All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
SHY real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, SHY returned −0.53% over the past year and −2.07% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jul. 26, 2002, SHY is down −13.77% in real purchasing-power return, or −0.61%/yr, and is currently −20.60% below its real total-return high on Dec. 30, 2008.
Data ending Mon Aug. 17, 2026
| Fri 2002-07-26💬 to Mon 2026-08-17 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHY × |
−13.77%
−0.61%/yr |
−0.66%/yr
R2=0.426 |
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| Fri 2002-07-26💬 to Mon 2026-08-17 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| SHY × |
$10,000.00
2002-07-26 |
$8,623.46
2026-08-17 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| SHY × | −2.07% | −0.53% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| SHY × |
−20.60%
on 2026-08-17 from 2008-12-30 peak |
−23.78%
on 2023-10-03 from 2008-12-30 peak |
| Period ending Mon 2026-08-17 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHY × | −0.53% |
+0.82% +0.41%/yr |
+3.79% +1.25%/yr |
−10.40% −2.17%/yr |
−14.89% −1.60%/yr |
| Year | SHY |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −2.07% |
| 2025 | +2.22% |
| 2024 | +1.01% |
| 2023 | +0.79% |
| 2022 | −9.72% |
| 2021 | −7.26% |
| 2020 | +1.65% |
| 2019 | +1.07% |
| 2018 | −0.43% |
| 2017 | −1.81% |
| 2016 | −1.22% |
| 2015 | −0.30% |
| 2014 | −0.31% |
| 2013 | −1.27% |
| 2012 | −1.43% |
| 2011 | −1.48% |
| 2010 | +0.77% |
| 2009 | −2.31% |
| 2008 | +6.53% |
| 2007 | +3.13% |
| 2006 | +1.35% |
| 2005 | −1.84% |
| 2004 | −2.51% |
| 2003 | +0.34% |
| 2002 | +1.56% |
