All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

BIL: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

BIL real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, BIL returned +0.38% over the past year and −0.91% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 30, 2007, BIL is down −18.83% in real purchasing-power return, or −1.08%/yr, and is currently −21.60% below its real total-return high on Dec. 30, 2008.

Data ending Fri Aug. 28, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 2007-05-30💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
BIL × 		−18.83%
−1.08%/yr 		−1.45%/yr
R2=0.921
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 2007-05-30💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 Start
Value 		End
Value
BIL × 		$10,000.00
2007-05-30 		$8,116.70
2026-08-28

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-28

  YTD YoY
BIL × 		−0.91% +0.38%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
BIL × 		−21.60%
on 2026-08-28
from 2008-12-30 peak 		−25.70%
on 2022-07-08
from 2008-12-30 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-28 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
BIL × 		+0.38% +1.91%
+0.95%/yr 		+4.68%
+1.54%/yr 		−2.52%
−0.51%/yr 		−9.95%
−1.04%/yr

Annual Returns

Year BIL
2026 (YTD) −0.91%
2025 +1.44%
2024 +2.25%
2023 +1.54%
2022 −4.75%
2021 −6.67%
2020 −0.95%
2019 −0.25%
2018 −0.16%
2017 −1.40%
2016 −1.92%
2015 −0.86%
2014 −0.81%
2013 −1.57%
2012 −1.75%
2011 −2.92%
2010 −1.52%
2009 −2.39%
2008 +1.84%
2007 +1.47%