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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 2004-11-18? to Fri 2026-05-22 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
GLD
×
+1.38%
2026-05-22
+31.41%
2026-05-22
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
+6.45%
2026-05-22
+24.50%
2026-05-22
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Thu 2004-11-18? to Fri 2026-05-22 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
GLD
×
+433.48%
+8.10%/yr
+4.27%/yr
(R2=0.555)
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
+433.60%
+8.10%/yr
+8.71%/yr
(R2=0.901)
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2004-11-18? to Fri 2026-05-22 Start
Value
End
Value
GLD
×
$10,000.00
2004-11-18
$53,347.67
2026-05-22
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
$10,000.00
2004-11-18
$53,360.10
2026-05-22
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year GLD SPY
2026 (YTD) +1.38% +6.45%
2025 +59.41% +14.65%
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% −6.35%
2017 +10.47% +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% −1.04%
2010 +27.37% +13.36%
2009 +20.74% +23.01%
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 −23.41%
2001 −13.10%
2000 −12.70%
1999 +17.24%
1998 +26.65%
1997 +31.24%
1996 +18.63%
1995 +34.61%
1994 −2.22%
1993 +6.22%

Drawdowns

Thu 2004-11-18? to Fri 2026-05-22 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
GLD
×
−18.70%
from 2026-01-29 peak
−47.98%
2015-12-17
from 2011-08-22 peak
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
−0.42%
from 2026-05-14 peak
−55.97%
2009-03-09
from 2007-10-09 peak
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-05-22 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
GLD
×
+31.41% +76.82%
+33.00%/yr
+105.66%
+27.16%/yr
+89.10%
+13.58%/yr
+148.45%
+9.52%/yr
SPDR Gold Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
+24.50% +35.58%
+16.45%/yr
+68.47%
+18.98%/yr
+54.78%
+9.13%/yr
+206.97%
+11.86%/yr
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund