All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
AGG real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, AGG returned −0.97% over the past year and −3.18% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 26, 2003, AGG is up +9.41% in real purchasing-power return, or +0.39%/yr, and is currently −24.40% below its real total-return high on Aug. 4, 2020.
Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026
| Fri 2003-09-26💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGG × |
+9.41%
+0.39%/yr |
+0.75%/yr
R2=0.210 |
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| Fri 2003-09-26💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| AGG × |
$10,000.00
2003-09-26 |
$10,941.03
2026-08-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| AGG × | −3.18% | −0.97% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| AGG × |
−24.40%
on 2026-08-14 from 2020-08-04 peak |
−30.68%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGG × | −0.97% |
−1.09% −0.55%/yr |
+4.22% +1.39%/yr |
−19.28% −4.19%/yr |
−17.46% −1.90%/yr |
| Year | AGG |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −3.18% |
| 2025 | +4.40% |
| 2024 | −1.53% |
| 2023 | +2.23% |
| 2022 | −18.30% |
| 2021 | −8.23% |
| 2020 | +6.03% |
| 2019 | +6.03% |
| 2018 | −1.78% |
| 2017 | +1.41% |
| 2016 | +0.34% |
| 2015 | −0.25% |
| 2014 | +5.20% |
| 2013 | −3.43% |
| 2012 | +1.99% |
| 2011 | +4.59% |
| 2010 | +4.79% |
| 2009 | +0.24% |
| 2008 | +7.80% |
| 2007 | +2.41% |
| 2006 | +1.35% |
| 2005 | −1.12% |
| 2004 | +0.51% |
| 2003 | +1.06% |
