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GAM: General American Investors Closed Fund (CEF)
Basic Info 62.87 0.97(1.52%) June 05
| Asset Class: | LARGE GROWTH |
| MyPlanIQ Rating: | (97%) |
| Start Date: | 07/01/1985 |
| Last Dividend Date: | 11/17/2025 |
| 12-Mo. Yield | 11.88% |
| Expenses | - |
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Performance Analytics (As of 06/04/2026)
Not up-to-date? Try| Last 1 Week* | YTD*(2026) | 1 Yr | 3 Yr | 5 Yr | 10 Yr | 15 Yr | 20 Yr | Inception** | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 | |
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| Annualized Return(%) | -1.5 | 7.0 | 15.4 | 20.3 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 11.1 | 8.2 | 10.9 | 15.1 | 18.8 | 32.1 | -6.2 | 21.6 | -0.8 | 40.3 | -10.2 | 12.6 | 8.2 | -7.8 | 9.3 | 34.2 | 17.7 | -5.3 | 14.3 | 36.9 | -48.2 | 8.7 | 16.3 | 13.0 | 8.9 | 27.1 | -27.2 | 4.3 | 18.3 | 39.7 | 31.4 | 40.0 | 17.5 | 21.9 | -14.5 | -16.1 | 11.0 | 86.0 | 4.0 | 48.9 | 7.3 | -17.9 | 12.1 | 10.3 |
| Sharpe Ratio | NA | 1.49 | 1.01 | 1.13 | 0.64 | 0.61 | NA | NA | 0.43 | 0.66 | 1.01 | 1.98 | -0.3 | 1.73 | -0.03 | 3.45 | -0.76 | 1.09 | 0.57 | -0.54 | 0.84 | 2.99 | 1.39 | -0.22 | 0.71 | 1.17 | -1.15 | 0.36 | 1.24 | 0.98 | 0.9 | 1.79 | -1.39 | 0.09 | 0.87 | 2.39 | 1.7 | 2.47 | 0.97 | 1.5 | -0.95 | -1.15 | 0.51 | 3.74 | -0.06 | 2.83 | 0.08 | -0.55 | 0.38 | 0.91 |
| Draw Down(%) | NA | 8.7 | 11.3 | 17.8 | 24.6 | 41.8 | NA | NA | 66.6 | 15.3 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 22.1 | 8.5 | 41.8 | 6.0 | 22.2 | 9.1 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 11.1 | 24.0 | 18.7 | 35.4 | 62.2 | 14.6 | 9.3 | 7.2 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 35.0 | 27.0 | 10.0 | 7.7 | 14.8 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 6.7 | 17.1 | 21.7 | 9.3 | 7.6 | 28.4 | 6.3 | 19.0 | 40.3 | 11.7 | 10.5 |
| Standard Deviation(%) | NA | 13.5 | 15.7 | 16.0 | 18.1 | 18.9 | NA | NA | 20.0 | 19.0 | 15.1 | 14.5 | 25.9 | 12.5 | 36.5 | 11.3 | 15.4 | 11.0 | 14.1 | 14.5 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 12.8 | 23.7 | 20.1 | 31.4 | 42.7 | 15.4 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 8.8 | 14.8 | 20.3 | 20.5 | 16.3 | 15.2 | 16.4 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 12.0 | 18.5 | 15.9 | 16.4 | 21.8 | 26.2 | 15.2 | 29.3 | 40.5 | 20.1 | 18.2 |
| Treynor Ratio | NA | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.22 | 0.19 | NA | NA | 0.15 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.47 | -0.14 | 0.89 | -0.01 | 0.92 | -0.18 | 0.21 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.14 | 0.42 | 0.24 | -0.06 | 0.15 | 0.32 | -0.5 | 0.07 | 0.23 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.39 | -0.56 | 0.06 | 0.72 | 1.54 | 0.7 | 0.91 | 0.29 | 0.78 | -0.22 | -0.37 | 0.18 | 1.02 | -0.02 | 1.03 | 0.03 | -0.7 | 0.34 | 1.51 |
| Alpha | NA | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 | NA | NA | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.0 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.05 | -0.15 | 0.07 | -0.05 | -0.01 | 0.03 | -0.06 | 0.0 | 0.02 | 0.02 | -0.02 | 0.01 | -0.01 | -0.07 | 0.0 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | -0.04 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0.04 | -0.07 | -0.06 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.01 | 0.1 | 0.01 | -0.02 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
| Beta | NA | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.5 | 0.53 | 0.59 | NA | NA | 0.57 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.61 | 0.57 | 0.24 | 0.79 | 0.42 | 0.64 | 0.57 | 0.82 | 0.76 | 0.67 | 0.81 | 0.74 | 0.82 | 0.97 | 1.15 | 0.97 | 0.77 | 0.56 | 0.69 | 0.44 | 0.68 | 0.51 | 0.32 | 0.2 | 0.24 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.48 | 0.23 | 0.79 | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.8 | 0.88 | 0.42 | 0.79 | 0.32 | 0.22 | 0.11 |
| RSquared | NA | 0.46 | 0.24 | 0.44 | 0.53 | 0.55 | NA | NA | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.3 | 0.62 | 0.46 | 0.76 | 0.2 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.68 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 0.8 | 0.72 | 0.67 | 0.48 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.78 | 0.62 | 0.31 | 0.17 | 0.11 | 0.34 | 0.3 | 0.24 | 0.04 | 0.21 | 0.09 | 0.1 | 0.33 | 0.41 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.02 |
| Yield(%) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7.2 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 10.3 | 1.0 | 10.1 | 7.4 | N/A | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 15.5 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 11.4 | 21.5 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 12.3 | 15.7 | 0.1 | 10.2 | 7.1 | 12.4 | 9.2 | 12.5 | 2.0 | 13.4 | 17.3 | 0.0 |
| Dividend Growth(%) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | -24.4 | 304.4 | -78.6 | 835.3 | -90.3 | 66.7 | 50.0 | N/A | 16.3 | 22.9 | -46.6 | -88.6 | 91.7 | 262.8 | -18.8 | 88.5 | -12.9 | -85.1 | -48.5 | 80.0 | 20.4 | 24.3 | 20.4 | -16.7 | 9866.7 | -99.0 | 52.0 | -6.5 | 25.1 | -1.2 | 513.5 | -88.3 | -27.2 | N/A | N/A |
*: NOT annualized;YTD: Year to Date
**Inception: starting from 03/17/1980
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