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

Total Real Returns

TLT: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

TLT total return snapshot: TLT returned −7.70% over the past year and −5.05% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jul. 26, 2002, TLT is up +123.66% in nominal total return, or +3.38%/yr, and is currently −43.29% below its total-return high on Aug. 4, 2020.

Data ending Thu Oct. 15, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2002-07-26💬 to Thu 2026-10-15 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
TLT
×
+123.66%
+3.38%/yr
+4.30%/yr
R2=0.716
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2002-07-26💬 to Thu 2026-10-15 Start
Value
End
Value
TLT
×
$10,000.00
2002-07-26
$22,365.54
2026-10-15

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-15

  YTD YoY
TLT
×
−5.05% −7.70%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
TLT
×
−43.29%
on 2026-10-15
from 2020-08-04 peak
−48.35%
on 2023-10-19
from 2020-08-04 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Thu 2026-10-15 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
TLT
×
−7.70% −7.94%
−4.05%/yr
+3.74%
+1.23%/yr
−34.04%
−7.99%/yr
−19.01%
−2.09%/yr

Annual Returns

Year TLT
2026 (YTD) −5.05%
2025 +4.25%
2024 −8.05%
2023 +2.77%
2022 −31.23%
2021 −4.60%
2020 +18.15%
2019 +14.12%
2018 −1.61%
2017 +9.18%
2016 +1.17%
2015 −1.79%
2014 +27.31%
2013 −13.38%
2012 +2.63%
2011 +34.00%
2010 +9.01%
2009 −21.81%
2008 +33.94%
2007 +10.31%
2006 +0.71%
2005 +8.60%
2004 +8.71%
2003 +1.61%
2002 +9.74%