All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
IAU real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, IAU returned +27.23% over the past year and −0.90% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 28, 2005, IAU is up +454.35% in real purchasing-power return, or +8.28%/yr, and is currently −20.53% below its real total-return high on Jan. 29, 2026.
Data ending Wed Aug. 12, 2026
| Fri 2005-01-28💬 to Wed 2026-08-12 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAU × |
+454.35%
+8.28%/yr |
+4.40%/yr
R2=0.573 |
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| Fri 2005-01-28💬 to Wed 2026-08-12 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| IAU × |
$10,000.00
2005-01-28 |
$55,434.84
2026-08-12 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| IAU × | −0.90% | +27.23% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| IAU × |
−20.53%
on 2026-08-12 from 2026-01-29 peak |
−47.66%
on 2015-12-02 from 2011-08-22 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-08-12 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAU × | +27.23% |
+67.36% +29.37%/yr |
+109.72% +28.00%/yr |
+103.13% +15.23%/yr |
+132.33% +8.80%/yr |
| Year | IAU |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −0.90% |
| 2025 | +59.68% |
| 2024 | +23.30% |
| 2023 | +9.18% |
| 2022 | −6.67% |
| 2021 | −10.31% |
| 2020 | +23.35% |
| 2019 | +15.35% |
| 2018 | −3.60% |
| 2017 | +10.57% |
| 2016 | +6.11% |
| 2015 | −11.23% |
| 2014 | −2.79% |
| 2013 | −29.31% |
| 2012 | +5.07% |
| 2011 | +6.41% |
| 2010 | +27.55% |
| 2009 | +20.62% |
| 2008 | +5.01% |
| 2007 | +25.23% |
| 2006 | +19.27% |
| 2005 | +17.38% |
