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

Total Real Returns

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

SDOG real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, SDOG returned +25.99% over the past year and +20.62% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 29, 2012, SDOG is up +238.85% in real purchasing-power return, or +9.02%/yr, and is currently at its real total-return high.

Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2012-06-29💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
SDOG × 		+238.85%
+9.02%/yr 		+6.09%/yr
R2=0.859
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2012-06-29💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 Start
Value 		End
Value
SDOG × 		$10,000.00
2012-06-29 		$33,885.17
2026-08-14

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-14

  YTD YoY
SDOG × 		+20.62% +25.99%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
SDOG × 		—
on 2026-08-14 		−43.92%
on 2020-03-23
from 2018-01-26 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
SDOG × 		+25.99% +34.65%
+16.04%/yr 		+50.51%
+14.60%/yr 		+38.29%
+6.70%/yr 		+87.18%
+6.47%/yr

Annual Returns

Year SDOG
2026 (YTD) +20.62%
2025 +8.23%
2024 +11.50%
2023 +0.81%
2022 −6.27%
2021 +16.40%
2020 −1.69%
2019 +21.25%
2018 −13.09%
2017 +10.32%
2016 +19.98%
2015 −3.88%
2014 +14.14%
2013 +32.23%
2012 +6.40%