DRD,SGDM,NEM,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
NEM ×	+43.35% 2025-05-05	9.772 TR 2025-05-05
Newmont Goldcorp Corp NYSE Common Stock
QQQ ×	−4.81% 2025-05-05	11.21 TR 2025-05-05
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

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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
NEM ×	+172.80% +9.73%/yr	+10.53%/yr (R2=0.617)
Newmont Goldcorp Corp NYSE Common Stock
QQQ ×	+454.73% +17.18%/yr	+18.69%/yr (R2=0.954)
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

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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
NEM ×	$10,000.00 2014-07-15	$27,279.74 2025-05-05
Newmont Goldcorp Corp NYSE Common Stock
QQQ ×	$10,000.00 2014-07-15	$55,473.11 2025-05-05
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

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Annual Returns

Year	DRD	SGDM	NEM	QQQ
2025 (YTD)	+69.98%	+47.76%	+43.35%	−4.81%
2024	+11.56%	+12.14%	−7.83%	+25.58%
2023	+13.27%	+2.34%	−8.76%	+54.86%
2022	−7.62%	−8.23%	−20.77%	−32.58%
2021	−23.16%	−9.15%	+7.40%	+27.42%
2020	+141.45%	+21.85%	+40.28%	+48.62%
2019	+153.57%	+44.27%	+30.52%	+38.96%
2018	−35.26%	−15.14%	−6.13%	−0.13%
2017	−37.73%	+10.46%	+10.90%	+32.66%
2016	+262.75%	+48.19%	+90.10%	+7.10%
2015	+8.63%	−26.45%	−4.34%	+9.44%
2014	−57.93%	−27.98%	−17.14%	+19.18%
2013	−52.03%	—	−48.51%	+36.63%
2012	+51.26%	—	−20.41%	+18.11%
2011	+13.38%	—	−0.66%	+3.38%
2010	−27.89%	—	+30.97%	+19.91%
2009	+23.79%	—	+17.26%	+54.70%
2008	−18.81%	—	−15.85%	−41.73%
2007	−21.17%	—	+9.14%	+19.03%
2006	−37.50%	—	−14.79%	+7.14%
2005	−6.32%	—	+21.39%	+1.58%
2004	−51.42%	—	−8.02%	+10.52%
2003	−21.73%	—	+68.26%	+49.67%
2002	+193.48%	—	+52.60%	−37.37%
2001	+110.28%	—	+12.70%	−33.34%
2000	−63.16%	—	−29.93%	−36.11%
1999	−35.23%	—	+35.07%	+78.95%
1998	+83.33%	—	−37.44%	—
1997	−78.65%	—	−33.21%	—
1996	−16.90%	—	−0.48%	—
1995	—	—	+27.57%	—
1994	—	—	−20.81%	—
1993	—	—	+41.87%	—
1992	—	—	+3.30%	—
1991	—	—	+0.40%	—
1990	—	—	−12.80%	—
1989	—	—	+45.53%	—
1988	—	—	−4.42%	—
1987	—	—	+74.26%	—
1986	—	—	+38.63%	—
1985	—	—	+31.36%	—
1984	—	—	−29.31%	—
1983	—	—	−7.73%	—
1982	—	—	+27.54%	—
1981	—	—	−7.26%	—
1980	—	—	+20.78%	—

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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
NEM ×	−31.14%	−62.40% 2024-02-27
Newmont Goldcorp Corp NYSE Common Stock
QQQ ×	−9.80%	−35.12% 2022-11-03
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund