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Total Real Returns

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

Fri 2000-05-26? to Fri 2026-01-16 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
IWM
×
+7.84%
2026-01-16
4.292 TRR
2026-01-16
iShares Russell 2000 ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
+1.32%
2026-01-16
12.54 TRR
2026-01-16
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Fri 2000-05-26? to Fri 2026-01-16 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
IWM
×
+329.20%
+5.85%/yr
+6.15%/yr
(R2=0.876)
iShares Russell 2000 ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
+319.49%
+5.75%/yr
+6.94%/yr
(R2=0.835)
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2000-05-26? to Fri 2026-01-16 Start
Value
End
Value
IWM
×
$10,000.00
2000-05-26
$42,919.90
2026-01-16
iShares Russell 2000 ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
$10,000.00
2000-05-26
$41,949.30
2026-01-16
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year IWM SPY
2026 (YTD) +7.84% +1.32%
2025 +9.72% +14.66%
2024 +8.26% +21.39%
2023 +13.05% +22.09%
2022 −25.31% −23.14%
2021 +7.00% +20.27%
2020 +18.42% +16.74%
2019 +22.59% +28.29%
2018 −12.79% −6.35%
2017 +12.21% +19.19%
2016 +19.13% +9.73%
2015 −5.17% +0.50%
2014 +4.25% +12.61%
2013 +36.65% +30.35%
2012 +14.71% +14.02%
2011 −7.19% −1.05%
2010 +25.05% +13.36%
2009 +25.09% +23.00%
2008 −34.22% −36.85%
2007 −5.63% +1.01%
2006 +15.38% +13.00%
2005 +1.00% +1.35%
2004 +14.33% +7.21%
2003 +45.16% +25.82%
2002 −22.22% −23.40%
2001 +0.23% −13.10%
2000 +4.07% −12.70%
1999 +17.24%
1998 +26.65%
1997 +31.24%
1996 +18.57%
1995 +34.62%
1994 −2.22%
1993 +6.29%

Drawdowns

Fri 2000-05-26? to Fri 2026-01-16 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
IWM
×
−1.92% −59.82%
2009-03-09
iShares Russell 2000 ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
−0.53% −57.85%
2009-03-09
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund