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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 2004-11-18? to Fri 2025-05-16 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
GLD
×
+19.43%
2025-05-16
3.943 TRR
2025-05-16
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
−0.05%
2025-05-16
10.79 TRR
2025-05-16
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Thu 2004-11-18? to Fri 2025-05-16 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
GLD
×
+294.27%
+6.92%/yr
+3.68%/yr
(R2=0.489)
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
+336.94%
+7.46%/yr
+8.48%/yr
(R2=0.886)
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2004-11-18? to Fri 2025-05-16 Start
Value
End
Value
GLD
×
$10,000.00
2004-11-18
$39,426.50
2025-05-16
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
$10,000.00
2004-11-18
$43,694.39
2025-05-16
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year GLD SPY
2025 (YTD) +19.43% −0.05%
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 −3.77% −6.35%
2017 +10.47% +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% +14.02%
2011 +6.41% −1.05%
2010 +27.37% +13.36%
2009 +20.74% +23.00%
2008 +4.83% −36.85%
2007 +25.33% +1.01%
2006 +19.54% +13.00%
2005 +13.85% +1.35%
2004 −0.96% +7.21%
2003 +25.81%
2002 −23.40%
2001 −13.10%
2000 −12.70%
1999 +17.24%
1998 +26.65%
1997 +31.23%
1996 +18.57%
1995 +34.64%
1994 −2.22%
1993 +6.28%

Drawdowns

Thu 2004-11-18? to Fri 2025-05-16 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
GLD
×
−6.94% −47.98%
2015-12-17
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
−3.52% −55.97%
2009-03-09
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund