All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

DIA vs. IWM vs. QQQ vs. SPY: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2000-05-26💬 to Thu 2026-10-15 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
DIA × 		+790.59%
+8.64%/yr 		+9.36%/yr
R2=0.940
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
IWM × 		+746.20%
+8.43%/yr 		+8.69%/yr
R2=0.941
iShares Russell 2000 ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
QQQ × 		+1,010.89%
+9.55%/yr 		+13.42%/yr
R2=0.885
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY × 		+792.52%
+8.65%/yr 		+9.66%/yr
R2=0.905
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2000-05-26💬 to Thu 2026-10-15 Start
Value 		End
Value
DIA × 		$10,000.00
2000-05-26 		$89,059.24
2026-10-15
IWM × 		$10,000.00
2000-05-26 		$84,620.21
2026-10-15
QQQ × 		$10,000.00
2000-05-26 		$111,088.56
2026-10-15
SPY × 		$10,000.00
2000-05-26 		$89,252.14
2026-10-15

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-15

  YTD YoY
DIA × 		+9.64% +14.30%
IWM × 		+12.51% +11.00%
QQQ × 		+18.91% +21.45%
SPY × 		+14.06% +17.28%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
DIA × 		−3.68%
on 2026-10-15
from 2026-08-05 peak 		−51.87%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-09 peak
IWM × 		−9.60%
on 2026-10-15
from 2026-08-14 peak 		−59.05%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-07-09 peak
QQQ × 		−4.17%
on 2026-10-15
from 2026-10-06 peak 		−80.45%
on 2002-10-09
from 2000-09-01 peak
SPY × 		−0.94%
on 2026-10-15
from 2026-10-06 peak 		−55.19%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-09 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Thu 2026-10-15 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
DIA × 		+14.30% +25.64%
+12.09%/yr 		+62.42%
+17.55%/yr 		+61.02%
+10.00%/yr 		+248.49%
+13.30%/yr
IWM × 		+11.00% +25.92%
+12.21%/yr 		+67.03%
+18.65%/yr 		+29.96%
+5.38%/yr 		+158.87%
+9.98%/yr
QQQ × 		+21.45% +49.82%
+22.40%/yr 		+102.70%
+26.56%/yr 		+103.30%
+15.25%/yr 		+565.98%
+20.88%/yr
SPY × 		+17.28% +36.19%
+16.70%/yr 		+85.46%
+22.86%/yr 		+85.07%
+13.10%/yr 		+324.05%
+15.54%/yr

Annual Returns

Year DIA IWM QQQ SPY
2026 (YTD) +9.64% +12.51% +18.91% +14.06%
2025 +14.71% +12.66% +20.77% +17.72%
2024 +14.82% +11.38% +25.58% +24.89%
2023 +16.02% +16.83% +54.86% +26.18%
2022 −7.02% −20.48% −32.58% −18.18%
2021 +20.83% +14.54% +27.42% +28.73%
2020 +9.59% +20.03% +48.62% +18.33%
2019 +25.03% +25.39% +38.96% +31.22%
2018 −3.74% −11.12% −0.13% −4.57%
2017 +28.08% +14.58% +32.66% +21.71%
2016 +16.37% +21.59% +7.10% +12.00%
2015 +0.09% −4.48% +9.44% +1.23%
2014 +9.82% +5.04% +19.18% +13.46%
2013 +29.64% +38.70% +36.63% +32.31%
2012 +9.94% +16.70% +18.11% +15.99%
2011 +8.06% −4.43% +3.38% +1.89%
2010 +14.01% +26.92% +19.91% +15.06%
2009 +22.74% +28.49% +54.70% +26.35%
2008 −32.14% −34.16% −41.73% −36.79%
2007 +8.89% −1.76% +19.03% +5.15%
2006 +18.91% +18.27% +7.15% +15.85%
2005 +1.61% +4.46% +1.56% +4.83%
2004 +5.02% +18.05% +10.54% +10.70%
2003 +27.90% +47.90% +49.67% +28.18%
2002 −14.70% −20.37% −37.37% −21.58%
2001 −4.97% +1.78% −33.34% −11.76%
2000 −5.93% +5.61% −36.11% −9.74%
1999 +27.56% — +78.95% +20.39%
1998 +17.92% — — +28.69%
1997 — — — +33.48%
1996 — — — +22.56%
1995 — — — +38.04%
1994 — — — +0.40%
1993 — — — +8.64%