GF

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The New Germany Fund, Inc.

One email when a drop — in price or in valuation — is historically rare for GF. Otherwise we stay quiet.

Worth a look

Bigger than its usual dip. Not yet rare.

The New Germany Fund, Inc. is 20.9% off its high — deeper than its 6.2% average pullback, but it has been through 98 drawdowns before. Not historically significant yet — we'll say so if that changes.

Valuation is notable too — P/S Severity Score 4.3, below its typical range.

Price $11.51 · as of Jul 14, 2026All-time high $14.55Drawdown -20.9%Severity Score™ 3.9
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Elevated

Current Drawdown

-20.9%

Days in Drawdown

1763

Avg Max Drawdown

6.2%

Avg Length

115

Drawdown Severity Score™

3.9

GF - Price & High Water Mark

GF - Drawdown Timeline

How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.

Valuation vs Its Own History

Data as of July 12, 2026 · updated daily

Where today's valuation sits within GF's own multi-year range, scored with the same Drawdown Severity Score language as price, measured from its typical level rather than its record high — a higher score means it has rarely been cheaper. This is context, not a recommendation.

Price to Sales

15.1xSeverity Score 4.3 · Below its typical range
Low: 8.8xMedian: 21.9xHigh: 77.3x

The New Germany Fund, Inc. has been cheaper on this measure only about 15% of the time in 13 years of daily history.

80.5% below its highest Price to Sales reading · high date January 4, 2022

Price to Sales history

How we measure valuation

The New Germany Fund, Inc. (GF) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights

The New Germany Fund, Inc. is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-07-14, the stock is trading at $11.51, which represents a 20.9% decline from its all-time high of $14.55. This drawdown has persisted for 1763 days.

Based on its full tracked price history, The New Germany Fund, Inc. typically experiences drawdowns averaging 6.2% in depth, with an average duration of 115 days. The New Germany Fund, Inc. has gone through 98 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for The New Germany Fund, Inc. was 79.4%, beginning in 2000. The longest drawdown duration on record was 2977 days.

The Drawdown Severity Score™ for The New Germany Fund, Inc. currently stands at 3.86. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score between 3.0 and 5.0 indicates an elevated drawdown that's larger than this asset's historical averages.

Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing The New Germany Fund, Inc.'s historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.

📜 Historical Drawdown Events

Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 98 tracked pullbacks (60 listed).

Start DateEnd DateDurationMax DepthStart PriceLowest PriceRecovery Price
2021-09-15Ongoing1763 days-20.9%$14.55$11.51n/a
2021-09-072021-09-137 days-0.4%$14.52$14.46$14.55
2021-08-312021-09-012 days-0.2%$14.38$14.35$14.43
2021-08-162021-08-3015 days-1.5%$14.31$14.10$14.38
2021-06-162021-08-1157 days-5.3%$14.25$13.49$14.25
2021-06-092021-06-157 days-0.7%$14.25$14.14$14.25
2021-06-032021-06-086 days-1.0%$14.24$14.10$14.25
2021-04-292021-05-2830 days-5.1%$14.00$13.29$14.11
2020-12-292021-04-26118 days-10.9%$13.86$12.34$13.89
2020-12-242020-12-285 days-0.1%$13.75$13.74$13.86
2020-12-022020-12-032 days-0.1%$12.46$12.45$12.57
2020-11-252020-11-306 days-0.1%$12.22$12.21$12.23
2020-11-202020-11-234 days-0.6%$12.07$11.99$12.20
2020-11-182020-11-192 days-0.1%$11.89$11.89$12.07
2020-11-102020-11-178 days-2.0%$11.72$11.49$11.89
2020-10-132020-11-0928 days-9.9%$11.54$10.40$11.72
2020-09-032020-10-1240 days-6.6%$11.45$10.70$11.54
2020-08-132020-09-0120 days-2.3%$11.36$11.10$11.37
2020-08-072020-08-104 days-0.5%$10.99$10.94$11.07
2020-07-092020-08-0528 days-4.3%$10.84$10.37$10.84
2020-06-092020-07-0224 days-7.7%$10.20$9.41$10.20
2020-01-232020-06-05134 days-40.8%$10.15$6.01$10.17
2020-01-212020-01-222 days-0.2%$10.10$10.08$10.15
2020-01-032020-01-1715 days-1.6%$10.08$9.92$10.10
2018-01-242020-01-02709 days-31.1%$10.04$6.92$10.08
2018-01-102018-01-112 days-0.3%$9.65$9.62$9.69
2017-12-222017-12-287 days-0.3%$9.06$9.03$9.10
2017-12-202017-12-212 days-0.2%$9.01$8.99$9.06
2017-12-042017-12-1815 days-2.1%$8.97$8.78$8.97
2017-11-022017-11-2120 days-2.6%$8.69$8.46$8.74
2017-10-192017-11-0114 days-1.9%$8.60$8.44$8.69
2017-10-162017-10-183 days-0.3%$8.53$8.50$8.60
2017-10-062017-10-127 days-0.7%$8.46$8.40$8.46
2017-10-022017-10-032 days-0.3%$8.43$8.40$8.45
2017-09-252017-09-295 days-1.0%$8.36$8.28$8.43
2017-09-122017-09-187 days-1.1%$8.22$8.13$8.25
2017-09-052017-09-062 days-0.6%$8.01$7.97$8.02
2017-08-072017-09-0126 days-4.0%$7.99$7.67$8.01
2014-06-102017-08-041152 days-34.2%$7.98$5.25$7.99
2013-12-302014-06-09161 days-8.8%$7.97$7.27$7.98
2013-12-022013-12-1918 days-2.7%$7.45$7.25$7.45
2013-10-252013-11-2936 days-2.0%$7.42$7.27$7.45
2013-10-232013-10-242 days-0.4%$7.39$7.36$7.42
2013-10-072013-10-104 days-0.7%$6.85$6.80$6.89
2013-09-192013-10-0214 days-2.0%$6.76$6.62$6.79
2013-09-172013-09-182 days-0.3%$6.69$6.67$6.76
2013-08-272013-09-1015 days-4.3%$6.49$6.21$6.49
2013-08-152013-08-239 days-1.3%$6.48$6.40$6.48
2013-08-122013-08-143 days-0.3%$6.40$6.39$6.48
2013-08-072013-08-082 days-0.5%$6.30$6.27$6.36
2013-06-192013-07-2941 days-7.8%$6.00$5.53$6.00
2011-05-032013-02-19659 days-35.0%$5.63$3.66$5.68
2007-07-162011-04-081363 days-71.1%$5.35$1.55$5.37
2007-02-272007-03-2627 days-10.5%$4.52$4.04$4.52
2006-05-112007-01-03238 days-24.9%$4.00$3.00$4.03
2006-04-072006-04-2418 days-5.1%$3.72$3.53$3.79
2000-03-172006-03-172192 days-79.4%$3.44$0.71$3.46
1998-07-212000-02-08568 days-32.4%$2.81$1.90$2.86
1998-06-081998-07-2043 days-10.5%$2.80$2.50$2.81
1998-04-211998-05-0414 days-6.6%$2.66$2.49$2.66
1990-01-301998-03-252977 days-62.6%$2.50$0.93$2.51

How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).

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The New Germany Fund, Inc. (GF) is trading at $11.51 as of Jul 14, 2026. It is 20.9% below its high of $14.55. The drawdown has lasted 1,763 days. Severity score: 3.9 (Elevated).

GF Price History and Drawdown Data

Latest price

$11.51

High-water mark

$14.55

Current drawdown

-20.9%

Days in drawdown

1,763

This GF page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior The New Germany Fund, Inc. drawdowns.

What History Says About GF

The New Germany Fund, Inc. has dropped 15%+ from its high 9 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 1110 days with an average max drop of -45.7%.

The current drawdown of -20.9% has lasted 1,763 days, which is 1.6x the average duration of comparable events.

PeriodMax DropDuration
Mar 2000 to Mar 2006-79.4%2192 days
Jul 2007 to Apr 2011-71.1%1363 days
Jan 1990 to Mar 1998-62.6%2977 days
Jan 2020 to Jun 2020-40.8%134 days
May 2011 to Feb 2013-35.0%659 days
Jun 2014 to Aug 2017-34.2%1152 days

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