All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
LQD real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, LQD returned −6.81% over the past year and −7.07% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jul. 26, 2002, LQD is up +48.46% in real purchasing-power return, or +1.65%/yr, and is currently −28.45% below its real total-return high on Aug. 6, 2020.
Data ending Mon Oct. 12, 2026
| Fri 2002-07-26💬 to Mon 2026-10-12 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LQD × |
+48.46%
+1.65%/yr |
+2.09%/yr
R2=0.627 |
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| Fri 2002-07-26💬 to Mon 2026-10-12 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| LQD × |
$10,000.00
2002-07-26 |
$14,846.28
2026-10-12 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| LQD × | −7.07% | −6.81% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| LQD × |
−28.45%
on 2026-10-12 from 2020-08-06 peak |
−34.56%
on 2023-10-19 from 2020-08-06 peak |
| Period ending Mon 2026-10-12 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LQD × | −6.81% |
−4.90% −2.48%/yr |
+6.59% +2.15%/yr |
−22.37% −4.94%/yr |
−13.60% −1.45%/yr |
| Year | LQD |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −7.07% |
| 2025 | +5.09% |
| 2024 | −1.96% |
| 2023 | +5.86% |
| 2022 | −22.91% |
| 2021 | −8.29% |
| 2020 | +9.48% |
| 2019 | +14.75% |
| 2018 | −5.59% |
| 2017 | +4.84% |
| 2016 | +4.05% |
| 2015 | −1.97% |
| 2014 | +7.40% |
| 2013 | −3.45% |
| 2012 | +8.70% |
| 2011 | +6.58% |
| 2010 | +7.71% |
| 2009 | +5.57% |
| 2008 | +2.33% |
| 2007 | −0.34% |
| 2006 | +1.66% |
| 2005 | −2.19% |
| 2004 | +2.38% |
| 2003 | +5.30% |
| 2002 | +9.40% |
