recovery took 187 trading sessions.
The current WPM drawdown is -21.13%.
Since Jan 4, 2016 WPM has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 40% or more: 2 times
- 30% or more: 3 times
- 20% or more: 4 times
- 10% or more: 15 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -48.64% | Aug 16, 2016 | 575 | Nov 27, 2018 | 187 | Aug 27, 2019 | 762 |
| -46.72% | Jul 27, 2020 | 546 | Sep 26, 2022 | 397 | Apr 25, 2024 | 943 |
| -30.84% | Mar 2, 2026 | 14 | Mar 20, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -28.71% | Feb 24, 2020 | 18 | Mar 19, 2020 | 16 | Apr 13, 2020 | 34 |
| -19.24% | Jan 7, 2016 | 7 | Jan 19, 2016 | 12 | Feb 4, 2016 | 19 |
| -18.98% | May 19, 2020 | 12 | Jun 5, 2020 | 22 | Jul 8, 2020 | 34 |
| -18.45% | Oct 22, 2024 | 55 | Jan 13, 2025 | 22 | Feb 13, 2025 | 77 |
| -18.25% | Sep 4, 2019 | 29 | Oct 15, 2019 | 85 | Feb 18, 2020 | 114 |
| -16.86% | Oct 16, 2025 | 13 | Nov 4, 2025 | 26 | Dec 11, 2025 | 39 |
| -16.25% | Jan 28, 2026 | 6 | Feb 5, 2026 | 12 | Feb 24, 2026 | 18 |
| -14.09% | Jul 16, 2024 | 16 | Aug 7, 2024 | 12 | Aug 23, 2024 | 28 |
| -13.13% | Apr 29, 2016 | 6 | May 9, 2016 | 21 | Jun 8, 2016 | 27 |
| -11.77% | Mar 22, 2016 | 8 | Apr 4, 2016 | 11 | Apr 19, 2016 | 19 |
| -10.81% | May 9, 2025 | 3 | May 14, 2025 | 7 | May 23, 2025 | 10 |
| -10.11% | Apr 3, 2025 | 3 | Apr 8, 2025 | 3 | Apr 11, 2025 | 6 |
| -9.75% | May 21, 2024 | 27 | Jul 1, 2024 | 6 | Jul 10, 2024 | 33 |
| -9.60% | Aug 8, 2025 | 7 | Aug 19, 2025 | 9 | Sep 2, 2025 | 16 |
| -7.56% | Sep 30, 2025 | 7 | Oct 9, 2025 | 5 | Oct 16, 2025 | 12 |
| -7.37% | Sep 26, 2024 | 9 | Oct 9, 2024 | 7 | Oct 18, 2024 | 16 |
| -7.13% | Aug 27, 2024 | 7 | Sep 6, 2024 | 5 | Sep 13, 2024 | 12 |
| -6.50% | Jun 4, 2025 | 22 | Jul 8, 2025 | 10 | Jul 22, 2025 | 32 |
| -6.49% | Apr 29, 2020 | 1 | Apr 30, 2020 | 1 | May 1, 2020 | 2 |
| -5.51% | Dec 26, 2025 | 1 | Dec 29, 2025 | 5 | Jan 6, 2026 | 6 |
| -5.05% | Apr 21, 2025 | 9 | May 2, 2025 | 2 | May 6, 2025 | 11 |
| -4.93% | Jul 22, 2025 | 6 | Jul 30, 2025 | 3 | Aug 4, 2025 | 9 |