All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
HYGW real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, HYGW returned +2.22% over the past year and −1.45% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Aug. 22, 2022, HYGW is up +9.70% in real purchasing-power return, or +2.45%/yr, and is currently −1.82% below its real total-return high on Feb. 19, 2026.
Data ending Thu Jun. 18, 2026
| Mon 2022-08-22💬 to Thu 2026-06-18 |
YTD
Return |
1 Year
Return |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYGW × |
−1.45%
2026-06-18 |
+2.22%
2026-06-18 |
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| Mon 2022-08-22💬 to Thu 2026-06-18 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYGW × |
+9.70%
+2.45%/yr |
+3.12%/yr
(R2=0.900) |
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| Mon 2022-08-22💬 to Thu 2026-06-18 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYGW × |
$10,000.00
2022-08-22 |
$10,970.22
2026-06-18 |
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| Year | HYGW |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −1.45% |
| 2025 | +3.43% |
| 2024 | +3.99% |
| 2023 | +3.85% |
| 2022 | −0.33% |
| Mon 2022-08-22💬 to Thu 2026-06-18 |
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYGW × |
−1.82%
from 2026-02-19 peak |
−5.66%
2022-09-27 from 2022-08-25 peak |
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| Period ending Thu 2026-06-18 |
1
Year |
2
Years |
3
Years |
5
Years |
10
Years |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYGW × | +2.22% |
+4.67% +2.31%/yr |
+7.14% +2.33%/yr |
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