All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

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

QLDY real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, QLDY returned +14.22% over the past year and +10.76% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 18, 2025, QLDY is up +14.32% in real purchasing-power return, or +13.31%/yr, and is currently −6.94% below its real total-return high on Jun. 3, 2026.

Data ending Wed Oct. 14, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2025-09-18💬 to Wed 2026-10-14 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
QLDY × 		+14.32%
+13.31%/yr 		+17.91%/yr
R2=0.512
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2025-09-18💬 to Wed 2026-10-14 Start
Value 		End
Value
QLDY × 		$10,000.00
2025-09-18 		$11,431.76
2026-10-14

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-14

  YTD YoY
QLDY × 		+10.76% +14.22%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
QLDY × 		−6.94%
on 2026-10-14
from 2026-06-03 peak 		−16.29%
on 2026-03-30
from 2025-10-29 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-10-14 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
QLDY × 		+14.22% — — — —

Annual Returns

Year QLDY
2026 (YTD) +10.76%
2025 +3.21%