All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
ITA real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, ITA returned −5.28% over the past year and −6.98% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 5, 2006, ITA is up +492.11% in real purchasing-power return, or +9.10%/yr, and is currently −19.58% below its real total-return high on Mar. 2, 2026.
Data ending Fri Oct. 9, 2026
| Fri 2006-05-05💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA × |
+492.11%
+9.10%/yr |
+10.50%/yr
R2=0.901 |
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| Fri 2006-05-05💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| ITA × |
$10,000.00
2006-05-05 |
$59,211.17
2026-10-09 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| ITA × | −6.98% | −5.28% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| ITA × |
−19.58%
on 2026-10-09 from 2026-03-02 peak |
−60.43%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-09 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-09 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA × | −5.28% |
+29.20% +13.67%/yr |
+77.69% +21.12%/yr |
+63.11% +10.28%/yr |
+156.72% +9.89%/yr |
| Year | ITA |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −6.98% |
| 2025 | +44.77% |
| 2024 | +12.57% |
| 2023 | +10.63% |
| 2022 | +3.28% |
| 2021 | +2.20% |
| 2020 | −14.74% |
| 2019 | +27.59% |
| 2018 | −8.95% |
| 2017 | +32.44% |
| 2016 | +17.81% |
| 2015 | +3.38% |
| 2014 | +9.07% |
| 2013 | +54.64% |
| 2012 | +11.95% |
| 2011 | +2.12% |
| 2010 | +14.87% |
| 2009 | +22.01% |
| 2008 | −38.70% |
| 2007 | +22.60% |
| 2006 | +3.08% |
