All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
TLT total return snapshot: TLT returned −1.40% over the past year and −3.35% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jul. 26, 2002, TLT is up +127.65% in nominal total return, or +3.48%/yr, and is currently −42.27% below its total-return high on Aug. 4, 2020.
Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026
| Fri 2002-07-26💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TLT × |
+127.65%
+3.48%/yr |
+4.38%/yr
R2=0.726 |
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| Fri 2002-07-26💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| TLT × |
$10,000.00
2002-07-26 |
$22,765.24
2026-08-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| TLT × | −3.35% | −1.40% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| TLT × |
−42.27%
on 2026-08-14 from 2020-08-04 peak |
−48.35%
on 2023-10-19 from 2020-08-04 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TLT × | −1.40% |
−8.56% −4.37%/yr |
−2.18% −0.73%/yr |
−34.28% −8.05%/yr |
−22.27% −2.49%/yr |
| Year | TLT |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −3.35% |
| 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% |
