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Total Real Returns

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

Fri 2002-07-26? to Mon 2026-04-06 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
SPY
×
−4.18%
2026-04-06
11.86 TRR
2026-04-06
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
TLT
×
−0.59%
2026-04-06
1.301 TRR
2026-04-06
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Fri 2002-07-26? to Mon 2026-04-06 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
SPY
×
+553.83%
+8.25%/yr
+8.06%/yr
(R2=0.900)
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
TLT
×
+30.12%
+1.12%/yr
+2.16%/yr
(R2=0.342)
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2002-07-26? to Mon 2026-04-06 Start
Value
End
Value
SPY
×
$10,000.00
2002-07-26
$65,383.01
2026-04-06
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
TLT
×
$10,000.00
2002-07-26
$13,012.46
2026-04-06
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year SPY TLT
2026 (YTD) −4.18% −0.59%
2025 +14.65% +1.54%
2024 +21.39% −10.62%
2023 +22.09% −0.57%
2022 −23.14% −35.41%
2021 +20.27% −10.87%
2020 +16.74% +16.56%
2019 +28.29% +11.57%
2018 −6.36% −3.45%
2017 +19.19% +6.92%
2016 +9.73% −0.88%
2015 +0.50% −2.51%
2014 +12.61% +26.35%
2013 +30.35% −14.66%
2012 +14.01% +0.88%
2011 −1.05% +30.14%
2010 +13.37% +7.41%
2009 +23.00% −23.88%
2008 −36.85% +33.82%
2007 +1.01% +5.98%
2006 +13.00% −1.77%
2005 +1.35% +5.00%
2004 +7.21% +5.28%
2003 +25.82% −0.26%
2002 −23.41% +9.24%
2001 −13.10%
2000 −12.70%
1999 +17.24%
1998 +26.66%
1997 +31.23%
1996 +18.64%
1995 +34.62%
1994 −2.22%
1993 +6.21%

Drawdowns

Fri 2002-07-26? to Mon 2026-04-06 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
SPY
×
−5.87% −55.97%
2009-03-09
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
TLT
×
−52.61% −56.60%
2023-10-19
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund