All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

CTA: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

CTA real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, CTA returned +3.17% over the past year and +8.24% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 8, 2022, CTA is up +27.56% in real purchasing-power return, or +5.43%/yr, and is currently −8.66% below its real total-return high on May 4, 2026.

Data ending Thu Oct. 15, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2022-03-08💬 to Thu 2026-10-15 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
CTA × 		+27.56%
+5.43%/yr 		+5.30%/yr
R2=0.625
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 2022-03-08💬 to Thu 2026-10-15 Start
Value 		End
Value
CTA × 		$10,000.00
2022-03-08 		$12,756.21
2026-10-15

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-15

  YTD YoY
CTA × 		+8.24% +3.17%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
CTA × 		−8.66%
on 2026-10-15
from 2026-05-04 peak 		−20.97%
on 2026-08-04
from 2026-05-04 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Thu 2026-10-15 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
CTA × 		+3.17% +14.49%
+7.00%/yr 		+21.78%
+6.79%/yr 		— —

Annual Returns

Year CTA
2026 (YTD) +8.24%
2025 −1.74%
2024 +20.67%
2023 −5.40%
2022 +5.07%