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 2026-09-18 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
DIA × 		+781.54%
+8.62%/yr 		+9.35%/yr
R2=0.939
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
IWM × 		+773.95%
+8.59%/yr 		+8.68%/yr
R2=0.941
iShares Russell 2000 ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
QQQ × 		+999.74%
+9.54%/yr 		+13.39%/yr
R2=0.884
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY × 		+780.86%
+8.62%/yr 		+9.64%/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 2026-09-18 Start
Value 		End
Value
DIA × 		$10,000.00
2000-05-26 		$88,153.57
2026-09-18
IWM × 		$10,000.00
2000-05-26 		$87,394.95
2026-09-18
QQQ × 		$10,000.00
2000-05-26 		$109,974.28
2026-09-18
SPY × 		$10,000.00
2000-05-26 		$88,085.57
2026-09-18

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-18

  YTD YoY
DIA × 		+8.52% +13.48%
IWM × 		+16.20% +17.21%
QQQ × 		+17.72% +21.77%
SPY × 		+12.57% +16.58%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
DIA × 		−4.66%
on 2026-09-18
from 2026-08-05 peak 		−51.87%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-09 peak
IWM × 		−6.64%
on 2026-09-18
from 2026-08-14 peak 		−59.05%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-07-09 peak
QQQ × 		−3.20%
on 2026-09-18
from 2026-06-02 peak 		−80.45%
on 2002-10-09
from 2000-09-01 peak
SPY × 		−1.84%
on 2026-09-18
from 2026-08-13 peak 		−55.19%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-09 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-09-18 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
DIA × 		+13.48% +28.13%
+13.20%/yr 		+56.37%
+16.07%/yr 		+62.76%
+10.23%/yr 		+245.56%
+13.20%/yr
IWM × 		+17.21% +32.65%
+15.17%/yr 		+61.79%
+17.40%/yr 		+36.25%
+6.38%/yr 		+164.95%
+10.23%/yr
QQQ × 		+21.77% +54.64%
+24.35%/yr 		+97.75%
+25.52%/yr 		+98.85%
+14.74%/yr 		+558.46%
+20.74%/yr
SPY × 		+16.58% +39.24%
+18.00%/yr 		+78.04%
+21.20%/yr 		+84.50%
+13.03%/yr 		+318.02%
+15.38%/yr

Annual Returns

Year DIA IWM QQQ SPY
2026 (YTD) +8.52% +16.20% +17.72% +12.57%
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% +7.15% +15.85%
2005 +1.61% +4.46% +1.57% +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%