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 +4.36% over the past year and +0.92% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jul. 26, 2002, TLT is up +137.72% in nominal total return, or +3.69%/yr, and is currently −39.72% below its total-return high on Aug. 4, 2020.

Data ending Wed Jun. 17, 2026

Fri 2002-07-26💬 to Wed 2026-06-17 YTD
Return 		1 Year
Return
TLT × 		+0.92%
2026-06-17 		+4.36%
2026-06-17
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Returns

Fri 2002-07-26💬 to Wed 2026-06-17 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
TLT × 		+137.72%
+3.69%/yr 		+4.44%/yr
(R2=0.734)
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Growth of $10,000

Fri 2002-07-26💬 to Wed 2026-06-17 Start
Value 		End
Value
TLT × 		$10,000.00
2002-07-26 		$23,771.76
2026-06-17
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Annual Returns

Year TLT
2026 (YTD) +0.92%
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 +33.95%
2007 +10.31%
2006 +0.71%
2005 +8.60%
2004 +8.71%
2003 +1.61%
2002 +9.74%

Drawdowns

Fri 2002-07-26💬 to Wed 2026-06-17 Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
TLT × 		−39.72%
from 2020-08-04 peak 		−48.35%
2023-10-19
from 2020-08-04 peak
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Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-06-17 1
Year 		2
Years 		3
Years 		5
Years 		10
Years
TLT × 		+4.36% +0.37%
+0.19%/yr 		−4.75%
−1.61%/yr 		−28.56%
−6.50%/yr 		−15.85%
−1.71%/yr
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund