All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
IEI real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, IEI returned −4.60% over the past year and −5.67% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 11, 2007, IEI is up +2.07% in real purchasing-power return, or +0.10%/yr, and is currently −25.06% below its real total-return high on May 29, 2020.
Data ending Thu Oct. 8, 2026
| Thu 2007-01-11💬 to Thu 2026-10-08 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IEI × |
+2.07%
+0.10%/yr |
−0.24%/yr
R2=0.025 |
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| Thu 2007-01-11💬 to Thu 2026-10-08 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| IEI × |
$10,000.00
2007-01-11 |
$10,207.46
2026-10-08 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| IEI × | −5.67% | −4.60% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| IEI × |
−25.06%
on 2026-10-08 from 2020-05-29 peak |
−27.33%
on 2023-10-19 from 2020-05-29 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-10-08 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IEI × | −4.60% |
−2.99% −1.51%/yr |
+2.48% +0.82%/yr |
−18.17% −3.93%/yr |
−20.08% −2.22%/yr |
| Year | IEI |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −5.67% |
| 2025 | +4.18% |
| 2024 | −1.04% |
| 2023 | +1.04% |
| 2022 | −15.01% |
| 2021 | −8.95% |
| 2020 | +5.51% |
| 2019 | +3.34% |
| 2018 | −0.53% |
| 2017 | −0.88% |
| 2016 | −0.83% |
| 2015 | +0.90% |
| 2014 | +2.40% |
| 2013 | −3.30% |
| 2012 | +0.11% |
| 2011 | +5.18% |
| 2010 | +4.75% |
| 2009 | −4.30% |
| 2008 | +12.70% |
| 2007 | +5.93% |
