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 +1.65% over the past year and −0.24% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Feb. 24, 2012, GOVT is up +18.09% in nominal total return, or +1.16%/yr, and is currently −8.09% below its total-return high on Aug. 4, 2020.

Data ending Fri Aug. 7, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2012-02-24💬 to Fri 2026-08-07 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
GOVT
×
+18.09%
+1.16%/yr
+1.02%/yr
R2=0.426
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2012-02-24💬 to Fri 2026-08-07 Start
Value
End
Value
GOVT
×
$10,000.00
2012-02-24
$11,809.06
2026-08-07

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-07

  YTD YoY
GOVT
×
−0.24% +1.65%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
GOVT
×
−8.09%
on 2026-08-07
from 2020-08-04 peak
−19.78%
on 2023-10-19
from 2020-08-04 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-07 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
GOVT
×
+1.65% +4.27%
+2.11%/yr
+10.19%
+3.29%/yr
−3.76%
−0.76%/yr
+6.78%
+0.66%/yr

Annual Returns

Year GOVT
2026 (YTD) −0.24%
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%