All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
SPY real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, SPY returned +15.99% over the past year and +9.80% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 29, 1993, SPY is up +1,258.58% in real purchasing-power return, or +8.08%/yr, and is currently −1.23% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.
Data ending Fri Aug. 28, 2026
| Fri 1993-01-29💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY × |
+1,258.58%
+8.08%/yr |
+6.34%/yr
R2=0.851 |
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| State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Fri 1993-01-29💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| SPY × |
$10,000.00
1993-01-29 |
$135,857.86
2026-08-28 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| SPY × | +9.80% | +15.99% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| SPY × |
−1.23%
on 2026-08-28 from 2026-08-13 peak |
−58.56%
on 2009-03-09 from 2000-03-24 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-28 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY × | +15.99% |
+32.65% +15.18%/yr |
+65.37% +18.25%/yr |
+49.38% +8.36%/yr |
+199.04% +11.58%/yr |
| Year | SPY |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +9.80% |
| 2025 | +14.65% |
| 2024 | +21.39% |
| 2023 | +22.09% |
| 2022 | −23.15% |
| 2021 | +20.27% |
| 2020 | +16.74% |
| 2019 | +28.29% |
| 2018 | −6.35% |
| 2017 | +19.19% |
| 2016 | +9.73% |
| 2015 | +0.50% |
| 2014 | +12.61% |
| 2013 | +30.35% |
| 2012 | +14.01% |
| 2011 | −1.04% |
| 2010 | +13.36% |
| 2009 | +23.01% |
| 2008 | −36.85% |
| 2007 | +1.01% |
| 2006 | +13.00% |
| 2005 | +1.35% |
| 2004 | +7.21% |
| 2003 | +25.82% |
| 2002 | −23.40% |
| 2001 | −13.10% |
| 2000 | −12.70% |
| 1999 | +17.24% |
| 1998 | +26.65% |
| 1997 | +31.24% |
| 1996 | +18.63% |
| 1995 | +34.61% |
| 1994 | −2.22% |
| 1993 | +6.22% |
