All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
CTA real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, CTA returned −0.61% over the past year and −1.52% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 8, 2022, CTA is up +16.06% in real purchasing-power return, or +3.25%/yr, and is currently −16.89% below its real total-return high on May 4, 2026.
Data ending Thu Nov. 5, 2026
| Tue 2022-03-08💬 to Thu 2026-11-05 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTA × |
+16.06%
+3.25%/yr |
+5.32%/yr
R2=0.633 |
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| Tue 2022-03-08💬 to Thu 2026-11-05 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| CTA × |
$10,000.00
2022-03-08 |
$11,606.03
2026-11-05 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| CTA × | −1.52% | −0.61% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| CTA × |
−16.89%
on 2026-11-05 from 2026-05-04 peak |
−20.98%
on 2026-08-04 from 2026-05-04 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-11-05 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTA × | −0.61% |
+3.44% +1.71%/yr |
+11.25% +3.62%/yr |
— | — |
| Year | CTA |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −1.52% |
| 2025 | −1.74% |
| 2024 | +20.67% |
| 2023 | −5.40% |
| 2022 | +5.07% |