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

Total Real Returns

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

GIS real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, GIS returned −28.60% over the past year and −26.87% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 17, 1980, GIS is up +3,024.00% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.67%/yr, and is currently −61.23% below its real total-return high on May 12, 2023.

Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1980-03-17💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
GIS × 		+3,024.00%
+7.67%/yr 		+8.38%/yr
R2=0.918
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Mon 1980-03-17💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 Start
Value 		End
Value
GIS × 		$10,000.00
1980-03-17 		$312,400.21
2026-10-16

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-16

  YTD YoY
GIS × 		−26.87% −28.60%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
GIS × 		−61.23%
on 2026-10-16
from 2023-05-12 peak 		−63.57%
on 2026-10-05
from 2023-05-12 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
GIS × 		−28.60% −51.24%
−30.17%/yr 		−44.67%
−17.90%/yr 		−46.57%
−11.78%/yr 		−43.37%
−5.53%/yr

Annual Returns

Year GIS
2026 (YTD) −26.87%
2025 −25.73%
2024 −1.40%
2023 −22.56%
2022 +20.31%
2021 +10.73%
2020 +12.07%
2019 +39.93%
2018 −32.85%
2017 −2.71%
2016 +8.07%
2015 +10.73%
2014 +9.45%
2013 +25.42%
2012 +1.51%
2011 +13.81%
2010 +1.98%
2009 +17.04%
2008 +9.39%
2007 −2.40%
2006 +16.99%
2005 −2.15%
2004 +9.03%
2003 −3.03%
2002 −9.71%
2001 +17.94%
2000 +24.30%
1999 −7.92%
1998 +10.05%
1997 +14.28%
1996 +10.43%
1995 +23.35%
1994 −5.35%
1993 −11.35%
1992 −7.46%
1991 +49.51%
1990 +31.43%
1989 +37.88%
1988 +3.77%
1987 +20.37%
1986 +44.13%
1985 +20.32%
1984 −2.33%
1983 +5.34%
1982 +30.87%
1981 +22.00%
1980 +20.65%