ESS

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

$271.80−2.20 (−0.80%)Close Nov 12, 2026

Jun 7, 1994 – Nov 12, 2026, Dividends reinvested

Final balance: $521,210
CAGR: +12.96%
Max drawdown: −62.67%
Sharpe ratio: 0.59

Growth of $10,000

Trailing returns (%)

ESS's average annual return was 5.84% over the last 10 years and 7.45% over the last 20 years, through Nov 12, 2026. $10,000 in ESS on Nov 11, 2016 grew to $17,645 by Nov 12, 2026, with dividends reinvested.

	Total	Per year
ESS	+0.52	−2.44	+3.04	+7.99	+10.83	+12.99	−1.17	+5.84	+8.06	+7.45	+11.35	+12.34	+12.96

Total

1M: +0.52%
3M: −2.44%
6M: +3.04%
YTD: +7.99%
1Y: +10.83%

Per year

3Y: +12.99%
5Y: −1.17%
10Y: +5.84%
15Y: +8.06%
20Y: +7.45%
25Y: +11.35%
30Y: +12.34%
Since 1994: +12.96%

Annual returns

1994 from Jun 7 · 2026 through Nov 12

ESS returns by year

Year	Return
2026 through Nov 12	+7.99%
2025	−4.98%
2024	+18.36%
2023	+21.97%
2022	−37.76%
2021	+52.40%
2020	−18.09%
2019	+25.92%
2018	+4.83%
2017	+6.82%
2016	−0.09%
2015	+18.87%
2014	+48.01%
2013	+1.08%
2012	+7.50%
2011	+27.05%
2010	+42.12%
2009	+15.56%
2008	−17.94%
2007	−22.08%
2006	+44.35%
2005	+14.42%
2004	+36.42%
2003	+33.11%
2002	+9.17%
2001	−4.44%
2000	+69.58%
1999	+22.29%
1998	−9.50%
1997	+25.84%
1996	+64.08%
1995	+33.16%
1994 from Jun 7	−21.94%

Metrics

Since 1994

Volatility	26.89%
Sortino ratio	0.85
Calmar ratio	0.21
Best year, 2000	+69.58%
Worst year, 2022	−37.76%
Positive years	23 of 31
Longest drawdown	4.6 years

Worst drawdowns

Since 1994

Decline	Peak	Bottom	Recovered	Length
−62.7%	Feb 2007	Mar 2009	Feb 2011	4.1 years
−44.8%	Oct 2019	Mar 2020	Jul 2021	1.7 years
−43.9%	Apr 2022	Mar 2023	Not yet	4.6 years so far
−23.3%	Dec 2000	Apr 2001	Mar 2002	1.3 years
−23.2%	Jun 1994	Dec 1994	Dec 1995	1.5 years