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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 2004-11-18? to Wed 2025-06-11 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
GLD
×
+24.95%
2025-06-11
4.125 TRR
2025-06-11
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
+0.97%
2025-06-11
10.9 TRR
2025-06-11
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Thu 2004-11-18? to Wed 2025-06-11 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
GLD
×
+312.48%
+7.13%/yr
+3.71%/yr
(R2=0.494)
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
+341.43%
+7.49%/yr
+8.49%/yr
(R2=0.887)
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2004-11-18? to Wed 2025-06-11 Start
Value
End
Value
GLD
×
$10,000.00
2004-11-18
$41,247.99
2025-06-11
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
$10,000.00
2004-11-18
$44,142.99
2025-06-11
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year GLD SPY
2025 (YTD) +24.95% +0.97%
2024 +23.11% +21.39%
2023 +9.04% +22.09%
2022 −6.80% −23.15%
2021 −10.45% +20.26%
2020 +23.14% +16.74%
2019 +15.23% +28.29%
2018 −3.78% −6.35%
2017 +10.48% +19.18%
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 +6.40% −1.05%
2010 +27.37% +13.36%
2009 +20.74% +23.00%
2008 +4.83% −36.85%
2007 +25.32% +1.01%
2006 +19.54% +13.00%
2005 +13.86% +1.35%
2004 −0.96% +7.21%
2003 +25.82%
2002 −23.40%
2001 −13.11%
2000 −12.70%
1999 +17.25%
1998 +26.64%
1997 +31.24%
1996 +18.56%
1995 +34.63%
1994 −2.22%
1993 +6.29%

Drawdowns

Thu 2004-11-18? to Wed 2025-06-11 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
GLD
×
−2.65% −47.98%
2015-12-17
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
−2.53% −55.98%
2009-03-09
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund