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

Total Real Returns

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

IAUM real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, IAUM returned −6.97% over the past year and −7.22% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 30, 2021, IAUM is up +88.93% in real purchasing-power return, or +12.77%/yr, and is currently −25.59% below its real total-return high on Jan. 29, 2026.

Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 2021-06-30💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
IAUM × 		+88.93%
+12.77%/yr 		+18.97%/yr
R2=0.786
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 2021-06-30💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 Start
Value 		End
Value
IAUM × 		$10,000.00
2021-06-30 		$18,893.24
2026-10-16

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-16

  YTD YoY
IAUM × 		−7.22% −6.97%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
IAUM × 		−25.59%
on 2026-10-16
from 2026-01-29 peak 		−28.24%
on 2026-07-16
from 2026-01-29 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
IAUM × 		−6.97% +45.50%
+20.62%/yr 		+97.70%
+25.51%/yr 		+91.74%
+13.91%/yr 		—

Annual Returns

Year IAUM
2026 (YTD) −7.22%
2025 +59.99%
2024 +23.48%
2023 +9.46%
2022 −6.54%
2021 +0.75%