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 +13.12% over the past year and +5.12% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 5, 2006, ITA is up +569.19% in real purchasing-power return, or +9.81%/yr, and is currently −9.11% below its real total-return high on Mar. 2, 2026.
Data ending Fri Aug. 28, 2026
| Fri 2006-05-05💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA × |
+569.19%
+9.81%/yr |
+10.50%/yr
R2=0.900 |
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| Fri 2006-05-05💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| ITA × |
$10,000.00
2006-05-05 |
$66,919.40
2026-08-28 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| ITA × | +5.12% | +13.12% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| ITA × |
−9.11%
on 2026-08-28 from 2026-03-02 peak |
−60.43%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-09 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-28 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA × | +13.12% |
+52.52% +23.50%/yr |
+89.02% +23.64%/yr |
+85.61% +13.17%/yr |
+182.40% +10.94%/yr |
| Year | ITA |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +5.12% |
| 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% |
