All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
GRID real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, GRID returned +22.45% over the past year and +13.69% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 17, 2009, GRID is up +358.59% in real purchasing-power return, or +9.49%/yr, and is currently −10.37% below its real total-return high on May 11, 2026.
Data ending Fri Sep. 4, 2026
| Tue 2009-11-17💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRID × |
+358.59%
+9.49%/yr |
+10.08%/yr
R2=0.892 |
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| First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Tue 2009-11-17💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| GRID × |
$10,000.00
2009-11-17 |
$45,859.48
2026-09-04 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| GRID × | +13.69% | +22.45% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| GRID × |
−10.37%
on 2026-09-04 from 2026-05-11 peak |
−40.53%
on 2020-03-18 from 2020-02-20 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-09-04 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRID × | +22.45% |
+45.17% +20.48%/yr |
+67.66% +18.80%/yr |
+54.80% +9.13%/yr |
+278.41% +14.23%/yr |
| Year | GRID |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +13.69% |
| 2025 | +26.28% |
| 2024 | +11.96% |
| 2023 | +17.63% |
| 2022 | −19.12% |
| 2021 | +19.26% |
| 2020 | +46.84% |
| 2019 | +39.61% |
| 2018 | −24.14% |
| 2017 | +24.80% |
| 2016 | +20.20% |
| 2015 | −6.19% |
| 2014 | −0.24% |
| 2013 | +23.36% |
| 2012 | +16.34% |
| 2011 | −23.12% |
| 2010 | −2.16% |
| 2009 | +6.70% |
