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

Total Real Returns

IAU: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

IAU total return snapshot: IAU returned +17.27% over the past year and −0.78% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 28, 2005, IAU is up +843.31% in nominal total return, or +10.93%/yr, and is currently −20.70% below its total-return high on Jan. 29, 2026.

Data ending Mon Sep. 14, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2005-01-28💬 to Mon 2026-09-14 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
IAU
×
+843.31%
+10.93%/yr
+6.89%/yr
R2=0.745
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2005-01-28💬 to Mon 2026-09-14 Start
Value
End
Value
IAU
×
$10,000.00
2005-01-28
$94,331.23
2026-09-14

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-14

  YTD YoY
IAU
×
−0.78% +17.27%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
IAU
×
−20.70%
on 2026-09-14
from 2026-01-29 peak
−45.14%
on 2015-12-02
from 2011-08-22 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Mon 2026-09-14 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
IAU
×
+17.27% +65.04%
+28.47%/yr
+122.67%
+30.58%/yr
+134.33%
+18.57%/yr
+216.09%
+12.20%/yr

Annual Returns

Year IAU
2026 (YTD) −0.78%
2025 +63.95%
2024 +26.85%
2023 +12.84%
2022 −0.63%
2021 −4.00%
2020 +25.03%
2019 +17.98%
2018 −1.76%
2017 +12.91%
2016 +8.31%
2015 −10.58%
2014 −2.05%
2013 −28.25%
2012 +6.89%
2011 +9.57%
2010 +29.46%
2009 +23.90%
2008 +5.11%
2007 +30.36%
2006 +22.27%
2005 +21.17%