All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
IWM real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, IWM returned +6.79% over the past year and +8.04% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 26, 2000, IWM is up +329.99% in real purchasing-power return, or +5.68%/yr, and is currently −10.42% below its real total-return high on Aug. 14, 2026.
Data ending Thu Oct. 15, 2026
| Fri 2000-05-26💬 to Thu 2026-10-15 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IWM × |
+329.99%
+5.68%/yr |
+6.20%/yr
R2=0.885 |
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| iShares Russell 2000 ETF Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Fri 2000-05-26💬 to Thu 2026-10-15 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| IWM × |
$10,000.00
2000-05-26 |
$42,998.92
2026-10-15 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| IWM × | +8.04% | +6.79% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| IWM × |
−10.42%
on 2026-10-15 from 2026-08-14 peak |
−59.82%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-07-09 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-10-15 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IWM × | +6.79% |
+17.72% +8.50%/yr |
+52.32% +15.06%/yr |
+6.07% +1.19%/yr |
+85.32% +6.36%/yr |
| Year | IWM |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +8.04% |
| 2025 | +9.72% |
| 2024 | +8.26% |
| 2023 | +13.04% |
| 2022 | −25.31% |
| 2021 | +7.01% |
| 2020 | +18.42% |
| 2019 | +22.59% |
| 2018 | −12.78% |
| 2017 | +12.21% |
| 2016 | +19.12% |
| 2015 | −5.17% |
| 2014 | +4.25% |
| 2013 | +36.65% |
| 2012 | +14.71% |
| 2011 | −7.18% |
| 2010 | +25.05% |
| 2009 | +25.08% |
| 2008 | −34.22% |
| 2007 | −5.63% |
| 2006 | +15.37% |
| 2005 | +1.00% |
| 2004 | +14.33% |
| 2003 | +45.17% |
| 2002 | −22.22% |
| 2001 | +0.23% |
| 2000 | +4.07% |
