All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

GOVT: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

GOVT total return snapshot: GOVT returned +1.18% over the past year and −0.37% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Feb. 24, 2012, GOVT is up +17.93% in nominal total return, or +1.14%/yr, and is currently −8.22% below its total-return high on Aug. 4, 2020.

Data ending Fri Aug. 28, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2012-02-24💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
GOVT
×
+17.93%
+1.14%/yr
+1.02%/yr
R2=0.429
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2012-02-24💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 Start
Value
End
Value
GOVT
×
$10,000.00
2012-02-24
$11,793.31
2026-08-28

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-28

  YTD YoY
GOVT
×
−0.37% +1.18%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
GOVT
×
−8.22%
on 2026-08-28
from 2020-08-04 peak
−19.78%
on 2023-10-19
from 2020-08-04 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-28 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
GOVT
×
+1.18% +3.24%
+1.61%/yr
+10.63%
+3.43%/yr
−4.10%
−0.83%/yr
+6.80%
+0.66%/yr

Annual Returns

Year GOVT
2026 (YTD) −0.37%
2025 +3.77%
2024 +2.96%
2023 +4.17%
2022 −13.39%
2021 −1.11%
2020 +6.35%
2019 +7.36%
2018 +0.26%
2017 +2.19%
2016 +0.84%
2015 +0.88%
2014 +4.73%
2013 −2.53%
2012 +2.23%