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Total Real Returns

IWM vs. QQQ vs. SPY: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2000-05-26💬 to Mon 2026-11-09 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
IWM
×
+341.13%
+5.77%/yr
+6.20%/yr
R2=0.886
iShares Russell 2000 ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
QQQ
×
+426.20%
+6.48%/yr
+10.84%/yr
R2=0.839
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
+341.82%
+5.78%/yr
+7.17%/yr
R2=0.848
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2000-05-26💬 to Mon 2026-11-09 Start
Value
End
Value
IWM
×
$10,000.00
2000-05-26
$44,112.96
2026-11-09
QQQ
×
$10,000.00
2000-05-26
$52,619.76
2026-11-09
SPY
×
$10,000.00
2000-05-26
$44,181.85
2026-11-09

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-11-09

  YTD YoY
IWM
×
+10.84% +13.42%
QQQ
×
+6.45% +7.49%
SPY
×
+6.71% +8.88%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
IWM
×
−8.10%
on 2026-11-09
from 2026-08-14 peak
−59.82%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-07-09 peak
QQQ
×
−10.77%
on 2026-11-09
from 2026-10-06 peak
−81.34%
on 2002-10-09
from 2000-09-01 peak
SPY
×
−3.99%
on 2026-11-09
from 2026-08-13 peak
−57.89%
on 2009-03-09
from 2000-09-01 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Mon 2026-11-09 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
IWM
×
+13.42% +13.19%
+6.39%/yr
+58.97%
+16.71%/yr
+2.19%
+0.43%/yr
+86.88%
+6.45%/yr
QQQ
×
+7.49% +24.70%
+11.67%/yr
+69.95%
+19.34%/yr
+45.18%
+7.74%/yr
+342.59%
+16.04%/yr
SPY
×
+8.88% +20.28%
+9.67%/yr
+63.75%
+17.87%/yr
+41.19%
+7.14%/yr
+191.34%
+11.29%/yr

Annual Returns

Year IWM QQQ SPY
2026 (YTD) +10.84% +6.45% +6.71%
2025 +9.72% +17.63% +14.65%
2024 +8.26% +22.06% +21.39%
2023 +13.04% +49.84% +22.09%
2022 −25.31% −36.67% −23.15%
2021 +7.01% +19.04% +20.27%
2020 +18.42% +46.63% +16.74%
2019 +22.59% +35.86% +28.29%
2018 −12.78% −2.00% −6.35%
2017 +12.21% +29.92% +19.19%
2016 +19.12% +4.92% +9.73%
2015 −5.17% +8.64% +0.50%
2014 +4.25% +18.29% +12.61%
2013 +36.65% +34.61% +30.35%
2012 +14.71% +16.10% +14.01%
2011 −7.18% +0.40% −1.04%
2010 +25.05% +18.14% +13.36%
2009 +25.08% +50.60% +23.01%
2008 −34.22% −41.78% −36.85%
2007 −5.63% +14.35% +1.01%
2006 +15.37% +4.51% +13.00%
2005 +1.00% −1.80% +1.35%
2004 +14.33% +7.05% +7.21%
2003 +45.17% +46.91% +25.82%
2002 −22.22% −38.82% −23.41%
2001 +0.23% −34.36% −13.10%
2000 +4.07% −38.21% −12.70%
1999 — +75.08% +17.24%
1998 — — +26.65%
1997 — — +31.24%
1996 — — +18.63%
1995 — — +34.61%
1994 — — −2.22%
1993 — — +6.22%