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 Fri 2026-08-28 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
DIA × 		+812.21%
+8.78%/yr 		+9.34%/yr
R2=0.939
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
IWM × 		+807.42%
+8.76%/yr 		+8.67%/yr
R2=0.941
iShares Russell 2000 ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
QQQ × 		+992.97%
+9.54%/yr 		+13.37%/yr
R2=0.883
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY × 		+787.49%
+8.67%/yr 		+9.62%/yr
R2=0.904
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2000-05-26💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 Start
Value 		End
Value
DIA × 		$10,000.00
2000-05-26 		$91,220.62
2026-08-28
IWM × 		$10,000.00
2000-05-26 		$90,741.74
2026-08-28
QQQ × 		$10,000.00
2000-05-26 		$109,297.03
2026-08-28
SPY × 		$10,000.00
2000-05-26 		$88,749.21
2026-08-28

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-28

  YTD YoY
DIA × 		+12.30% +18.93%
IWM × 		+20.65% +26.50%
QQQ × 		+16.90% +24.75%
SPY × 		+13.42% +19.87%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
DIA × 		−1.35%
on 2026-08-28
from 2026-08-05 peak 		−51.87%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-09 peak
IWM × 		−3.06%
on 2026-08-28
from 2026-08-14 peak 		−59.05%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-07-09 peak
QQQ × 		−3.88%
on 2026-08-28
from 2026-06-02 peak 		−80.43%
on 2002-10-09
from 2000-09-01 peak
SPY × 		−1.10%
on 2026-08-28
from 2026-08-13 peak 		−55.19%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-09 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-28 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
DIA × 		+18.93% +34.16%
+15.83%/yr 		+62.45%
+17.55%/yr 		+64.53%
+10.47%/yr 		+252.73%
+13.43%/yr
IWM × 		+26.50% +39.11%
+17.95%/yr 		+65.05%
+18.18%/yr 		+39.01%
+6.81%/yr 		+172.41%
+10.54%/yr
QQQ × 		+24.75% +53.59%
+23.93%/yr 		+98.75%
+25.73%/yr 		+96.31%
+14.44%/yr 		+558.38%
+20.74%/yr
SPY × 		+19.87% +41.07%
+18.77%/yr 		+80.37%
+21.73%/yr 		+82.83%
+12.83%/yr 		+315.67%
+15.31%/yr

Annual Returns

Year DIA IWM QQQ SPY
2026 (YTD) +12.30% +20.65% +16.90% +13.42%
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% +1.90%
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% +7.14% +15.85%
2005 +1.61% +4.46% +1.58% +4.83%
2004 +5.02% +18.05% +10.52% +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%