All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
CHY real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, CHY returned +27.99% over the past year and +17.23% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 28, 2003, CHY is up +308.35% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.27%/yr, and is currently −4.53% below its real total-return high on Jul. 10, 2026.
Data ending Fri Jul. 17, 2026
| Wed 2003-05-28💬 to Fri 2026-07-17 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHY × |
+308.35%
+6.27%/yr |
+6.09%/yr
R2=0.878 |
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| Wed 2003-05-28💬 to Fri 2026-07-17 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| CHY × |
$10,000.00
2003-05-28 |
$40,834.67
2026-07-17 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| CHY × | +17.23% | +27.99% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| CHY × |
−4.53%
on 2026-07-17 from 2026-07-10 peak |
−61.73%
on 2008-11-20 from 2007-02-05 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-07-17 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHY × | +27.99% |
+32.97% +15.31%/yr |
+46.77% +13.64%/yr |
+12.70% +2.42%/yr |
+127.77% +8.58%/yr |
| Year | CHY |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +17.23% |
| 2025 | +1.26% |
| 2024 | +13.96% |
| 2023 | +16.89% |
| 2022 | −32.42% |
| 2021 | +14.14% |
| 2020 | +34.95% |
| 2019 | +29.96% |
| 2018 | −14.24% |
| 2017 | +21.86% |
| 2016 | +10.33% |
| 2015 | −16.97% |
| 2014 | +15.28% |
| 2013 | +13.67% |
| 2012 | +12.18% |
| 2011 | −3.77% |
| 2010 | +17.40% |
| 2009 | +46.78% |
| 2008 | −27.41% |
| 2007 | −19.12% |
| 2006 | +17.59% |
| 2005 | −2.70% |
| 2004 | +8.50% |
| 2003 | +12.23% |