All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
SO total return snapshot: SO returned +1.74% over the past year and +8.15% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 31, 1981, SO is up +34,118.29% in nominal total return, or +13.97%/yr, and is currently −5.59% below its total-return high on Mar. 16, 2026.
Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026
| Thu 1981-12-31💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SO × |
+34,118.29%
+13.97%/yr |
+12.85%/yr
R2=0.979 |
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| Thu 1981-12-31💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| SO × |
$10,000.00
1981-12-31 |
$3,421,828.91
2026-08-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| SO × | +8.15% | +1.74% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| SO × |
−5.59%
on 2026-08-14 from 2026-03-16 peak |
−38.43%
on 2020-03-23 from 2020-01-30 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SO × | +1.74% |
+13.64% +6.60%/yr |
+49.82% +14.43%/yr |
+68.60% +11.01%/yr |
+165.20% +10.24%/yr |
| Year | SO |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +8.15% |
| 2025 | +9.47% |
| 2024 | +21.72% |
| 2023 | +2.21% |
| 2022 | +8.24% |
| 2021 | +16.32% |
| 2020 | +0.63% |
| 2019 | +51.65% |
| 2018 | −3.75% |
| 2017 | +2.42% |
| 2016 | +9.92% |
| 2015 | −0.08% |
| 2014 | +25.24% |
| 2013 | +0.48% |
| 2012 | −3.55% |
| 2011 | +26.94% |
| 2010 | +20.72% |
| 2009 | −4.91% |
| 2008 | +0.02% |
| 2007 | +9.85% |
| 2006 | +11.68% |
| 2005 | +7.57% |
| 2004 | +16.16% |
| 2003 | +11.75% |
| 2002 | +17.62% |
| 2001 | +31.80% |
| 2000 | +48.71% |
| 1999 | −14.99% |
| 1998 | +18.15% |
| 1997 | +21.41% |
| 1996 | −2.93% |
| 1995 | +30.27% |
| 1994 | −3.86% |
| 1993 | +21.00% |
| 1992 | +19.37% |
| 1991 | +33.09% |
| 1990 | +4.04% |
| 1989 | +41.53% |
| 1988 | +9.86% |
| 1987 | −3.63% |
| 1986 | +24.39% |
| 1985 | +30.08% |
| 1984 | +29.21% |
| 1983 | +16.62% |
| 1982 | +47.57% |
