All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
SWPPX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, SWPPX returned +13.14% over the past year and +10.45% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 20, 1997, SWPPX is up +688.70% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.28%/yr, and is currently −0.60% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.
Data ending Mon Oct. 5, 2026
| Tue 1997-05-20💬 to Mon 2026-10-05 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWPPX × |
+688.70%
+7.28%/yr |
+6.17%/yr
R2=0.803 |
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| Schwab S&P 500 Index Fund Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Tue 1997-05-20💬 to Mon 2026-10-05 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| SWPPX × |
$10,000.00
1997-05-20 |
$78,869.86
2026-10-05 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| SWPPX × | +10.45% | +13.14% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| SWPPX × |
−0.60%
on 2026-10-05 from 2026-08-13 peak |
−58.37%
on 2009-03-09 from 2000-03-23 peak |
| Period ending Mon 2026-10-05 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWPPX × | +13.14% |
+29.94% +13.99%/yr |
+73.73% +20.22%/yr |
+56.82% +9.42%/yr |
+204.02% +11.76%/yr |
| Year | SWPPX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +10.45% |
| 2025 | +14.80% |
| 2024 | +21.46% |
| 2023 | +22.17% |
| 2022 | −23.11% |
| 2021 | +20.21% |
| 2020 | +16.79% |
| 2019 | +28.52% |
| 2018 | −6.26% |
| 2017 | +19.28% |
| 2016 | +9.55% |
| 2015 | +0.57% |
| 2014 | +12.70% |
| 2013 | +30.31% |
| 2012 | +13.92% |
| 2011 | −0.92% |
| 2010 | +13.28% |
| 2009 | +22.92% |
| 2008 | −36.76% |
| 2007 | +1.31% |
| 2006 | +12.83% |
| 2005 | +1.31% |
| 2004 | +7.21% |
| 2003 | +26.10% |
| 2002 | −23.99% |
| 2001 | −13.38% |
| 2000 | −12.17% |
| 1999 | +27.30% |
| 1998 | +26.22% |
| 1997 | +15.48% |
