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Total Real Returns

DRD,SGDM,GDX,QQQ: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

Tue 2014-07-15? to Mon 2025-05-05 YTD
Return
TR
Price
DRD
×
+69.98%
2025-05-05
0.3128 TR
2025-05-05
DRDGOLD Limited ADR NYSE Common Stock
SGDM
×
+47.76%
2025-05-05
1.829 TR
2025-05-05
Sprott Gold Miners ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
GDX
×
+43.67%
2025-05-05
1.531 TR
2025-05-05
VanEck Gold Miners ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
QQQ
×
−4.81%
2025-05-05
11.21 TR
2025-05-05
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Tue 2014-07-15? to Mon 2025-05-05 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
DRD
×
+699.38%
+21.21%/yr
+23.19%/yr
(R2=0.688)
DRDGOLD Limited ADR NYSE Common Stock
SGDM
×
+82.88%
+5.74%/yr
+6.30%/yr
(R2=0.529)
Sprott Gold Miners ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
GDX
×
+110.04%
+7.11%/yr
+7.90%/yr
(R2=0.641)
VanEck Gold Miners ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
QQQ
×
+454.73%
+17.18%/yr
+18.69%/yr
(R2=0.954)
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2014-07-15? to Mon 2025-05-05 Start
Value
End
Value
DRD
×
$10,000.00
2014-07-15
$79,938.25
2025-05-05
DRDGOLD Limited ADR NYSE Common Stock
SGDM
×
$10,000.00
2014-07-15
$18,287.60
2025-05-05
Sprott Gold Miners ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
GDX
×
$10,000.00
2014-07-15
$21,004.16
2025-05-05
VanEck Gold Miners ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
QQQ
×
$10,000.00
2014-07-15
$55,473.11
2025-05-05
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year DRD SGDM GDX QQQ
2025 (YTD) +69.98% +47.76% +43.67% −4.81%
2024 +11.56% +12.14% +10.64% +25.58%
2023 +13.27% +2.34% +9.98% +54.86%
2022 −7.62% −8.23% −9.01% −32.58%
2021 −23.16% −9.15% −9.52% +27.42%
2020 +141.45% +21.85% +23.66% +48.62%
2019 +153.57% +44.27% +39.82% +38.96%
2018 −35.26% −15.14% −8.77% −0.13%
2017 −37.73% +10.46% +11.99% +32.66%
2016 +262.75% +48.19% +52.92% +7.10%
2015 +8.63% −26.45% −24.71% +9.44%
2014 −57.93% −27.98% −12.44% +19.18%
2013 −52.03% −54.02% +36.63%
2012 +51.26% −8.87% +18.11%
2011 +13.38% −16.09% +3.38%
2010 −27.89% +33.92% +19.91%
2009 +23.79% +36.73% +54.70%
2008 −18.81% −26.07% −41.73%
2007 −21.17% +16.77% +19.03%
2006 −37.50% +7.51% +7.14%
2005 −6.32% +1.58%
2004 −51.42% +10.52%
2003 −21.73% +49.67%
2002 +193.48% −37.37%
2001 +110.28% −33.34%
2000 −63.16% −36.11%
1999 −35.23% +78.95%
1998 +83.33%
1997 −78.65%
1996 −16.90%

Drawdowns

Tue 2014-07-15? to Mon 2025-05-05 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
DRD
×
−15.50% −80.22%
2019-05-22
DRDGOLD Limited ADR NYSE Common Stock
SGDM
×
−5.44% −54.95%
2016-01-19
Sprott Gold Miners ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
GDX
×
−6.15% −53.85%
2016-01-19
VanEck Gold Miners ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
QQQ
×
−9.80% −35.12%
2022-11-03
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund