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

Total Real Returns

TLT,GLD: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

Thu 2004-11-18? to Wed 2026-05-13 YTD
Return
TR
Price
TLT
×
−1.26%
2026-05-13
2.326 TR
2026-05-13
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
GLD
×
+8.63%
2026-05-13
9.7 TR
2026-05-13
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Thu 2004-11-18? to Wed 2026-05-13 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
TLT
×
+92.47%
+3.10%/yr
+4.03%/yr
(R2=0.647)
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
GLD
×
+870.03%
+11.16%/yr
+6.66%/yr
(R2=0.732)
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2004-11-18? to Wed 2026-05-13 Start
Value
End
Value
TLT
×
$10,000.00
2004-11-18
$19,247.27
2026-05-13
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
GLD
×
$10,000.00
2004-11-18
$97,003.15
2026-05-13
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year TLT GLD
2026 (YTD) −1.26% +8.63%
2025 +4.25% +63.68%
2024 −8.05% +26.66%
2023 +2.77% +12.69%
2022 −31.23% −0.77%
2021 −4.60% −4.15%
2020 +18.15% +24.81%
2019 +14.12% +17.86%
2018 −1.61% −1.94%
2017 +9.18% +12.81%
2016 +1.17% +8.03%
2015 −1.79% −10.67%
2014 +27.31% −2.19%
2013 −13.38% −28.33%
2012 +2.63% +6.60%
2011 +34.00% +9.57%
2010 +9.01% +29.27%
2009 −21.81% +24.03%
2008 +33.95% +4.92%
2007 +10.31% +30.45%
2006 +0.71% +22.55%
2005 +8.60% +17.76%
2004 +8.71% −1.31%
2003 +1.61%
2002 +9.74%

Drawdowns

Thu 2004-11-18? to Wed 2026-05-13 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
TLT
×
−41.02% −48.35%
2023-10-19
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
GLD
×
−13.19% −45.56%
2015-12-17
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-05-13 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
TLT
×
+3.22% +2.23%
+1.11%/yr
−8.05%
−2.76%/yr
−26.27%
−5.91%/yr
−15.42%
−1.66%/yr
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
GLD
×
+43.76% +99.07%
+41.12%/yr
+130.45%
+32.04%/yr
+151.56%
+20.27%/yr
+253.71%
+13.47%/yr
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund