All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
CSQ real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, CSQ returned +9.70% over the past year and +6.82% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 26, 2004, CSQ is up +389.91% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.29%/yr, and is currently −3.99% below its real total-return high on Sep. 22, 2026.
Data ending Wed Oct. 21, 2026
| Fri 2004-03-26💬 to Wed 2026-10-21 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSQ × |
+389.91%
+7.29%/yr |
+8.61%/yr
R2=0.864 |
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| Fri 2004-03-26💬 to Wed 2026-10-21 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| CSQ × |
$10,000.00
2004-03-26 |
$48,990.64
2026-10-21 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| CSQ × | +6.82% | +9.70% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| CSQ × |
−3.99%
on 2026-10-21 from 2026-09-22 peak |
−68.10%
on 2008-11-20 from 2007-05-22 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-10-21 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSQ × | +9.70% |
+23.18% +10.99%/yr |
+72.58% +19.95%/yr |
+30.62% +5.49%/yr |
+216.75% +12.22%/yr |
| Year | CSQ |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +6.82% |
| 2025 | +13.26% |
| 2024 | +24.56% |
| 2023 | +16.93% |
| 2022 | −28.83% |
| 2021 | +22.21% |
| 2020 | +24.58% |
| 2019 | +35.77% |
| 2018 | −6.62% |
| 2017 | +25.40% |
| 2016 | +12.49% |
| 2015 | −5.63% |
| 2014 | +13.39% |
| 2013 | +18.57% |
| 2012 | +25.84% |
| 2011 | −6.01% |
| 2010 | +12.11% |
| 2009 | +52.65% |
| 2008 | −49.48% |
| 2007 | −6.57% |
| 2006 | +22.53% |
| 2005 | +0.57% |
| 2004 | −3.96% |
