All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
BME real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, BME returned +28.98% over the past year and +9.44% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 29, 2005, BME is up +467.13% in real purchasing-power return, or +8.46%/yr, and is currently −0.98% below its real total-return high on Jan. 20, 2021.
Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026
| Tue 2005-03-29💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BME × |
+467.13%
+8.46%/yr |
+9.77%/yr
R2=0.909 |
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| Tue 2005-03-29💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| BME × |
$10,000.00
2005-03-29 |
$56,713.01
2026-08-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| BME × | +9.44% | +28.98% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| BME × |
−0.98%
on 2026-08-14 from 2021-01-20 peak |
−42.93%
on 2008-11-20 from 2008-01-14 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BME × | +28.98% |
+18.00% +8.63%/yr |
+25.56% +7.88%/yr |
+4.01% +0.79%/yr |
+74.29% +5.71%/yr |
| Year | BME |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +9.44% |
| 2025 | +14.79% |
| 2024 | −2.87% |
| 2023 | −4.29% |
| 2022 | −10.42% |
| 2021 | +0.20% |
| 2020 | +17.04% |
| 2019 | +21.27% |
| 2018 | +4.39% |
| 2017 | +20.56% |
| 2016 | −13.84% |
| 2015 | +7.90% |
| 2014 | +33.11% |
| 2013 | +38.51% |
| 2012 | +19.27% |
| 2011 | +2.50% |
| 2010 | +7.31% |
| 2009 | +38.16% |
| 2008 | −20.77% |
| 2007 | +3.83% |
| 2006 | +13.79% |
| 2005 | +4.15% |
