All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
GOVT real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, GOVT returned −1.18% over the past year and −3.77% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Feb. 24, 2012, GOVT is down −20.04% in real purchasing-power return, or −1.54%/yr, and is currently −29.27% below its real total-return high on Apr. 21, 2020.
Data ending Fri Jul. 24, 2026
| Fri 2012-02-24💬 to Fri 2026-07-24 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOVT × |
−20.04%
−1.54%/yr |
−1.72%/yr
R2=0.477 |
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| Fri 2012-02-24💬 to Fri 2026-07-24 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| GOVT × |
$10,000.00
2012-02-24 |
$7,996.25
2026-07-24 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| GOVT × | −3.77% | −1.18% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| GOVT × |
−29.27%
on 2026-07-24 from 2020-04-21 peak |
−32.59%
on 2023-10-19 from 2020-04-21 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-07-24 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOVT × | −1.18% |
−0.28% −0.14%/yr |
−0.75% −0.25%/yr |
−22.03% −4.86%/yr |
−23.48% −2.64%/yr |
| Year | GOVT |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −3.77% |
| 2025 | +1.07% |
| 2024 | +0.07% |
| 2023 | +0.80% |
| 2022 | −18.65% |
| 2021 | −7.61% |
| 2020 | +4.92% |
| 2019 | +4.96% |
| 2018 | −1.62% |
| 2017 | +0.08% |
| 2016 | −1.21% |
| 2015 | +0.15% |
| 2014 | +3.95% |
| 2013 | −3.97% |
| 2012 | +1.29% |
