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 Tue 2026-10-13 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
DIA × 		+782.10%
+8.60%/yr 		+9.36%/yr
R2=0.940
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
IWM × 		+751.19%
+8.46%/yr 		+8.69%/yr
R2=0.941
iShares Russell 2000 ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
QQQ × 		+1,034.64%
+9.64%/yr 		+13.42%/yr
R2=0.885
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY × 		+799.71%
+8.68%/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 Tue 2026-10-13 Start
Value 		End
Value
DIA × 		$10,000.00
2000-05-26 		$88,209.96
2026-10-13
IWM × 		$10,000.00
2000-05-26 		$85,118.56
2026-10-13
QQQ × 		$10,000.00
2000-05-26 		$113,464.45
2026-10-13
SPY × 		$10,000.00
2000-05-26 		$89,971.44
2026-10-13

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-13

  YTD YoY
DIA × 		+8.59% +13.71%
IWM × 		+13.17% +14.36%
QQQ × 		+21.45% +24.10%
SPY × 		+14.98% +18.61%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
DIA × 		−4.60%
on 2026-10-13
from 2026-08-05 peak 		−51.87%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-09 peak
IWM × 		−9.07%
on 2026-10-13
from 2026-08-14 peak 		−59.05%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-07-09 peak
QQQ × 		−2.12%
on 2026-10-13
from 2026-10-06 peak 		−80.45%
on 2002-10-09
from 2000-09-01 peak
SPY × 		−0.14%
on 2026-10-13
from 2026-10-06 peak 		−55.19%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-09 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Tue 2026-10-13 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
DIA × 		+13.71% +24.10%
+11.40%/yr 		+60.87%
+17.17%/yr 		+63.69%
+10.36%/yr 		+246.03%
+13.22%/yr
IWM × 		+14.36% +27.70%
+13.00%/yr 		+68.01%
+18.88%/yr 		+32.25%
+5.75%/yr 		+159.34%
+10.00%/yr
QQQ × 		+24.10% +52.24%
+23.39%/yr 		+107.03%
+27.45%/yr 		+112.81%
+16.30%/yr 		+581.04%
+21.15%/yr
SPY × 		+18.61% +37.33%
+17.19%/yr 		+86.96%
+23.19%/yr 		+91.15%
+13.83%/yr 		+327.69%
+15.64%/yr

Annual Returns

Year DIA IWM QQQ SPY
2026 (YTD) +8.59% +13.17% +21.45% +14.98%
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%