All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
TLT real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, TLT returned −7.09% over the past year and −6.60% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jul. 26, 2002, TLT is up +22.25% in real purchasing-power return, or +0.84%/yr, and is currently −55.48% below its real total-return high on Apr. 21, 2020.
Data ending Mon Sep. 21, 2026
| Fri 2002-07-26💬 to Mon 2026-09-21 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TLT × |
+22.25%
+0.84%/yr |
+1.94%/yr
R2=0.289 |
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| Fri 2002-07-26💬 to Mon 2026-09-21 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| TLT × |
$10,000.00
2002-07-26 |
$12,224.80
2026-09-21 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| TLT × | −6.60% | −7.09% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| TLT × |
−55.48%
on 2026-09-21 from 2020-04-21 peak |
−56.60%
on 2023-10-19 from 2020-04-21 peak |
| Period ending Mon 2026-09-21 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TLT × | −7.09% |
−15.20% −7.91%/yr |
−6.15% −2.09%/yr |
−47.19% −11.99%/yr |
−42.45% −5.38%/yr |
| Year | TLT |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −6.60% |
| 2025 | +1.54% |
| 2024 | −10.63% |
| 2023 | −0.56% |
| 2022 | −35.41% |
| 2021 | −10.87% |
| 2020 | +16.56% |
| 2019 | +11.57% |
| 2018 | −3.45% |
| 2017 | +6.92% |
| 2016 | −0.88% |
| 2015 | −2.50% |
| 2014 | +26.35% |
| 2013 | −14.66% |
| 2012 | +0.89% |
| 2011 | +30.14% |
| 2010 | +7.40% |
| 2009 | −23.88% |
| 2008 | +33.83% |
| 2007 | +5.97% |
| 2006 | −1.76% |
| 2005 | +5.00% |
| 2004 | +5.28% |
| 2003 | −0.26% |
| 2002 | +9.24% |
