All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
CNI total return snapshot: CNI returned +30.91% over the past year and +30.10% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 17, 1995, CNI is up +17,897.73% in nominal total return, or +18.45%/yr, and is currently −1.50% below its total-return high on Jul. 17, 2026.
Data ending Tue Jul. 21, 2026
| Fri 1995-11-17💬 to Tue 2026-07-21 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNI × |
+17,897.73%
+18.45%/yr |
+16.66%/yr
R2=0.950 |
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| Fri 1995-11-17💬 to Tue 2026-07-21 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| CNI × |
$10,000.00
1995-11-17 |
$1,799,773.44
2026-07-21 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| CNI × | +30.10% | +30.91% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| CNI × |
−1.50%
on 2026-07-21 from 2026-07-17 peak |
−46.86%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-07-18 peak |
| Period ending Tue 2026-07-21 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNI × | +30.91% |
+10.54% +5.14%/yr |
+14.79% +4.71%/yr |
+35.42% +6.25%/yr |
+144.61% +9.36%/yr |
| Year | CNI |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +30.10% |
| 2025 | −0.09% |
| 2024 | −17.51% |
| 2023 | +7.84% |
| 2022 | −1.41% |
| 2021 | +13.71% |
| 2020 | +23.67% |
| 2019 | +24.26% |
| 2018 | −8.61% |
| 2017 | +24.42% |
| 2016 | +22.83% |
| 2015 | −17.57% |
| 2014 | +22.58% |
| 2013 | +27.33% |
| 2012 | +17.94% |
| 2011 | +20.30% |
| 2010 | +24.41% |
| 2009 | +50.98% |
| 2008 | −20.21% |
| 2007 | +10.79% |
| 2006 | +8.98% |
| 2005 | +32.50% |
| 2004 | +47.58% |
| 2003 | +55.27% |
| 2002 | −12.31% |
| 2001 | +65.75% |
| 2000 | +14.87% |
| 1999 | +4.34% |
| 1998 | +11.99% |
| 1997 | +26.97% |
| 1996 | +160.34% |
| 1995 | +0.00% |
