All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

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

GRID real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, GRID returned +37.52% over the past year and +21.26% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 17, 2009, GRID is up +389.13% in real purchasing-power return, or +10.05%/yr, and is currently −4.40% below its real total-return high on May 11, 2026.

Data ending Tue Jun. 16, 2026

Tue 2009-11-17💬 to Tue 2026-06-16 YTD
Return 		1 Year
Return
GRID × 		+21.26%
2026-06-16 		+37.52%
2026-06-16
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Returns

Tue 2009-11-17💬 to Tue 2026-06-16 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
GRID × 		+389.13%
+10.05%/yr 		+9.94%/yr
(R2=0.889)
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Growth of $10,000

Tue 2009-11-17💬 to Tue 2026-06-16 Start
Value 		End
Value
GRID × 		$10,000.00
2009-11-17 		$48,913.04
2026-06-16
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Annual Returns

Year GRID
2026 (YTD) +21.26%
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%

Drawdowns

Tue 2009-11-17💬 to Tue 2026-06-16 Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
GRID × 		−4.40%
from 2026-05-11 peak 		−40.53%
2020-03-18
from 2020-02-20 peak
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Rolling Returns

Period ending Tue 2026-06-16 1
Year 		2
Years 		3
Years 		5
Years 		10
Years
GRID × 		+37.52% +55.70%
+24.78%/yr 		+71.61%
+19.72%/yr 		+78.74%
+12.32%/yr 		+343.63%
+16.07%/yr
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