Graham Holdings Company (GHC)

New York Stock Exchange
USD
US3846371041
21 February 1973  –  28 March 2024

Performance

Annualized Return
11.71%
Sharpe Ratio
0.57
Maximum Drawdown
-67.54%

Metrics

Metric Graham Holdings Company
Initial Balance $10,000
Final Balance $2,872,712
Returns   [View more details]
Month-To-Date 9.3%
Year-To-Date 10.47%
3M 10.43%
6M 34.23%
Annual Return (3Y) 11.48%
Annual Return (5Y) 3.48%
Annual Return (All) 11.71%
Risk   [View more details]
Annual Volatility 24.98%
Max Drawdown -67.54%
Sharpe Ratio 0.57
Sortino Ratio 0.84
Adjusted Sortino (S/√2) 0.59

  • Initial balance: The amount of starting capital used to invest in the asset or portfolio. In this case, we're starting with a $10,000 investment on February 1973.
  • Final balance: The amount of capital we've accrued over time as of March 2024.
  • Annual return: Also known as annualized return, or CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate), measures how much an investment has increased on average each year, during a specific time period. The time period in this case is approximately 51 year(s). Even a small difference in return can have a big impact on the final balance over a long period of time.
  • Annual volatility: Basically indicates how much, in percentage points, the investment can deviate from its annual return, under most circumstances. An investment with an annual return of 5% and an annual volatility of 10% would indicate returns from approximately -5% to 15% most of the time. A lower volatility is usually preferred to ensure more steady returns over time.
  • Best year: The best performance attained over its lifetime in a given year.
  • Worst year: The worst performance undergone over its lifetime in a given year.
  • Max drawdown: The largest percentage drop from a peak to a trough of an asset or portfolio, before a new peak is attained. Maximum drawdown is an indicator of downside risk over a specified time period.
  • Sharpe Ratio: The Sharpe ratio measures the performance of an investment compared to a risk-free asset, after adjusting for its risk. A Sharpe Ratio above 1 is considered good.
  • Sortino Ratio: The Sortino Ratio is a variation of the Sharpe ratio that only penalizes the investment for negative volatility/outcomes, and not for positive volatility. A Sortino Ratio above 1 is considered good.
  • Adjusted Sortino Ratio: Sortino Ratio/√2. To allow for comparing the Sortino ratio to the Sharpe ratio, we multiply the risk measure of the Sortino ratio by the square root of 2 (which is the same as dividing the Sortino ratio by the square root of 2).
  • Ulcer Index: The Ulcer Index (UI) is a technical indicator that measures downside risk in terms of both the depth and duration of price declines.
  • Gain to Pain Ratio: The sum of all returns divided by the absolute value of the sum of all negative returns. In essence, the GPR shows the ratio of net returns to the losses incurred in getting those returns.

Annualized Returns

Annual Return 1y Annual Return 3y Annual Return 5y Annual Return 10y Annual Return 20y Annual Return
Graham Holdings Company 32.91% 11.48% 3.48% 7.23% 3.13% 11.71%

Annual Returns

Year Graham Holdings Company
1973 -41.38%
1974 0.74%
1975 25.55%
1976 132.56%
1977 43%
1978 30.07%
1979 -9.68%
1980 7.74%
1981 38.67%
1982 76.1%
1983 32.58%
1984 9.56%
1985 47.97%
1986 31.37%
1987 20.64%
1988 13.56%
1989 34.57%
1990 -28.53%
1991 0.18%
1992 20.39%
1993 12.94%
1994 -3.52%
1995 18.24%
1996 20.65%
1997 46.99%
1998 19.93%
1999 -2.9%
2000 12.15%
2001 -13.23%
2002 40.55%
2003 8.12%
2004 25.21%
2005 -21.49%
2006 -1.53%
2007 7.28%
2008 -49.9%
2009 14.96%
2010 2.07%
2011 -12.22%
2012 2.2%
2013 81.63%
2014 32.2%
2015 -5.77%
2016 6.64%
2017 10.05%
2018 15.78%
2019 0.57%
2020 -15.32%
2021 19.25%
2022 -3.02%
2023 16.56%
2024 10.47%

Graham Holdings Company had 39 positive years and 13 negative years. That's a positive ratio of 75%.

Monthly Returns

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YTD
1973 - -7.8% -3.7% -8.7% -1.1% -17.2% 9.1% -4.2% 14.9% 3.2% -24.6% -5.6% -41.4%
1974 -3.7% 9.2% 28.7% -2.2% -10% 6.2% -1.2% -17.7% 2.1% 14% -11.7% -4.9% 0.7%
1975 19.7% 12.2% 8.7% 10% 0.5% 4.5% -5.6% -8.3% -8% -5.4% 1.7% -2.8% 25.6%
1976 26.2% 7.4% 9% 2.4% 3.1% -3% 20.4% -2.9% 6.6% -0.6% 9.3% 13.6% 132.6%
1977 -5% -2.6% 1.1% -7.5% 6.9% 9.2% 9.4% 3.6% 4.4% -1.3% 15.3% 5.2% 43%
1978 -11.5% 1.6% 7.4% 15.2% 1.9% -1.9% 8.2% 0.9% -0.3% -9.3% 9.6% 8.1% 30.1%
1979 11.3% -12.6% -0% 0.6% 1.7% -0.5% 2.2% 5.9% -0% -15.6% -8.3% 9.1% -9.7%
1980 -4.8% 0% -15.6% -2.2% 7.6% -4.2% 14% 8.4% 6.6% 4.5% 0% -3.2% 7.7%
1981 -11.6% 15% 13% -3.4% 8.5% -0% 2.3% -1.8% 1.4% 5.9% 6.4% 0.4% 38.7%
1982 -1.2% -7.3% 5.2% 9.5% 1.9% 3.7% 2.9% 7.3% 3.6% 36.9% 7.8% -6.4% 76.1%
1983 0.7% 11% -0.4% 11.8% -1.1% -1.5% -5.6% 3.2% 2.5% 1.7% 2.9% 4.6% 32.6%
1984 -2.4% -15% 15% 3% 2.8% 5.1% -2.3% 7.7% 1.1% 2.6% -5.5% -0% 9.6%
1985 10.9% 8.4% 15% 5.4% 9.4% -5.1% -2.9% 3% -6.6% 1.3% -1.1% 4.4% 48%
1986 4.1% 18.1% 5.8% 5.5% 4.3% 3.3% -8.9% -3.1% -8.7% 4.2% -0.3% 6.1% 31.4%
1987 6% 15.8% -3.4% 4.3% 2.9% 11.4% 6.5% 6% 6.1% -23.1% -8.9% 1.6% 20.6%
1988 7.2% 8% 1.2% 3.4% -7.7% -1.3% -5.9% -0.5% 5.9% 0.8% -4.5% 7.9% 13.6%
1989 -0.5% 0.8% 0.1% 13.9% 4.2% 9.4% 7.2% -1.5% 3.3% -3.2% -2.7% 0.6% 34.6%
1990 -3.5% -2% -3.2% -7.9% 9.3% 2.1% -6.6% -2.2% -11.3% -18.2% 6.4% 7.6% -28.5%
1991 10.4% 6% -1.5% -3.3% -2.5% 5.2% 0% 1.4% -6.5% -8.8% -5.1% 6.9% 0.2%
1992 1.8% 20.3% -4% 6.9% -5.2% -5.5% 1.8% 4.8% 4.2% -7.2% 0.7% 2.8% 20.4%
1993 2% 1.4% 1.5% 0.6% 0.3% -5.2% -1.2% -1.9% 0.2% 13.4% -5% 7.5% 12.9%
1994 3.6% -7.6% -4.6% 0.6% -0.2% -0.5% 2.3% -0.6% 0.6% 4.6% -0.1% -0.9% -3.5%
1995 -0.3% 5.2% 1.5% 0.7% 2.7% -1.4% 4.3% 6% 8.2% -6.4% 4.8% -7.2% 18.2%
1996 3.1% -0.5% 3.5% -1% 6.4% 3.6% -3.5% 3.8% 8% -5.4% 5.8% -3.7% 20.7%
1997 0% 3.7% -0.7% 4.8% 7.3% 4.3% 3.4% 1.5% 6.5% -2.9% 4.9% 6.9% 47%
1998 0.6% 1.1% 7.8% -0.9% 3.1% 6.5% -5.4% -5.9% -0% 3.9% 0.2% 8.6% 19.9%
1999 -1.3% -3.3% -5.2% 10.3% -3.1% -3.4% 5.3% -4.6% -5.4% 4.6% 7.4% -2.7% -2.9%
2000 -0.8% -11.3% 10.9% -9.6% 2.6% -4.5% 0.7% 6% 3.7% 1.5% 8.1% 6.9% 12.2%
2001 -4.8% 6.1% -7% 0.8% 0.2% -1.4% 2.1% -1.9% -9.4% -1.5% -0.1% 3.9% -13.2%
2002 5.8% 2.3% 6.2% 4.3% -2.3% -11.7% 15% 3.5% 0.3% 12.4% -0.5% 1.9% 40.6%
2003 -0.3% -2.9% -4.5% 7.2% -0.6% 1.2% -7.6% 3% -4.5% 11.1% 9% -1.5% 8.1%
2004 7.1% 5.9% -1.3% 4.2% 3.3% -2.2% -6.5% 0.1% 5.9% -0.3% 2.5% 4.8% 25.2%
2005 -6.8% -1.8% -0.5% -3.1% -4% 0.6% 6.7% -6.4% -3.6% -6.9% -1.1% 3.8% -21.5%
2006 -0% -1.4% 3.3% -1.1% 5.9% -3.8% -0.9% -0.4% -4% 2.5% -2.4% 1.5% -1.5%
2007 2.6% 0.4% -0.3% -2.3% 3.4% 0.9% 2.2% -3.2% 4.9% 6% -5% -1.9% 7.3%
2008 -5.7% -2.7% -8.6% -0.6% -4.2% -6.6% 5.7% -3.5% -6.7% -22.9% -7.2% -1.4% -49.9%
2009 0.6% -7.7% -0.9% 17.8% -14% -2.2% 28.9% -3.8% 7.8% -7.3% -4.3% 6.3% 15%
2010 -0.6% -3.3% 5.7% 14.7% -8.2% -11.9% 3% -14.3% 10.9% 1.3% -6.3% 16.6% 2.1%
2011 -2% 1.1% 1% 0.2% -5.8% 2% -3.4% -11.6% -8.1% 4.8% 5.5% 5% -12.2%
2012 1.1% 4% -5.2% 1.9% -7.8% 7.2% -8.8% 4.1% 3% -7.5% 10.1% 2.2% 2.2%
2013 5.6% 3.3% 12.2% -0.8% 5.4% 3.5% 11.1% 5% 8.4% 5.2% 2.1% 1% 81.6%
2014 -5.2% 14.8% -2.1% -4.3% 0.9% 6.1% -4.2% 4.8% -2.7% 12.4% 13.3% -2.7% 32.2%
2015 8.9% 5.5% 6.4% -2.3% 4.7% 0.4% 6.6% -4.1% -12.8% -4.1% -2% -10.4% -5.8%
2016 0.2% 0.7% -1.7% -0.5% 4.5% -1.7% 3.1% -2.6% -1.8% -1.1% 3.1% 4.5% 6.6%
2017 1.7% 3.6% 11.4% 0.6% -0.5% 0.1% -1% -0.9% -0.4% -4.7% 4.8% -4.2% 10.1%
2018 6.5% -2.2% 3.8% 0.4% -3.7% 0.9% -4.4% 0.7% 3% 0.5% 13.4% -2.8% 15.8%
2019 3.8% 3% -0.1% 9% -8.5% 1.4% 7.8% -5.2% -5.8% -4.9% 0.3% 1.2% 0.6%
2020 -14.1% -8.2% -32.2% 14.8% -8.2% -4.3% 16.7% 7.4% -5.6% -5.6% 17.5% 19.3% -15.3%
2021 6.5% 6% -6.4% 13.3% 4.2% -4.3% 5.1% -7.2% -4.5% -0.3% -3.3% 11.2% 19.3%
2022 -5.5% 1.3% 1.7% -2.9% 3.5% -7.5% 5.2% -4.9% -4.9% 16.3% 3.2% -6.1% -3%
2023 8.1% -3.8% -4.9% -3.1% -1.9% 1.2% 3% -0.1% -0.6% -0.5% 8.4% 11.1% 16.6%
2024 3.7% -2.5% 9.3% - - - - - - - - - 10.5%
Pos 56.9% 60.8% 52.9% 60.8% 58.8% 50% 62.7% 45.1% 54% 49% 56% 66% 75%
Avg 1.5% 1.9% 1.5% 2.6% 0.5% -0.3% 2.7% -0.5% 0.2% 0% 1.5% 2.7% 15%

Other Return Metrics

Metric Graham Holdings Company
Cumulative Return 28627.12%
Enh Ann Return 13.97%
Best Year 132.56%
Worst Year -49.9%
Best Month 36.87%
Worst Month -32.16%
Best Day 16.39%
Worst Day -18.76%
Win Ratio (Yearly) 75%
Win Ratio (Quarterly) 58.05%
Win Ratio (Monthly) 55.86%
Win Ratio (Daily) 50.71%

Annual Volatility

Annual Volatility 1y Annual Volatility 3y Annual Volatility 5y Annual Volatility 10y Annual Volatility 20y Annual Volatility
Graham Holdings Company 22.44% 24.65% 32.81% 27.75% 28.3% 24.98%

Sharpe Ratio

Sharpe Ratio 1y Sharpe Ratio 3y Sharpe Ratio 5y Sharpe Ratio 10y Sharpe Ratio 20y Sharpe Ratio
Graham Holdings Company 1.38 0.56 0.27 0.39 0.25 0.57

3-Year Rolling Sharpe Ratio

The rolling Sharpe Ratio gives a clue about the continued consistency or stability of the risk-adjusted returns.

Drawdown Periods

Simply said, a drawdown is the "pain" period experienced by an investor between a peak (new highs) and subsequent valley (a low point before moving higher). In the table below are the fifth largest drawdowns encountered for the portfolio/asset in question.

Graham Holdings Company

start valley end days Drawdown
2004-12-30 2009-03-09 2014-11-14 3606 -67.54%
2019-07-31 2020-03-18 2024-01-22 1636 -62.55%
1973-02-22 1974-12-06 1975-05-01 798 -48.28%
1989-10-06 1990-10-30 1995-08-01 2125 -44.33%
2015-07-08 2016-01-15 2019-04-08 1370 -40.09%

The Graham Holdings Company took approximately 64 months on average to recover from a major drawdown. The longest drawdown lasted 120 months.

Underwater plot

The underwater plot shows you the drawdown periods on a chart. Whereas the performance chart usually gives you a positive viewpoint, the underwater plot gives you a pessimistic viewpoint. It helps you to visualize downtrends that occurred and how long it took for the portfolio's value to rebound to hit a new high after suffering a loss.

Other Risk Metrics

Metric Graham Holdings Company
Sharpe Ratio 0.57
Sortino Ratio 0.84
Adjusted Sortino (S/√2) 0.59
Calmar Ratio 0.17
Omega Ratio 1.11
Gain to Pain Ratio 0.11
Winckel Ratio 57.69
Ulcer Index 0.24
Kelly Criterion 5.17%
Skew 0.11
Kurtosis 9.4
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