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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 2004-11-18? to Thu 2025-07-03 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
GLD
×
+24.28%
2025-07-03
4.102 TRR
2025-07-03
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
+5.16%
2025-07-03
11.35 TRR
2025-07-03
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Thu 2004-11-18? to Thu 2025-07-03 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
GLD
×
+310.23%
+7.08%/yr
+3.73%/yr
(R2=0.498)
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
+359.74%
+7.68%/yr
+8.50%/yr
(R2=0.888)
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2004-11-18? to Thu 2025-07-03 Start
Value
End
Value
GLD
×
$10,000.00
2004-11-18
$41,023.11
2025-07-03
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
$10,000.00
2004-11-18
$45,974.12
2025-07-03
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year GLD SPY
2025 (YTD) +24.28% +5.16%
2024 +23.11% +21.39%
2023 +9.04% +22.09%
2022 −6.80% −23.15%
2021 −10.45% +20.27%
2020 +23.14% +16.74%
2019 +15.22% +28.29%
2018 −3.78% −6.36%
2017 +10.48% +19.19%
2016 +5.84% +9.73%
2015 −11.32% +0.50%
2014 −2.92% +12.61%
2013 −29.39% +30.35%
2012 +4.78% +14.01%
2011 +6.41% −1.05%
2010 +27.36% +13.36%
2009 +20.74% +23.00%
2008 +4.83% −36.85%
2007 +25.33% +1.01%
2006 +19.53% +13.00%
2005 +13.87% +1.35%
2004 −0.98% +7.20%
2003 +25.82%
2002 −23.40%
2001 −13.11%
2000 −12.70%
1999 +17.24%
1998 +26.65%
1997 +31.24%
1996 +18.56%
1995 +34.63%
1994 −2.20%
1993 +6.28%

Drawdowns

Thu 2004-11-18? to Thu 2025-07-03 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
GLD
×
−3.17% −47.98%
2015-12-17
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
0.00% −55.98%
2009-03-09
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund