All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
BSV real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, BSV returned −2.46% over the past year and −3.70% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Apr. 10, 2007, BSV is down −1.74% in real purchasing-power return, or −0.09%/yr, and is currently −17.11% below its real total-return high on Jun. 1, 2020.
Data ending Fri Oct. 9, 2026
| Tue 2007-04-10💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSV × |
−1.74%
−0.09%/yr |
−0.48%/yr
R2=0.189 |
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| Tue 2007-04-10💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| BSV × |
$10,000.00
2007-04-10 |
$9,825.96
2026-10-09 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| BSV × | −3.70% | −2.46% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| BSV × |
−17.11%
on 2026-10-09 from 2020-06-01 peak |
−20.74%
on 2023-10-18 from 2020-06-01 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-09 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSV × | −2.46% |
−0.52% −0.26%/yr |
+3.80% +1.25%/yr |
−11.52% −2.42%/yr |
−13.65% −1.46%/yr |
| Year | BSV |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −3.70% |
| 2025 | +3.24% |
| 2024 | +0.88% |
| 2023 | +1.50% |
| 2022 | −11.23% |
| 2021 | −7.67% |
| 2020 | +3.29% |
| 2019 | +2.64% |
| 2018 | −0.56% |
| 2017 | −0.89% |
| 2016 | −0.72% |
| 2015 | +0.19% |
| 2014 | +0.72% |
| 2013 | −1.33% |
| 2012 | +0.29% |
| 2011 | −0.02% |
| 2010 | +2.36% |
| 2009 | −1.16% |
| 2008 | +8.39% |
| 2007 | +3.70% |
