All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
SWSSX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, SWSSX returned +13.11% over the past year and +11.37% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jul. 3, 1997, SWSSX is up +754.51% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.62%/yr, and is currently −7.70% below its real total-return high on Aug. 14, 2026.
Data ending Wed Sep. 23, 2026
| Thu 1997-07-03💬 to Wed 2026-09-23 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWSSX × |
+754.51%
+7.62%/yr |
+8.74%/yr
R2=0.898 |
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| Schwab Small-Cap Index Fund Select Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Thu 1997-07-03💬 to Wed 2026-09-23 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| SWSSX × |
$10,000.00
1997-07-03 |
$85,450.97
2026-09-23 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| SWSSX × | +11.37% | +13.11% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| SWSSX × |
−7.70%
on 2026-09-23 from 2026-08-14 peak |
−57.64%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-12-26 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-09-23 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWSSX × | +13.11% |
+23.27% +11.03%/yr |
+52.72% +15.16%/yr |
+19.51% +3.63%/yr |
+153.28% +9.74%/yr |
| Year | SWSSX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +11.37% |
| 2025 | +9.94% |
| 2024 | +8.44% |
| 2023 | +13.28% |
| 2022 | −25.26% |
| 2021 | +16.30% |
| 2020 | +20.23% |
| 2019 | +28.87% |
| 2018 | −4.26% |
| 2017 | +17.03% |
| 2016 | +22.20% |
| 2015 | +0.45% |
| 2014 | +10.86% |
| 2013 | +43.77% |
| 2012 | +17.27% |
| 2011 | +0.39% |
| 2010 | +25.82% |
| 2009 | +32.10% |
| 2008 | −35.03% |
| 2007 | +16.56% |
| 2006 | +0.90% |
| 2005 | +2.05% |
| 2004 | +12.90% |
| 2003 | +40.95% |
| 2002 | −24.17% |
| 2001 | −2.29% |
| 2000 | −11.87% |
| 1999 | +21.19% |
| 1998 | −10.09% |
| 1997 | +11.41% |
