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Total Real Returns

BRK-A,SPY: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Fri 1993-01-29? to Wed 2025-12-24 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
BRK-A
×
+7.26%
2025-12-24
634.82 TRR
2025-12-24
Berkshire Hathaway Inc NYSE Common Stock
SPY
×
+15.87%
2025-12-24
12.51 TRR
2025-12-24
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Fri 1993-01-29? to Wed 2025-12-24 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
BRK-A
×
+2,626.30%
+10.57%/yr
+7.96%/yr
(R2=0.922)
Berkshire Hathaway Inc NYSE Common Stock
SPY
×
+1,150.69%
+7.98%/yr
+6.19%/yr
(R2=0.842)
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Fri 1993-01-29? to Wed 2025-12-24 Start
Value
End
Value
BRK-A
×
$10,000.00
1993-01-29
$272,630.09
2025-12-24
Berkshire Hathaway Inc NYSE Common Stock
SPY
×
$10,000.00
1993-01-29
$125,068.84
2025-12-24
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year BRK-A SPY
2025 (YTD) +7.26% +15.87%
2024 +21.97% +21.39%
2023 +12.02% +22.09%
2022 −2.31% −23.14%
2021 +21.05% +20.26%
2020 +1.05% +16.74%
2019 +8.50% +28.30%
2018 +0.90% −6.36%
2017 +19.38% +19.18%
2016 +20.91% +9.73%
2015 −13.11% +0.50%
2014 +26.09% +12.61%
2013 +30.74% +30.34%
2012 +14.83% +14.01%
2011 −7.48% −1.04%
2010 +19.63% +13.36%
2009 −0.03% +23.01%
2008 −31.84% −36.86%
2007 +23.68% +1.01%
2006 +21.07% +13.01%
2005 −2.52% +1.35%
2004 +1.04% +7.20%
2003 +13.67% +25.81%
2002 −6.00% −23.40%
2001 +4.86% −13.11%
2000 +22.41% −12.70%
1999 −21.95% +17.24%
1998 +49.76% +26.65%
1997 +32.64% +31.24%
1996 +2.82% +18.57%
1995 +53.45% +34.63%
1994 +21.71% −2.22%
1993 +35.22% +6.29%
1992 +26.17%
1991 +31.55%
1990 −27.49%
1989 +76.39%
1988 +52.59%
1987 +0.17%
1986 +12.93%
1985 +86.64%
1984 −6.37%
1983 +62.86%
1982 +33.27%
1981 +20.95%
1980 +35.14%

Drawdowns

Fri 1993-01-29? to Wed 2025-12-24 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
BRK-A
×
−8.27% −51.96%
2009-03-05
Berkshire Hathaway Inc NYSE Common Stock
SPY
×
0.00% −58.55%
2009-03-09
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund