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Total Real Returns

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

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2011-10-20💬 to Mon 2026-10-26 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
SCHD
×
+357.11%
+10.65%/yr
+9.22%/yr
R2=0.953
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
+447.94%
+11.99%/yr
+10.63%/yr
R2=0.967
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
QQQ
×
+860.90%
+16.26%/yr
+15.79%/yr
R2=0.969
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2011-10-20💬 to Mon 2026-10-26 Start
Value
End
Value
SCHD
×
$10,000.00
2011-10-20
$45,711.24
2026-10-26
SPY
×
$10,000.00
2011-10-20
$54,794.18
2026-10-26
QQQ
×
$10,000.00
2011-10-20
$96,090.25
2026-10-26

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-26

  YTD YoY
SCHD
×
+26.48% +29.86%
SPY
×
+8.51% +9.74%
QQQ
×
+11.59% +11.40%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
SCHD
×
−0.32%
on 2026-10-26
from 2026-10-22 peak
−33.51%
on 2020-03-23
from 2020-01-23 peak
SPY
×
−2.37%
on 2026-10-26
from 2026-08-13 peak
−33.67%
on 2020-03-23
from 2020-02-19 peak
QQQ
×
−6.43%
on 2026-10-26
from 2026-10-06 peak
−39.59%
on 2022-11-03
from 2021-11-19 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Mon 2026-10-26 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
SCHD
×
+29.86% +25.90%
+12.21%/yr
+57.84%
+16.43%/yr
+32.73%
+5.83%/yr
+154.40%
+9.79%/yr
SPY
×
+9.74% +26.33%
+12.40%/yr
+75.22%
+20.56%/yr
+46.75%
+7.97%/yr
+199.99%
+11.61%/yr
QQQ
×
+11.40% +35.69%
+16.49%/yr
+91.98%
+24.28%/yr
+58.26%
+9.62%/yr
+361.25%
+16.52%/yr

Annual Returns

Year SCHD SPY QQQ
2026 (YTD) +26.48% +8.51% +11.59%
2025 +1.62% +14.65% +17.63%
2024 +8.53% +21.39% +22.06%
2023 +1.16% +22.09% +49.84%
2022 −9.13% −23.15% −36.67%
2021 +21.34% +20.27% +19.04%
2020 +13.48% +16.74% +46.63%
2019 +24.45% +28.29% +35.86%
2018 −7.33% −6.35% −2.00%
2017 +18.34% +19.19% +29.92%
2016 +14.09% +9.73% +4.92%
2015 −1.02% +0.50% +8.64%
2014 +10.85% +12.61% +18.29%
2013 +30.91% +30.35% +34.61%
2012 +9.49% +14.01% +16.10%
2011 +5.72% −1.04% +0.40%
2010 — +13.36% +18.14%
2009 — +23.01% +50.60%
2008 — −36.85% −41.78%
2007 — +1.01% +14.35%
2006 — +13.00% +4.51%
2005 — +1.35% −1.80%
2004 — +7.21% +7.05%
2003 — +25.82% +46.91%
2002 — −23.41% −38.82%
2001 — −13.10% −34.36%
2000 — −12.70% −38.21%
1999 — +17.24% +75.08%
1998 — +26.65% —
1997 — +31.24% —
1996 — +18.63% —
1995 — +34.61% —
1994 — −2.22% —
1993 — +6.22% —