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 −1.44% over the past year and −2.78% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jul. 26, 2002, TLT is up +129.00% in nominal total return, or +3.50%/yr, and is currently −41.93% below its total-return high on Aug. 4, 2020.

Data ending Fri Sep. 4, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2002-07-26💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
TLT
×
+129.00%
+3.50%/yr
+4.35%/yr
R2=0.723
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2002-07-26💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 Start
Value
End
Value
TLT
×
$10,000.00
2002-07-26
$22,899.79
2026-09-04

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-04

  YTD YoY
TLT
×
−2.78% −1.44%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
TLT
×
−41.93%
on 2026-09-04
from 2020-08-04 peak
−48.35%
on 2023-10-19
from 2020-08-04 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-09-04 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
TLT
×
−1.44% −9.35%
−4.79%/yr
−1.58%
−0.53%/yr
−33.81%
−7.92%/yr
−21.14%
−2.35%/yr

Annual Returns

Year TLT
2026 (YTD) −2.78%
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%