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 +16.59% over the past year and +15.64% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 18, 2025, QLDY is up +19.34% in real purchasing-power return, or +18.22%/yr, and is currently −2.85% below its real total-return high on Jun. 3, 2026.

Data ending Fri Oct. 9, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2025-09-18💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
QLDY × 		+19.34%
+18.22%/yr 		+18.09%/yr
R2=0.508
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2025-09-18💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 Start
Value 		End
Value
QLDY × 		$10,000.00
2025-09-18 		$11,934.48
2026-10-09

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-09

  YTD YoY
QLDY × 		+15.64% +16.59%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
QLDY × 		−2.85%
on 2026-10-09
from 2026-06-03 peak 		−16.29%
on 2026-03-30
from 2025-10-29 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-09 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
QLDY × 		+16.59% — — — —

Annual Returns

Year QLDY
2026 (YTD) +15.64%
2025 +3.21%