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 −2.39% over the past year and −3.14% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jul. 26, 2002, SHY is down −14.71% in real purchasing-power return, or −0.65%/yr, and is currently −21.46% below its real total-return high on Dec. 30, 2008.
Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026
| Fri 2002-07-26💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHY × |
−14.71%
−0.65%/yr |
−0.67%/yr
R2=0.437 |
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| Fri 2002-07-26💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| SHY × |
$10,000.00
2002-07-26 |
$8,529.22
2026-10-16 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| SHY × | −3.14% | −2.39% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| SHY × |
−21.46%
on 2026-10-16 from 2008-12-30 peak |
−23.78%
on 2023-10-03 from 2008-12-30 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHY × | −2.39% |
−0.76% −0.38%/yr |
+2.69% +0.89%/yr |
−10.46% −2.19%/yr |
−15.42% −1.66%/yr |
| Year | SHY |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −3.14% |
| 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 | −2.30% |
| 2008 | +6.52% |
| 2007 | +3.13% |
| 2006 | +1.35% |
| 2005 | −1.84% |
| 2004 | −2.51% |
| 2003 | +0.34% |
| 2002 | +1.56% |
